(thinking)
Funny how fast things change.
One day you’re a nobody messing with chords in a garage…
And the next, your album is about to drop
Cassius Motegmery
(smiles faintly, stares at an old poster on his wall.)
Vox Nova.
Day one.
[Flashback Begins – 4 Years Ago, in a dusty garage with pizza boxes and tangled wires]
Collin Rae
Bro, that riff you just played?
It gave me actual chills.
Cassius Motegmery
Yeah? I thought it was a bit off.
Jack Joseph
Nah, it was fire. Layer that with the synth Noah was playing? Boom—banger.
Noah Williams
I’m telling you, we’ve got something here.
We’re weirdly in sync for four idiots who met in detentio
Cassius Motegmery
Laughs, tuning his guitar
Hey, music school detention counts, alright?
Collin Rae
Cass, hit that verse again. The one that makes you sound like you're bleeding.
Cassius Motegmery
Clears throat, hums low melody
“…and if I burn for you, let it be bright…”
Jack Joseph
Claps dramatically
That’s it! That’s the hook!
Noah Williams
We need to record this. Like now. Before one of us forgets.
Flashback - 2
Cassius Motegmery
Remember the day we got that one gig at The Nest?
Collin Rae
(Grins)
And three people showed up—two of them were Jack’s cousins.
Jack Joseph
They left halfway through for tacos.
Laughter fills the room
[Flashback fades out – Back to present]
Cassius Motegmery
God, we were messy. Broke. Loud.
But it was ours. Every note.
We didn’t care.
All we needed was each other and the music.
We swore we’d make it together.
And now…
We’re here.
(sits at edge of bed, guitar resting on his knees)
This album’s not just music.
It’s a timestamp.
Of who we were.
Of who we are.
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