ABOUT
Transistor God
Original FAWM '04 Notes
Here is my entry for the Shine challenge. It is sort of a self-indictment. I read an article that stated that as modern youth become more and more dependent on the internet, they do less and less outside of it. It of course had a bunch of statistics and stuff, but I thought about how much I, as a computer guy, don't get out into the sunshine and how I can remember strange details about computer games but sometimes don't remember people I went to High School with (though I doubt I would under any circumstance since I hated High School)
This started as a little guitar riff that I would have thrown away if it wasn't FAWM and went from there. I am not a drummer, but I wish I was, since this thing needs drums badly, but my attempt and slapping a loop on it was fruitless. I did this one in maybe 2 takes and my voice is at it's limit, so beware of some very painful vocal spots. I don't think a retake would have fixed it, since I'm barely able to talk at the moment.
New Notes
My wife likes this song. So do I, to a point. Mostly I'm unhappy with this recording.
Burr had made a comment that it would be good as a song on an Concept EP about our technology driven lives. The idea has begun to appeal to me, so I may just redo this one with polish.
LYRICS
Transistor God MP3
I got my solar powered rocketpack
My computer watch with network jack
7 servers in an air rack
but I can’t remember her name
I’m online 24-7
Virtual link to digital heaven
Eat my lunch from 7-11
But I can’t remember her name
Shine for me strange gold ball
Burn away the haze
I don’t remember oxygen
Haven’t slept for days
Glued to a reclining seat
See the light by CRT*
Here the only friends I see
Are on at 7:00 on 23
She laughed for me
And smiled when I was near
But her face was replaced
By the Game of the Year
Compact flash from MTV
Don’t miss next week’s celebrity
I’ve heard a life calling me
I’ll wait for it on dvd
*CRT = Cathode Ray Tube - The main part of both TVs and standard Computer Monitors.
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