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Perishable goods
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Perishable goods
Part 1 of the 'End of privacy' suite (2005): a twelve song symfony involving baroque, energetic prog with daring harmonics, dark and sweet atmospheres and tender folk.
everything flows
Pre-Platonic thinker Heraclitus realized: panta rei. Only change is real, the rest is just a dream.
That 'flux' leads to wealth is seen in the evolution of species and even before that, primitive life emerging from inanimate matter.
This deep tendency of nature is honoured in our name
Fluxury.
The downside is that nothing lasts forever. The tallest tree, the strongest empire, the mightiest mountain, even the planets and stars are all
Perishable goods.
heaven? hell?
USA, land of the free, bright dream of greatness, example to nations. And:
ignorant, indifferent, insatiable empire, people die for your greed.
While waiting (in vain) for you to overcome your self-centeredness we wrote you yet another song (Heaven and hell).
the 'End of privacy' suite
Perishable goods is part 1 of the
End of privacy suite. Part 2 will be recorded later. Different angles to privacy vs freedom are intriguing us. Going to the heart of identity now that the age of enhanced living is near.
privacy
Agencies scanning private mail; terahertz scanners at airports; DNA smartcards at supermarkets,
what's next: quantum mindreaders? More & more 'safety' measures to hunt down the enemy inside us
are placed upon us and we hardly seem to question that.
Are we lulled to sleep? Are critical voices outshined by this mindblowing 21st century anti-terrorist propaganda?
Or is this some unite-us-all religious need at work? Maybe we just give in to Big Brother for convenience?
These worries of the modern earthling, plus privacy according to
Arthur C. Clarke
&
Stephen Baxter inspired us to some songs.
press
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full reviews), quotes:
Fred Trafton (Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock)
'.. Great album. No. Beyond great. Essential .. Progressive: musically & politically .. melodic hooks burned into my brain and still haunt me ..'
Richard Poulin (Progressive ears)
'.. OUT-STAND-ING .. melody so well imagined, it infects your brain .. the beauty of this opus grabbed all my neurons ..'
Cesar Montesano (Gnosis)
'.. expertly executed expressive & emotional music .. true sensibility of progressive rock .. a forward moving renaissance of master styles .. '
Danny Focke (Prog-nose)
'.. great album, I liked every minute .. each time you hear it you discover something new ..'
Jean-Pascal van der Endt (DPRP)
'.. excels in originality .. stunning beauty .. vocals really shine .. great riffing & mood changes ..'
Dmitri M. Epstein (DME)
'.. impossible to not get caught .. the world is complex and so is the music .. at the end of it, one is changed & awaken ..'
Paulo Renato (Gnosis)
'.. excellent music, a bit like Thinking Plague with better guitars ..'
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lyrics
© Fluxury 2005
"Me, the enemy"
(M: Jan Kuipers, W: Jos Witsenburg, V: Marjolein van Tongeren)
the grief inside me
I feel no sympathy, for anyone alive
so I'm the avenger
no one can stop me, ever again, I'm unleashed and alert
I will be there - mourn & cry now
the days go by
watching you, seeing you shine
finding you, inside my mind
aaahaaahaaahaaa
waiting for guidance and focus and strength
praying forgiveness repeating your name
aaahaaahaaahaaa (4x)
the knife inside you
the crowd in extacy, your blood on my hands
I'm in the spotlight
no one can stop me, ever again, I'm unleashed and alert
I will be there - mourn& cry now
"After the revolution"
(M: Jan Kuipers, W: Jos Witsenburg, V: Patricia Beerens)
dust settled down
fouled the old souls
grey on grey, they will stay
smoke cleared away
soot penetrated walls
please crumble, please crumble now
names have leaked into the soil
and then the rain came
over speechless, shivering leaves
dust settle down
dust wash away
reality tampered with
reality tampered with
dust settled down
fouled the old souls
grey on grey, they will stay, they will stay
"Safety first"
(M: Jan Kuipers, W: Jos Witsenburg)
you’re reading my mind
you know how I feel
you see what I mean
you know what I want
I know what I see
I feel like a foe
I see what you fear
I mean you no harm
you’re reading my mind
you know how I feel
your greed paved the way
you asked for this deal
you did not believe
you could not conceive
it’s just what you reap
if fear’s what you sow
let poverty grow
predatory state
your greed paved the way
you asked for this deal
"Light of other days"
inspired by the novel 'The light of other days': Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter
(M: Jan Kuipers, W: Jos Witsenburg, V: Thea van Rijen)
- chorus:
I know what you did, yesteryear, looking back in the light of other days
knowing life on earth, constant fear, and suddenly, invention set us free
see & be free
- refrain:
the life we live looks so eminent to me, no secret will, judgement call
consent and compassion rules the waves
when I look down on history, it's all so shocking to me
wish I could break that ceiling, to nurse to console and ease my soul
see & be free - see & be free
- chorus - see & be free
I see there's plenty space for all, for now and future days
laughing, playing, flying - see and be free
- refrain -
- chorus - see & be free - be free - be free - be free - be free
"I will be there"
(M: Jan Kuipers, W: Jos Witsenburg, V: Marjolein van Tongeren)
the grief inside me
I feel no sympathy, for anyone alive
so I'm the avenger
no one can stop me, ever again, I'm unleashed and alert
I will be there - mourn & cry now
I will be there - I will be there - I will be there - I will be there - I will be there - I will be there
I will be there - I will be there - I will be there - I will be there - I will be there - I will be there
"Surrender"
(M: Jan Kuipers)
"Dust settled down"
(M: Jan Kuipers, W: Jos Witsenburg, V: Patricia Beerens)
dust settled down
fouled the old souls
grey on grey, they will stay
smoke cleared away
soot penetrated walls
please crumble, please crumble now
dust settled down
fouled the old souls
grey on grey, they will stay, they will stay
"Perishable goods"
(M: Jan Kuipers, W: Jos Witsenburg, V: Marjon Bolck)
this carpet you call strip for the world, for instant satisfaction
.... grand ego events, grandstanding, and limo’s on fast lanes, proudly gathering
smile and ignore bystanders, they're ornamental alongside your loudest of lives
the flashlights, the blue light in motion, s l o w l y your eyes .... to low .... horizons ....
in others who adore you, you can see yourself like you like to see yourself
you cushion ... possible confrontations with careless displays of your dashing charisma
a whispered inside joke to your fantastic companion, and a hot one-liner - w i s e crack
the image, your contribution to the mind of the crowd .... the rush .... of it all ....
- Chorus:
and I, I'm watching you, owowoow, biding my time - I know, I'm aiming now, owowoow
and I know it's over for you soon, your fate, your life, my hands
and I, I'm watching you, owowoow, biding my time - I know, I'm aiming now, owowoow
shifting targets - yes I know it's over for you soon ....
the specks of gold and silver you shake off, they melt opposition
... you got your spindoctor, let him deal with remaining friction
your fame will grow, the globe will glow, the future is over the - rainbow
enchanting lamb, adrenaline fan, are you for real .... and if so .... then why ....
- Chorus -
mourn & cry now, feel your mistake now - regret you ever met me and face this grim foreland
mourn & cry now, feel your mistake now - bleed and feel . . . . my . . . . pain . . . .
"Symmetry"
(M: Jan Kuipers)
"Nothing's safe"
(M: Jan Kuipers, W&V: Jos Witsenburg, V: Marjolein van Tongeren)
mourn & cry now - end of privacy
sneak invasions - faking harmony
I will be there - mental piracy
red resistance - fight for liberty
don't believe this amusement - propaganda
think of ways to ignore it - ways to overcome
nothing's safe
when all can see
we face the end
of privacy
who the hell
are you to me
to spill your guts
on live TV
stay away
stop messing with my mind
you're reading my mind
you know how I feel
you see what I mean
you know what I want
I know what I see
I feel like a foe
I see what you fear
I mean you no harm
you're reading my mind
you know how I feel
sneak invasions – faking harmony
mourn and cry now – end of privacy
red resistance – fight for liberty
I will be there – mental piracy
just say no to these implants for your pleasure
don't you touch those misguiding thought enhancer tools
ways to overcome
ignore it, ways to sabotage
ways to overcome
"Heaven and hell"
(M: Jan Kuipers, W: Jos Witsenburg)
your greatness resides - in people's ideals
the dollar supreme - for 200 years
to war and in peace - the muscle of Sam
you carried the torch - magnificent tears
barking guns
and dusty skies
the bloody end
where freedom dies
where is god
to stop this ride
to fix this storm
restore the pride
where’s my faith
stop messing with my mind
dust settled down - fouled the old souls
grey on grey - they will stay
"Panta rei (l, ll, lll)"
(M: Jan Kuipers)
