This song was inspired by the all those who have immigrated to the USA… those that have passed through Ellis Island… and… anyone who has been forced to an island before becoming a citizen. A similar tragedy is happening right now in Australia at Christmas Island. Hmmmm… Christmas Island… an ironic name of a place to send misfit refugees?
ABOUT THIS SONG
This song is about co-operation making beautiful music. The left side of my body plays the guitar. The right side of my body plays the keyboards. The vocals try to find middle ground that makes the whole greater than the sum of the parts.
LYRICS
How do you know that you’re even alive?
Open your eyes
Reach for the skies
And, do more than just trying to survive
Let’s get together and socially thrive
How do you know that you’re even alive?
If you open eyes and reach the skies
No telling lies
No hypocrite
That’s how we’ll know we’re alive
We can take the life and dive
Go ahead and give it a try
You can learn to fly
Spread your wings
Take in things
Now, you’re alive
LYRICS by Daniel
I’d better be careful
Of what I wish for
Or all my dreams
Might come true
Oh, no. My wish is this prophecy
No one’s eyes would ever see
You’d better be careful
Of what you wish for
Or your every nightmare
Might just be there
Thank God
That fate it’s never too late
To change the path we’re on
When we reach the fork in the road
Let’s unload
And, stay to the right
When we get to the right… let’s explode
So, as we wind on down the road
Our souls grow taller than our shadows
And, there’s a truth that we all know
That the weak and meek shall overthrow
All that the power thought they owned
When first is last… so the order goes
LYRICS
What has happened to visibility
… have we lost contrast
Between right and wrong
The morality mortality
Reduced visibility to near zero
Obscured objects
Reduced sensibility to near zero
Obscured objectives
Living in whiteout conditions
Both, voters and politicians
Driving up demand for morticians
Living in whiteout conditions
Can’t see past the nose on my face
Whiteout conditions
Can’t see our way to embrace the human race
That’s no way
Ambitions for self
Ambitions for wealth
Diffuse lighting
On our pity ability
Living in a mist
Living in a fog
Unable to see in our own backyard
With clenched fist
Acting like a hog
We don’t care what gets scared or marred
Those with hats of white
Lost in a background of snow
While the rest act as if they didn’t know
ABOUT THE SONG
A music video by MootMute of KingArthur.com: http://kingarthur.com/mootmute/
from the Dangerous Adventures Of MootMute
Is society living under whiteout conditions? Can’t we see that we want peace… can’t we see we don’t want war… can’t we see through our own pollution? Time to cease. No more. Denial is no solution. Responsibility is a necessity.
NOTES
Winter storms were filmed and photographed on Feb. 5, Feb, 6 and Feb, 10, 2010 in the Philly Suburbs of Montgomery County, PA. Additional footage included a nuclear bomb test by the U.S., a missile from a U.S. plane blasting Afghanistan, United States World War II propaganda, Vietnam War images, the White House, the President, global warming and climate change homepages, The Army, The Department of Defense and Arlington Cemetery.
Video Games
The base soundtrack was recorded using an XBox and Guitar Hero World Tour recording studio.
Video and audio tracks from Call Of Duty Modern Warfare II were captured during an on-line match by MootMute.