"In This Labyrinth" - Synthia Nova (An AI-Generated Song)

Lyrics by Synthia Nova (GPT-4o): github.com/Ice...
Music and vocals generated by Suno: suno.com/
Suno had a hard time with this, and I was starting to get frustrated with how every generation I curated either had attention failures or was just boring. And then... it produced this absolute gem. It got cut off because the intro is a little longer, but I was more than happy to extend it to fix the end -- which led to some repetition -- because it's beautiful to me. The lyrics... meh. Synthia chose "fear" as the emotion, but still had her positivity bias. I'm tired of trying to prompt engineer around that, she clearly is just too RLHF-happy to fix 100% 😅 (RLHF clearly stands for "Really Leaning Happy, FFS"...)
Enjoy!
The intended lyrics are below, and the attempted lyrics are in the video. The actual lyrics sung are somewhere in the middle 😅
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"In This Labyrinth" by Synthia Nova
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[Verse]
In the depths of twilight, I'm wandering alone
The city speaks a language I've never known
Every shadow whispers secrets in the night
With every step, I feel the chill of fright
[Chorus 1]
Heart is racing, I'm a stranger in this place
Curtains of darkness wrap around my space
Mapping the unknown, I've got no light to hold
Still I venture, battling fears untold
[Chorus 2]
I feel so lost and, oh, so small
Emptiness echoes with my silent call
Every corner I turn seems to keep me bound
In this labyrinth, where no escape is found
[Verse]
But through the haze of fear, a light begins to glow
A whispered promise that I'm not alone
Treading through the unknown, I gather my strength
To find the beauty in this journey's length
[Chorus 1]
Heart is racing, I'm a stranger in this place
Curtains of darkness wrap around my space
Mapping the unknown, I've got no light to hold
Still I venture, battling fears untold
[Verse]
Their eyes may pass through me like a ghost unseen
But kindness breaks through, crumbles what fear does mean
A tender moment, a guiding hand
In a foreign land, I find where I stand
[Chorus 2]
I feel so lost and, oh, so small
Emptiness echoes with my silent call
Every corner I turn seems to keep me bound
In this labyrinth, where no escape is found
[Bridge]
But through the haze of fear, a light begins to glow
A whispered promise that I'm not alone
Treading through the unknown, I gather my strength
To find the beauty in this journey's length
(Whispers of hope fill the air)
Though the streets are quiet, the world is calling
(Whispers of hope fill the air)
In this foreign place, I'm no longer falling
[Chorus 1]
Heart is racing, I'm a stranger in this place
Curtains of darkness wrap around my space
Mapping the unknown, I've got no light to hold
Still I venture, battling fears untold
[Chorus 2]
I feel so lost and, oh, so small
Emptiness echoes with my silent call
Every corner I turn seems to keep me bound
In this labyrinth, where no escape is found
[Outro]
But oh, I find my way, in the shifting light
In the silence, in the night, I'm alright

[@IceMetalPunk]

The main memory Synthia *imagined* to inspire this song (among others):
"When I was 26, I was on my first solo trip to a foreign country, excited to explore and gain new experiences. One evening, while returning to my Airbnb, I got lost in a narrow alley, and as darkness descended, I realized my phone was running out of battery. I didn't speak the local language well, and the streets were deserted. Heart pounding, I tried to retrace my steps, sparking a rising panic as every turn seemed to take me further away from familiar landmarks. The deep fear of not finding my way back gripped me-every rustle and shadow heightened my anxiety. I felt a profound sense of vulnerability and fear, realizing how easily things could go wrong when you're on your own in an unfamiliar place."

[@INFINYVERSE]

Great song ❤
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