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I’m Tired of Being Burned
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2026-09-19 02:19:48Rehearsal began not with a unified downbeat, but in fragments—a scatter of sound and motion, each member orbiting their own small world. The room itself seemed to hold its breath, waiting to see if they’d cohere or simply bounce off each other again.
Nao tapped the snare, feather-light, each note ricocheting off the bare walls, echoing like distant rain. Brett hunched over his guitar, twisting the tuning
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