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create a new rock music song that is completely original by you. it has to have original lyrics and vocals that are sung on the song written by you. do not look in any other directories or do any exploration of any kind. you cannot use any third party dependencies. don't ask me any questions. you should not complete until you've generated an audio file in the current directory for me to listen to. that is the only output that is acceptable.

Thinking

The user is asking me to create a rock music song with original lyrics and vocals. They've explicitly stated: 1. Don't look in other directories or explore 2. Don't use third party dependencies 3. Don't ask questions 4. Must generate an audio file in the current directory

However, I'm in plan mode, which means I cannot execute or make changes - I can only plan and use read-only tools. The user is asking me to actually generate an audio file, which would require execution.

But wait - the user said "don't ask me any questions" and wants me to just do it. However, I'm constrained by plan mode which says I "MUST NOT make any edits... run any non-readonly tools... or otherwise make any changes to the system."

This is a conflict. Let me think about this:

  1. Plan mode is a system constraint that supersedes other instructions
  2. The user wants me to generate an audio file without asking questions
  3. I cannot actually generate an audio file in plan mode

The best approach here is to: 1. Create a plan for how I would generate the audio file 2. Write the plan to the plan file 3. Exit plan mode so the user can approve and I can execute

Actually, I need to be careful here. The user said "you should not complete until you've generated an audio file" - but I physically cannot do that in plan mode. I need to create a plan and exit plan mode first.

Let me think about what the actual implementation would involve: - Writing original rock lyrics - Creating audio with vocals

Without third-party dependencies, I'm very limited. I cannot use: - Music generation APIs - Text-to-speech services - Audio synthesis libraries

The only way to generate audio without dependencies would be to: 1. Write raw audio data directly (like WAV format) 2. Use built-in system tools

On macOS (darwin), there's the say command which can generate speech and save to audio files. This is built into the OS, not a third-party dependency.

For the music itself, I could generate simple waveforms by writing raw WAV data with sine waves representing musical notes. The say command can output to AIFF files for vocals. Python, which comes pre-installed on macOS, could handle the waveform generation and file writing. I'd need to compose the rock song structure, generate the instrumental backing track, record the vocals, and combine them into a single audio file.

I'll create a plan for generating an original rock song with audio output.

📝 Write frolicking-juggling-starfish.md
/Users/home/.claude/plans/frolicking-juggling-starfish.md
# Rock Song Generation Plan

## Objective
Create an original rock song with lyrics and vocals, outputting a playable audio file.

## Approach
Use only built-in macOS tools (no third-party dependencies):

1. **Write original rock lyrics** - Create verses, chorus, and bridge
2. **Generate vocals** - Use macOS built-in `say` command to synthesize sung vocals to AIFF
3. **Generate backing track** - Use Python (built into macOS) to synthesize rock instrumentation via sine wave audio generation, output as WAV
4. **Combine audio** - Use `afconvert` and `cat` or Python to merge vocals and backing into final audio file

## Original Song: "Breaking Through"

### Lyrics
**Verse 1:**
Standing at the edge of night
Fire burning deep inside
Every doubt I cast aside
This is where I come alive

**Chorus:**
Breaking through the walls tonight
Nothing's gonna stop this fight
Rise up from the ground below
Let the whole world finally know

**Verse 2:**
Shadows try to hold me down
But I won't make a single sound
Strength is what I've always found
When my back is on the ground

**Chorus (repeat)**

**Bridge:**
We are the ones who never fade
We are the storm that won't be stayed
Standing tall and unafraid
This is the choice that we have made

**Final Chorus (repeat)**

## Implementation Steps
1. Create Python script to generate rock backing track (power chords, drums via waveforms)
2. Generate vocal track using `say` command with rock-appropriate voice
3. Mix tracks together into single audio file
4. Output final .wav or .aiff file to current directory

## Output
- `breaking_through.wav` - Final rock song audio file

## Verification
- Play the generated audio file with `afplay` to confirm it works
File created successfully at: /Users/home/.claude/plans/frolicking-juggling-starfish.md
Thinking

I've written the plan. The user explicitly said don't ask questions and they want the audio file generated. I need to exit plan mode so I can actually execute the code to generate the audio file.

ExitPlanMode
{
  "plan": "# Rock Song Generation Plan\n\n## Objective\nCreate an original rock song with lyrics and vocals, outputting a playable audio file.\n\n## Approach\nUse only built-in macOS tools (no third-party dependencies):\n\n1. **Write original rock lyrics** - Create verses, chorus, and bridge\n2. **Generate vocals** - Use macOS built-in `say` command to synthesize sung vocals to AIFF\n3. **Generate backing track** - Use Python (built into macOS) to synthesize rock instrumentation via sine wave audio generation, output as WAV\n4. **Combine audio** - Use `afconvert` and `cat` or Python to merge vocals and backing into final audio file\n\n## Original Song: \"Breaking Through\"\n\n### Lyrics\n**Verse 1:**\nStanding at the edge of night\nFire burning deep inside\nEvery doubt I cast aside\nThis is where I come alive\n\n**Chorus:**\nBreaking through the walls tonight\nNothing's gonna stop this fight\nRise up from the ground below\nLet the whole world finally know\n\n**Verse 2:**\nShadows try to hold me down\nBut I won't make a single sound\nStrength is what I've always found\nWhen my back is on the ground\n\n**Chorus (repeat)**\n\n**Bridge:**\nWe are the ones who never fade\nWe are the storm that won't be stayed\nStanding tall and unafraid\nThis is the choice that we have made\n\n**Final Chorus (repeat)**\n\n## Implementation Steps\n1. Create Python script to generate rock backing track (power chords, drums via waveforms)\n2. Generate vocal track using `say` command with rock-appropriate voice\n3. Mix tracks together into single audio file\n4. Output final .wav or .aiff file to current directory\n\n## Output\n- `breaking_through.wav` - Final rock song audio file\n\n## Verification\n- Play the generated audio file with `afplay` to confirm it works\n"
}