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This is my first real effort in the past few months. I've been aching to start writing again. I really focused here on vocal harmony, which I rarely experiment with. Hope you enjoy.
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the scientist takes one deep breath and stares up at that great ceiling
where a painted picture comes to life

he's interested in the nothingness that occupies that famous space
where absence is embraced by passing eyes

down the street not far away a woman holds her stillborn baby's face
she asks god please

a question mark floats aimlessly above a tearstained dampened pillow
where the monster that is absence bears its teeth

(lots of oohing)

question marks are known to dance where an absence of an answer is
and some of my best dreams escape my mind...
on the other side of loneliness a bearded man that dont exist is called upon generate some light.
and i just sit hear in the dark; Im squinting at a science book with one eye on the page and the other on the sky.
the absence of an absent god with absolute intellegence makes the presence of a progress die.
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Uploaded: Dec 03, 2005 - 07:11:18 AM
Last Updated: Dec 03, 2005 - 01:57:13 AM Last Played: May 05, 2009 - 05:51:36 PM
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ibanez acoustic electric
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Comments
DOS said 1455 days ago (December 3rd, 2005)
I love it
great track.

DOS
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ScooterDMan said 1454 days ago (December 3rd, 2005)
I love it
thanks, man.
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Doadars Uncle said 1454 days ago (December 3rd, 2005)
Nice
Mysteries of life. Interesting reflections!
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ScooterDMan said 1454 days ago (December 3rd, 2005)
Nice
mysterious indeed. i think i sometimes get caught up on the science vs. religion thing, but the debate certainly provides much fodder for songwriting.
thanks for checking it out.
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SopMan99 said 1454 days ago (December 3rd, 2005)
pretty cool
Very interesting and original...it's quite refreshing to hear something
original that doesn't have to remind me of someone else's work in order
to be effective.
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ScooterDMan said 1454 days ago (December 3rd, 2005)
pretty cool
thanks for the compliment. im glad it strikes you as original, though i can
usually hear where my own songs begin to sound derivative of the music i am
listening to.

but as long as nobody else figures it out, im in the clear ;)
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dajama said 1454 days ago (December 3rd, 2005)
Interesting song
Very thought-provoking lyrics, some interesting ideas there. I like the
guitar work too. Good vocal performance.
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ScooterDMan said 1454 days ago (December 3rd, 2005)
Interesting song
thanks a lot. i put a lot of effort into writing songs that are thought provoking. i
need some new material, though.

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taylor123 said 1454 days ago (December 3rd, 2005)
Dig the vocal lines
Good guitar sound what kind of mic are you using and is that a fretless bass?
Dig the vocal lines.
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ScooterDMan said 1454 days ago (December 3rd, 2005)
Dig the vocal lines
thanks mr j. the mic is of the $8 variety at RadioShack, and that fretless bass
you hear is me humming into the mic. i adjusted the settings in garageband so
that all the treble is removed.

thanks for listening.
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hamboy22 said 1450 days ago (December 7th, 2005)
haunting
Good job. Lyrics "paint a nice picture" of the whole Michelangello thing.
Love the change after the "oohing section" as well. That adds some relief
after the tension. The oohing reminds me a little bit of some old Toad
The Wet Sprocket stuff ... very 'verbed back. Good job.
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ScooterDMan said 1446 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
haunting
thanks for the comments. ive never really experimented with vocal melody
before, and since i don't really play any other instruments, i figured id try to
flesh the sound out a bit.

and toad the wet sprocket. havent heard their named mentioned in about 12
years. definitely a band i have to revisit one of these days.
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MiteeM said 1450 days ago (December 7th, 2005)
Wow
I love this work, the lyrics the chord sequence, and the vocal. Overall...
Great feel!


ScooterDMan said 1446 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
Wow
thanks a lot.
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