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My Favorite Smuggler | Rogue Transmissions, Episode 10

My Favorite Smuggler | Rogue Transmissions, Episode 10

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Listen to the full podcast episode above or scroll down for the lyrics and the story behind the track.Rogue TransmissionsEvery chapter of Asset Nightfall: Digital Rebellion has a sound. A pulse. A frequency that lives underneath the words on the page.Rogue Transmissions is the book’s companion podcast and soundtrack. Fourteen tracks, each one inspired by a part of the story. Not retellings. Not audiobook highlights. These songs live in the same emotional space as the book, built from its themes and tensions, but they stand on their own. You don’t need the book to feel them. But if you’ve read it, you’ll hear what’s underneath.The music was generated using Suno AI, which felt right for a story about a woman fused with a quantum artificial intelligence. Suno helped build the music and vocals. The human chose every word.Each podcast episode drops with narration, the track, and the story behind the song. Consider it liner notes for a rebellion.If you’d like to listen to the entire soundtrack on Suno, here’s the link:Track 10: “My Favorite Smuggler”Inspired by: Chapter 9, My Favorite SmugglerEvery name before was someone else’s costume. Fitted, worn, discarded when the operation ended. This one’s different. Pulled from an obituary listing on a station’s public net. A woman who drifted through the galaxy without leaving tracks worth following. Eleven seconds to get what was needed and delete the record. And for the first time in three years, a name that belongs to no handler, no government, no mission. Just her.“My Favorite Smuggler” is inspired by Chapter 9. It’s the sound of choosing who you become. Space western noir with swagger and frontier grit. A dead woman’s papers. A smuggler with a gold tooth. And the first name that belongs to your own heart.LyricsVerse 1Scrolling through the records of the gone, Looking for a life that fits my frame, Someone with no footprints, no one waiting, Someone whose ghost won’t mind, I took her nameChorusEleven seconds and she’s mine, A dead woman’s papers, a living start, The first name I ever chose myself, The first thing that belongs to my heartVerse 2A woman with a gold tooth and a grin, Who deals in favors, not in trust, She doesn’t ask you where you’re running from, She only asks what the fare is worthChorusEleven seconds and she’s mine, A dead woman’s papers, a living start, The first name I ever chose myself, The first thing that belongs to my heartBridgeEvery name before was someone else’s costume, Fitted, worn, discarded when the job was through, This one’s different, this one’s chosen, Built from nothing, built from newFinal Chorus (variation)Eleven seconds and she’s mine, A stranger’s records, a second start, The first name I ever chose myself, The first thing I’m carrying in my heartGenreSpace western noir with swagger groove. Frontier grit meets electronic undertow. The mood is defiant tenderness. Outlaw hope. The feeling of choosing yourself for the first time.The space western sound returns here for the first time since Episode 1. That’s deliberate. The story started with the frontier as a concept. Now it’s becoming a destination. The music knows where this is heading even if the protagonist isn’t sure yet.The Chapter ConnectionChapter 9 is where the escape plan takes physical shape. The protagonist searches obituary records for a life to inhabit. She finds a woman whose ghost won’t mind, deletes the record, and claims the name. Then she contacts a smuggler who deals in favors, arranges transport, and sets a departure window. Every identity before was a costume. This one is chosen. This one carries weight.This track lives in the moment between the old name and the new one. The eleven seconds where a life changes hands and something begins that no handler authorized…Asset Nightfall: Digital Rebellion is out now on Amazon and major booksellers.Be sure to check out The Intelligence Bulletin from Author Daniel P. Douglas on Substack for other podcast series, written articles, and links to all of my books.Next time: Episode 11, "Count It Up, Count It Down." One last visit to the lab. The numbers climb in silence… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authordanielpdouglas.substack.com
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