The Disconnected

by @patabsent

Liner Notes

My second ever FAWN demo! I planned to spend less time on this one but I was having too much fun to stop.

Lyrically this song is loosely inspired by getting sucked into "the machine zone" as a habitual gamer mixed with a bit of mysterious imagined personal drama. Previously I've mostly written lyrics that are pretty true to life but I'm enjoying getting weirder and more openly finding out what feels good and hangs together as a whole.

The seed for this one came to me on the morning of Feb. 3, a little Dm7 guitar arpeggio, and by the end of the day (and after a full day of work!) I'd gotten the basic arrangement, lyrics, and vocal tracks done. On Feb. 4 I had the day off and added the guitar tracks, including my first ever five string bass and eBow recordings, and spent a lot of time mixing, which is not one of my areas of expertise. If I had more time (or skill playing) I'd record my physical synthesizers, but since I'm trying keep moving forward I'm just using Logic soft synths here.

I'm learning a lot and stretching my skills thanks to FAWM! And the deadline pressure + friendly audience has been very motivational. In four days I've finished my first two robust demos of the year.

Thanks for listening! If you have any idea what genre this kind of song is, please share because I already have a few more like it on deck for my next album. I have some guesses in the hashtags 😂

#indie #electronic #guitar #rock #post_punk #new_wave #spooky #dark #weird #art_pop #art_rock #darkwave #indie_pop #indie_rock #rock #synths #synthpop #ebow #onechord

Lyrics

sixteen seconds
until my next hit
another night with
the disconnected

in this machine
we are collecting
hollow moments
and empty habits

the wait has ended
unleash your malice
upon the fragile
exhausted masses

in competition
we feel valid
until the ending
I am a captive

I can't forget
the way it happened
at our last meeting
we were elastic

another moment
until I'm plastic
a solid mass
immersed in acid

it bubbles up
from somewhere tragic
the way you felt
electric static

before my eyes
it's so attractive
just one more time
my mind collapses

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