Some attribution: The main allegory was inspired by Salman Rushdie - Luka and the Fire of Life.
The last line in the vocal is a quote from French poet and critic Robert Valery. Yogi Berra also said it but Valery said it in 1937 in French. "L’avenir est comme le reste: il n’est plus ce qu’il était"
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Horn player tuning: Give me Bb.
Never mind, Just give me a B and I'll flatten it myself.