LYRICS
A paralyzed man
And neural regeneration
Just shows we can
Legs dancing with gyration
Just shows we can
With moral fortitude
… the right attitude
The olfactory factory
Lights a bulb
A bright idea
A problem solved
Angels singing Ave Maria
The sensation of neural regeneration
Sensation — neural regeneration
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords/Tempo
C F
G7 C
AbAug Am7 C7 CM7 C
102 Beats Per Minute – Casio WK-3500 Ambient (specialized settings on the midi connected microKorg)
Mixed live through a Behringer mixer. Vocals mic’d one natural Sennheiser and one through a Digitech KP3.
Based on this news story:
A paralyzed man has been able to walk again after a pioneering therapy that involved transplanting cells from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord.
Prof Geoff Raisman, chair of neural regeneration at University College London’s Institute of Neurology, led the UK research team.
He said what had been achieved was “more impressive than man walking on the moon”.
A key difference with Mr Fidyka was that the scientists were able use the patient’s olfactory bulb, which is the richest source of olfactory ensheathing cells.
The complex neural circuitry responsible for our sense of smell is the only part of the nervous system that regenerates throughout adult life.
It is this ability that scientists have tried to exploit in stimulating repair in the spinal cord.
Every time we breathe, molecules carrying different odours in the air come into contact with nerve cells in the nose.
These transmit messages to our olfactory bulbs – at the very top of the nasal cavity, sitting at the base of the brain.
The nerve cells are being continually damaged and must be replaced.
This process of regeneration is made possible by olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs), which provide a pathway for the fibres to grow back.
Scientists believe this is evidence that the recovery is due to regeneration….
— BBC
Written and recorded in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.
LYRICS
I look to the sky to see what’s ahead
Nothing but blue skies in bed
Look at the bright side… you could wake up dead
Chorus
I look to the ground and see where’s my head
So glad we have evolved… no need to dread
More apt to adapt if you strive to stay alive
More likely to survive if we strive to thrive
I look out of me to see if I can see
I look inside of me to see what I’ll be
Look at the bright side… I got to be me
And, you? You, too!
LYRICS
When the tunnel appears pitch black as night
When I can’t see the end… no glimmer of light
I should have remembered to pray for a rainy day
Though I pray I can say there’s never been passion neglect
I would regret if I forget
That I’m in love with you
That would be worse than anything on Earth
That would be worse than anything I could do
That would be to curse my re-birth
I’m giving my love to the heavens above
I’m giving my love to all living beings
I’m giving my love to the heavens above
I’m giving my love to Her image samplings
LYRICS
If you grab the tail of an alligator
Better be prepared to say, “See ya later!”
Before it’s too late… you’d better evacuate
Before you bake fate… no need to speculate
At the core, your spirit elevate
If you grab the tail of a rattlesnake
Better be prepared that’s all you can take
Before it’s too late, you’d better forsake
Before you bake fate, open your eyes — awake!
Love and honest faith you can’t fake
Made in the USA. Conceived on a roadtrip down Interstate 81 from Pennsylvania to Virginia Tech and back. My son needed a ride back to VA so that he could walk the Appalachian Trail back to PA. On the road, an 18-wheeler kept creeping across the line. He yelled out, “Yo! Dancing on the line.” So, this is basically a song about the thrills of being on the road… be it in a car or walking through the wilderness.
E A D
Seems I'm better at a ditty
D A E
Then crawling in poison ivy
E A D
Not asking for pity
D A E
Just begging for a lil' mercy
Chorus
B E
Need the fuel for the yuletide ride
G/E
Glide
B E
Burning porno like we're pyros
G/E
Abide
Verse 2
Put on the kettle
And, we’ll call it black
Let the earth settle
Then, the blocks will stack
Verse 3
“’bout gettin’ shit done
Before it gets dark” (1)
’cause into the setting sun
I wanna sing like a lark
Chorus plus
Hey, hey, hwy! We’re talking shades of grey
