Gilded Cage
About This Track
"Gilded Cage" is a triumph of polished retro-futurism, pushing the boundaries of what models can achieve.
Starting with the prompt from "Insanely Beautiful World," I decided to switch away from showing model capabilities and instead targeted a radio-ready nu-disco song that one can dance to.
What's extraordinary about this song is that I used a new workflow with Gemini Pro 3. I asked Gemini to refine the prompt to make the radio-ready song in the same style as the previous song. Rather than extreme details like GPT-5 Pro would use, the prompt it output used specific and creative genre terms, like "Cinematic Nu-Disco." It specifically stated that AI music models are excellent at genre mixing, and therefore it focused its terms on that. The final prompt for this song was only 300 characters, compared to 1000 in previous songs, and yet one could argue that its clarity is superior. Just as "prompt engineering" was important during a phase of LLMs, we've reached the interim phase in music where knowing how to prompt differentiates between poor and exceptional outputs.
Lyrics
Haha... let’s dance.
Velvet ropes and a sign that says "Keep Out"
But we’re the ones that they’re whispering about
The chandelier is shaking on a rusty chain
We’re sipping vintage poison just to kill the pain
The harmony is shifting in a weird direction
A funky breakdown of a lethal connection
I see you looking at the mirror on the wall
Waiting for the ceiling of the church to fall
Don’t look down (The floor is made of glass!)
Don’t turn around (The moment’s gonna pass!)
The symphony is tuning up a different key
You’re locked inside the rhythm of the night with me!
We’re dancing in a Gilded Cage!
Turning the page, acting our age!
It’s a funk revolution with a classical twist
A dangerous lover that you can’t resist!
Give me the Glitz! Give me the Glamour!
Before the judge brings down the hammer!
Inside the Gilded Cage!
Mozart is rolling in his grave tonight
‘Cause we orchestrated something that isn't polite
Syncopated panic in the ballroom feet
Sweating through the silk in the summer heat
A major key deception in a minor mood
Sophisticated savage, and delightfully rude
Don’t look down (The floor is made of glass!)
Don’t turn around (The moment’s gonna pass!)
The Violins are screaming like a siren song
If loving this is wrong I don't wanna be right!
We’re dancing in a Gilded Cage!
Turning the page, acting our age!
It’s a funk revolution with a classical twist
A dangerous lover that you can’t resist!
Give me the Glitz! Give me the Glamour!
Before the judge brings down the hammer!
Inside the Gilded Cage!
Gold peels off... rust remains.
Dancing in the beautiful chains.
ONE! TWO! GET UP!
We’re dancing in a Gilded Cage!
Turning the page, acting our age!
It’s a funk revolution with a classical twist
A dangerous lover that you can’t resist!
Give me the Glitz! Give me the Glamour!
Before the judge brings down the hammer!
Don't let me out.
Keep on dancing.