🎸 “Shootin’ Through the Chaos” – An ’80s-Style Real Estate Ballad 🎤
(Power chords, slow synth intro, then kicks into a power ballad groove à la REO Speedwagon meets Journey)
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[Verse 1]
I show up with my camera, just past the break of dawn,
Another house, another dream, to make the magic on.
But the couch ain’t placed, the stagers runnin’ late,
And the agent’s pacing, stressin’ out the fate.
She says, “Can you shoot around the mess, just Photoshop the sky?”
I nod my head and take a breath, tryin’ not to cry.
Then she walks right through my frame, phone glued to her ear,
I count to ten and smile again, like I do every year…
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[Chorus]
🎶 Ohhh I’m shootin’ through the chaos, keepin’ cool, stayin’ strong,
Even when the dogs go crazy, and the shoot takes way too long.
They want heaven in a jpeg, on a cloudy afternoon,
But I just keep composin’, and hummin’ my tune…
Yeah, I’m shootin’ through the chaos,
Still chasin’ that perfect room.* 🎶
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[Verse 2]
The owners never left, they’re watchin’ every shot,
One’s cookin’ fish, the other’s talkin’ ’bout the cat they just brought.
Six dogs barkin’ in the foyer, three more on the stairs,
And I’m tryna shoot the kitchen — but there’s fur everywhere.
They say “Make it bright,” but don’t turn on the lights,
“Make it wide,” but don’t use that lens they don’t like.
I just keep my head down, adjust my ISO,
Set the focus, hit the shutter, and let the kindness flow…
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[Chorus]
🎶 Yeah I’m shootin’ through the chaos, with a smile made of steel,
Balancin’ on deadlines, chasin’ every deal.
They want twenty angles of a closet and a drone shot at high noon,
And I just say “No problem,” and keep hummin’ my tune…
Still shootin’ through the chaos,
Tryin’ to make that listing bloom.* 🎶
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[Bridge – Guitar Solo, soaring and full of pain and triumph]
🎸 [Instrumental wails]
Ohh-ohhhh… ohhhhh…
🎸 [Power chord kicks back in]
Behind the lens, I’m battlin’ the tide,
But my work’s gotta shine, got no room for pride.
From barking dogs to agents loud,
I shoot my shot, I make ‘em proud…
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[Final Chorus – Key Change! 🔺]
🎶 Now I’m flyin’ through the chaos, with my tripod in hand,
A shutter soldier on the frontline, doin’ all I can.
They’ll never see the madness, just the beauty in each room,
‘Cause I bring the magic, yeah, I light up the gloom.
Still shootin’ through the chaos…
I’m the lens behind their bloom.* 🎶
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[Outro – Slow fade with soft synth and reverb]
🎤 So here’s to the ones who shoot the scene,
While the chaos hides behind the screen…
🎸 Still shootin’… shootin’ through the chaos…
