Prototype: 「this thing is a classic from my childhood. my dad would rip cds with stuff from a lot of underrated, small, and unknown artists for me, and sepiamusic was one of those artists. prototype isn't my favorite off of the album, but it's definitely one of the most obscure just going by youtube views (678) despite being the title track (the album is also called prototype). i feel like the crusty ass jpeg album cover just adds to the vibes here. i feel like this song really embodies the early 2000s electronic music this album came from too. it's hard at least for me to give it a proper genre, especially since it includes live drums and a little guitar in there as well, and even more on other songs in the album. the key change in the middle of the song is also interesting; it's not formatted like the usual key change, where the chorus will repeat a step up or something. here, the key changes at the END of a chorus and launches into an instrumental section with new parts. it's really cool. tbh the lyrics themselves aren't anything TOO groundbreaking, just a general "they wanted me to be this, but i'm not" thing but equating that with being a prototype and not necessarily a mistake or outsider is something i haven't heard anywhere else」