A Tale of Two Rays

He honed his craft in Murdertown
From where the Legend came
A wild killer keyboardist
Ray the Riffer was his name

Through Seabass and Camp Dracula
Sweet music he doth give
Like the centaur form of A-Rod
The Very Best Who Ever Lived

His homicidal tendencies
Towards keyboards were badass
His acoustic prowess studied
In a federal government lab

The lab brought in a counterpart
In contrast to this pro
An amateur, an uncut gem
Another Ray in tow

What is their infamous origin story?
How did their destinies intertwine?
Some say it’s happenstance - two paths crossing
Some say the kismet is too divine

How did these opposites merge together?
How did their livelihoods overlay?
How did it foreshadow fate unheard of?
This is the tale of two guys named Ray

The new Ray straight from Dirty Jersey
Gritty, rough, and raw
He came in with a passion
As a rebel with a cause

This Ray brought inexperience
Flying solo was his thing
But Ripper Ray was on the hook
To take him und’r his wing

The veteran Ray was validated
Theoretically
While the rookie Ray had much to prove
Experimentally

How could this odd unlikely duo
Co-exist against all odds?
And how could they come up with songs
To please the music gods?
What were the DoD scientists thinking?
Bringing together such misanthropes
Spending so much of the taxpayers’ money
On such a project without much hope?

What could inspire their motivation?
How could they sort through this disarray?
How could they possibly make this happen?
This is the tale of two dudes named Ray

They argued music styles and genres
Just could not agree
Then Ray the Ripper scored some tix
BOTAR in NYC (Streetlight)

With ska and punk their inspiration
Through triumphant horns
Add lyrics from Coronavirus
Collab-19 was born

Both Ray and Ray were jamming out
They riffed like bros possessed
Compadres from another madre
Genius at its best

If you don’t trust the government
You need to understand
That federally funded research
Engineered the perfect band

Heaven and hell had both joined in chorus
Donning the single “Six Feet Apart”
Collab-19 was just getting started
Oh what a musical work of art

Track after track of delicious ditties
Dubbed as the greatest the world had seen
Forged in a path of tremendous stardom
Slightly ahead of Tenacious D

Slaying the scene like two Wyld Stallions
What in the world was this sorcery?
Combinatorial epic forces
That’s what you call serendipity

How’d they perfect this collaboration?
Was it some code in their DNA?
What was the secret to their successes?
This is the tale of two studs named Ray