It's based mainly on jury duty & this painting: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Card_Players#/media/File%3ALes_Joueurs_de_cartes%2C_par_Paul_Cézanne.jpg

The explanation of this painting that I got was that it's man in the modern world, taking a chance (they said that cards in classical paintings mean that) but there's no food which typically would be on the table to represent god and Jesus.) but we play the old game, except this time it's hopeless. Cezanne says "this is the modern world, good luck!"

X the #s is in part based on the holocaust so they are similar in style.

flag (Sep 16, 2019, 15:56 EDT)

Put your hand in boiling water,
3 days later if it heals;
Put your hand in boiling water,
3 days later if it heals
Then it means you are not guilty
In your trial of ordeals.

Come on, walk into the fire
Let the devil make his deals
Will you burn in your desire?
Will you see the seven seals?
Will it mean that you are guilty in your trial of ordeals?

Been raging on for 30,000 years
Must have cost your mother 30,000 tears...

If you see my crying daughter,
Tell her I know how she feels,
If you see my crying daughter,
Tell her I know how she feels
I was raised without a father, in a trial of ordeals

She's been saving it for 30,000 years- Buried deep beneath her 30,000 fears ...

If you see my darling child, let her know I'm coming home,
"If it takes 10,000 miles", tell her "Daddy's coming home, while we all must have our trials, no we should not stand alone!"

It's been raging on for 30,000 years,
Must have cost your mother 30,000 tears...

Who will test you, who will test you, who will testify? Tell me: who will test you, who will test you who will if not I? 

If I have to go back sometime, it don't matter how I die...

Who will test you, who will test you, who will testify? Tell me: who will test you, who will test you who will if not I? 

Woah, if I have to go home someday, no matter how I die.

flag (Sep 13, 2019, 16:55 EDT)

This one is now at 80% as of the recording you heard.

You want on a (good) rampage, so for your sake, I am going to put everything on this thread:

(1) Might be something brewing... Hint, hint -- more than just a new microphone, wink, wink, nudge nudge... "Under the radar"

(2) After all is said and done, the Olympian tasks the Sisyphian trials, "Up & Down" will be what I am remembered for -- doubtless.

(3) More Easter Eggs in Paperclip song?

(4) Trial of Ordeals lyrics hopefully up sooner rather than later -- I thought I had them up, I guess not!

(5) Generally everything I have done over the last several years has been pretty much $4!+core recordings. In part because of laziness/depression about working so hard and in part because I feel like "Just get it out there, and when the time comes work on arrangements and MODEST production value"...

TL:DR Thanks and I hope we passed the audition + something awesome this way comes...

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flag (Sep 13, 2019, 11:31 EDT)

Haha thanks. Been trying to write a proposal song. Feel like this one has been my best so far.

Haha yep. Been a dodgers fans since childhood after watching the pirates destroy my reds every season lol. Was disheartening after a while. Still have a soft spot for the big red machine...

Thanks, currently only way I have to record right now is by making a vid so I guess sound wise it isnt too bad considering zero effects or EQ.

Haha my influences always betray me...

flag (Sep 11, 2019, 12:43 EDT)

did you really use it? the pirates? break YOUR heart!?

flag (Sep 11, 2019, 17:26 EDT)

Well I mean, I am sure to some extent me playing around with the scales and things in the evenings has creeped in to my playing in general. :) Hah they did yes, ironic that I am now a pirate myself...

flag (Sep 13, 2019, 10:30 EDT)

I didn't realize they have a whole series of those books for diff instruments as well as a few others for guitar. Ran into a bunch when I was killing time as a guitar center recently.

flag (Sep 13, 2019, 10:31 EDT)

I just got myself the chords book. I really think it's prett damn good -- especially the front page of each set, shows the entire fretboard with the 1-3-5 or 1-b3-5 etc for every position. Just fun to conduct mini-gremfests sometimes over the last few weeks with these. Plus, it incorporates the book I sent you, in terms of matching each permutation with the various scales/modes. For $20 I think it was worth it... I think the Reds have done better than the buccos over the last 30+, but... 1990 NLCS, much?

flag (Sep 13, 2019, 10:46 EDT)