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Away the Tree

by Kerr Ring

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The time has come to say goodbye To the symbol of our holiday delight A tree adorned with tinsel and light A cherished sight now fading from sight The ornaments, one by one, we remove Memories flood back, our hearts imbued With joy and laughter shared anew As we pack them away, our hearts feel subdued Putting away the Christmas tree End of a season, bittersweet release Another year has come and gone But memories still linger on and on… The lights flicker one last time As we unplug them, the end of the line The room grows dark, a solemn sign The end of a season, but still we shine The branches now bare, the needles fall As we disassemble, the end of it all A familiar ritual, a solemn call As we bid farewell to the Yuletide ball The garlands, wreaths, and stockings too All find their way into storage anew The end of a chapter, a fond adieu As we turn the page, to something new Putting away the Christmas tree End of a season, bittersweet release Another year has come and gone But memories still linger on The room grows dark, a solemn sign The end of a season, but still we shine Putting away the Christmas tree End of a season, bittersweet release Another year has come and gone But memories still linger on and on As we pack it all up, our hearts are light For we know that next year, it will ignite A flame of joy, a festive sight As we celebrate, with all our might

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There are many Christmas songs but this is not one of them. The song is meant to fill the void after the end of year celebrations are finished. This song pretends to be violent but is in fact positively uplifting. The lyrics and cover art were created intentionally by AI tools, but performed by humans.

It all started in winter of 2023, a year ago, when there was the first wave of consumer AI doing wonderful and scary things and everyone’s feed was raving about it.
Apparently at the end of February I was finally removing my Christmas tree (please don’t judge!) and asked on facebook whether I should be writing a song about the process.
Sean got ahead and posted the lyrics generated by ChatGPT. I found it so hilarious that I immediately started searching for musicians to record the song!
Cam from Apologue was enthusiastic about this and not only wrote and recorded the instrumental, but was a great supporter throughout the entire project and helped finish the song. Olga added vocals. And special thanks to Jack for making it shine in production.
The album art was generated using Dall.e. I’m so happy about these tools that are available today that can help bring an idea to life so quickly!
Now it time to put my tree back in the box. Till next year!

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released January 31, 2024

Cam Handyside - guitars, orchestration, drums programming
Olga Nuit - vocals, lyrics
Sean Gwizdak - lyrics
Mixed and mastered by Jack Kosto
Produced by Olga Nuit

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Kerr Ring Seattle, Washington

Kerr Ring emerged from the deep of space to devour all light. Is there a way to escape? Unknown. The real story is told in their songs.
Led by Olga Nuit, a remote project is weaving emotions, inspired by western classical and contemporary works, combining beautiful piano, violin and operatic voices with blasting metal riffs and runs, our band produces grotesque and pleasing polyphonic sounds.
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