bookmark_borderRequest: Neil’s Fall of Western Civilization

LYRICS
Ladeda ladedada
Honky dorey and ladedada
After all,
It’s not quite the faaalllll….

Greed and the need
For lust a must
Me, my, mine, I…
I don’t care
If you die
And how dare
You cry!
It’s — afterall
The Fall of Western Civilization
We’re in the “afterall”
Called: The Fall of Western Civilization
The fall…
Realization
Damnation
The faaallllll….

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: B E / Bdim Em; 67 to 107 to 146 to 32 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album In the Petri Dish
Instrumentals: Simply Complex

bookmark_borderOld Cold

LYRICS
Throw me a rope and I’ll swing
Swing right over to Spring
My mind begins to splinter
Due to the duration of winter
After all, I fell for fall
Now the cold’s getting old

So, we’re past the Nativity
Tired of negativity
Would love to see us start
To thaw a frozen heart
After all, I fell for fall
Now the cold’s getting old

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: AM7sus4 E / D G E A
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album In the Petri Dish
Instrumentals: Simply Complex

bookmark_borderAre Star

LYRICS
There you are a shining star
Now, heavens aren’t that far
You light up the sky
The light of my eye
You light up the I

Here we are the shining stars
Light years away aren’t that far
We light up the sky
The light to the eye
We light up the I

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: Ebm Ebm7; 112 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album In the Petri Dish
Instrumentals: Simply Complex

bookmark_borderGrant Granted

LYRICS
As soon as we take it for granted
Enchanted
The roof falls on our head

Watching the loon
Howl at the moon
Slanted
Granted
It’s all in our head

Maybe we get to live twice
But take it under advice
As soon as we take it for granted
Enchanted
The roof falls on our head

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: A Am7 C Em E A / G A
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar and Loop Pedal, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album In the Petri Dish
Instrumentals: Simply Complex

bookmark_borderStart Dripping

LYRICS
Once the icicles start dripping
Soon cascading down the water spout
Out on bicycles… birds chirping
We’re cascading round to what’s about
Day dreaming on a winter’s day
Way streaming flowing all the way

Once the daylight starts growing
Rays cascading down pouring out out
Out of dark night starts glowing
Days cascading round the sun… no doubt
Day dreaming on a winter’s day
Way streaming flowing all the way

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: D D7 C C7 E E7 / A A7 E E7 B7 D
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar and Loop Pedal, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album In the Petri Dish
Instrumentals: Simply Complex

bookmark_borderFararre

LYRICS
It’s clear that indifference
Doesn’t get you very far
In fear and ignorance
To relish in it is bizarre
So far so bizarre
It’s near… the real relevance
Is what will get you far
A tear and reverence
To relish who it is we are
(So far our are)
Bizarre so far
Far-arre

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: Am C / C E Am
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar and Loop Pedal, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album In the Petri Dish
Instrumentals: Simply Complex

bookmark_borderGetting On

LYRICS
Think it’s getting on getting on
Getting along
Watching us roll away
Has it been too long to long
Getting along
Living… loving on our way
It feels it’s right
It’s right
It’s right on
Giving way to way
Along the way

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: A A9 A / G D A
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar and Loop Pedal, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album In the Petri Dish
Instrumentals: Simply Complex

bookmark_borderUp, Down, Round

LYRICS
Which way is up
Which way is down
Depends on if
Your plant’s round
Spinning round
Relative to the sun
An annual run
At the very least
Where west meets east
At the very best
Where east meets west
As our up and down spins around
Spinning round
On our axis
This is
In our orbit
That’s it

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: A A9 A / Am7 Esus4 Em7(11) / B A Am7 Em; 125 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album In the Petri Dish
Instrumentals: Simply Complex

bookmark_borderPick-up The Pace

LYRICS
Pick up the pace
Of the civil in civilization
Realization
Pick up the pace
Of the humane in humanity
Human race
Pick up the pace
Out into space
The alien alienation
Realization
Out into space
Looking back… embrace
Human race

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: C# D Em / D Em; 102 to 129 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic / Electric Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album In the Petri Dish
Instrumentals: Simply Complex

bookmark_borderStand Back

LYRICS
Better stand back
I’m ready to hack
Whacking through
Is going to spew
(Upon you)
Hack, hack, hack
Whack, whack, whack
You! You better stand back

Under attack
Better fight back
Whacking anew
It’s going to spew
(Upon you)
Hack, hack, hack
Whack, whack, whack
You! You better stand back

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: F# D B F# / A F#
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar and Loop Pedal, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album In the Petri Dish
Instrumentals: Simply Complex

bookmark_borderFor Us

LYRICS
Is the fight that’s in us… for us?
At stake — repeating our mistake
Forego ridiculousness
Stop the madness
Focus on generous
Gracious accomplishment
As what’s meant in achievement
Is Hubris
For all of us

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: FM7(#11) G7(13) G7(9) Em7(11) Esus4 Em; 120 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album In the Petri Dish
Instrumentals: Simply Complex

bookmark_borderWho Wants to Die?

LYRICS
Did you wonder what happened to the contrails in the sky
Ever since the virus people are afraid to fly
After all…
Who wants to die?

Did you wonder what happened in all those days gone by
Ever since the virus people forget exactly why
After all…
Who wants to die?

Did you wonder what happened to all the live music
Ever since the virus people don’t want to get sick
After all…
Who wants to die?

ABOUT THE SONG
This song is about COVID-19. Learn more about the coronavirus. The video also features pictures from the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918.
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: D7 C A / A E A
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar and Loop Pedal, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album In the Petri Dish
Instrumentals: Simply Complex

bookmark_borderKilroy Is Here

LYRICS
What ever became of Kilroy
Do you know
We’re still the Nazis’ killjoy
Let them know
We’re what’s become of Kilroy
Yes we know
Just so we make it clear
There is no need to fear
Kilroy is always here

What ever happened to justice
This just in
More to this than just us
(Come on in)
Let’s begin
We’re what’s happened to justice
This just in
Just so we make it clear
There is no need to fear
Kilroy is always here

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: F Fsus4 F / Fsus4 Bb Fsus4 / C Bb F; 230 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album In the Petri Dish
Instrumentals: Simply Complex

bookmark_borderHush! (Me, My, I)

LYRICS
Greed for cash
Jewels then dash
Lust of fuss
Fools won’t hush

Hush now baby don’t you lie
Shut the hole for your pie
Try to open up an eye
Let go of, “Me, my, I”

Palm money
Not funny
Nor sunny
Ain’t no honey

Hush now baby don’t you lie
Shut the hole for your pie
Try to open up an eye
Let go of, “Me, my, I”

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: A AM7 Em G A
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar and Loop Pedal, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album In the Petri Dish
Instrumentals: Simply Complex

bookmark_borderCome Again

LYRICS
Please…
Come again
Thank you for your patronage
Lovely in this day and age
Please…
Come on in
So good to see you again
Hope you keep comin’ and comin
Hope you keep comin’ in
Please…
Come again

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: D A D; 80 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the album In the Petri Dish
Instrumentals: Simply Complex