{"id":23,"date":"2009-02-23T18:04:17","date_gmt":"2009-02-23T18:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/music.chargeit.com\/songwriter\/2009\/02\/23\/this-tape-will-self-destruct\/"},"modified":"2009-02-23T18:04:17","modified_gmt":"2009-02-23T18:04:17","slug":"this-tape-will-self-destruct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2009\/02\/23\/this-tape-will-self-destruct\/","title":{"rendered":"This Tape Will Self-destruct"},"content":{"rendered":"

lyrics<\/em>
\nThis place
\nIs somewhere in space
\nIn this place
\nSomewhere in space
\nThere is a race —
\nThe race disgrace<\/p>\n

A creature
\nWith the feature
\nOf destruction
\nAbnormal function
\nTo say the least
\nThe horrible…
\nHorrible beast<\/p>\n

Count down
\nTo the time of 669
\nAt any rate 668
\nOh, heaven 667
\nIn betwixt
\n666<\/p>\n

669, 668, 667, 666<\/p>\n

Makes me develop
\nA 666
\nComplex
\nThe beast does romp
\nStomp, stomp, stomp<\/p>\n

This is the place
\nSomewhere in space
\nWe’re the race
\nIn disgrace
\nWe solute
\nTo pollute
\n Edan’s fruit
\nProstitute
\nAnnihilation
\nCivilization
\nThis tape will self-destruct
\nThis ape will self-destruct
\nWhat the *&$#?<\/p>\n

ABOUT THIS SONG
\nThere use to be this TV show called Mission Impossible. The premise of the show was that secret agents would undertake missions that were impossible. The agents would get there instructions on a tape. At the end of the tape, a voice would say something like, “This tape will self-destruct in five seconds.”<\/p>\n

The idea seemed to fit in with the concept of this project<\/a>. In this metaphor the Earth is like the tape message saying, “Humans, can you stop humankind from destroying the planet?” Then, the Earth says, “The planet will self-destruct in five seconds.” I thought the countdown to 666<\/a> was amusing.<\/p>\n

This work-in-progress demo mp3<\/a> is probably my least favorite of the new recordings, but it will get posted nevertheless. The genre is more “space” then the other demos, so maybe it should just be part of a different collection. Since you never know how an extemporaneous song will grow on you over time, I’ll leave it be for now. Maybe a tribal drumming multi-track would be a good addition. What do you think?<\/p>\n

This Tape Will Self-destruct (MP3)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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