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Title: "I Ate My Xanadu" a FuzzFace original
Post by: FuzzFace on July 12, 2011, 12:05:24 AM
I Ate My Xanadu

ADDENDUM TO THE INCIDENT REPORT

It's burning.
Nothing else matters.

Nothing.

It's burning and I love it.

It's so clear
what is illusion and what is real.

I love the clarity.
I could drink it.
I could eat it.
I could breathe it.
I could make love to it.

So I burned it all to cinder.

My skin is hot.
Ashes float in an apparently random pattern.

But nothing is random.

I'm such a hungry man.

What have I gained?
I've traded matter for energy.

Where will I go?
Anywhere I want.

What have I lost?
Nothing that was ever real.



Thanks for listening!
--- FuzzFace
Title: Re: "I Ate My Xanadu" a FuzzFace original
Post by: Geir on July 12, 2011, 04:54:42 AM
Great song FF !!

Love the guitarwork here. Great arrangement !
Title: Re: "I Ate My Xanadu" a FuzzFace original
Post by: Oldrottenhead on July 12, 2011, 05:05:25 AM
great lyrics, one of your best lyrics imho and love the guitars at the end. a stark and cool song love it.
Title: Re: "I Ate My Xanadu" a FuzzFace original
Post by: ODH on July 12, 2011, 05:52:13 AM
You keep getting better and better.  This is a great piece of work.  Love the sparse understated arrangement and the existential lyrics.  And the crescendo is beautifully judged. Still a big fan.
Title: Re: "I Ate My Xanadu" a FuzzFace original
Post by: Bluesberry on July 12, 2011, 06:16:51 AM
Time to get all fuzzy.......damn what a crazy cool track.  That ending just about knocked me back in my chair.  And, yes, fantastic lyrics.
Title: Re: "I Ate My Xanadu" a FuzzFace original
Post by: Kenny B on July 12, 2011, 09:00:36 AM
This is cool!!!    Your poetic / musical style is growing on me ... you got
a really cool original style ... and those guitars slamming in are excellent!!!
... too short ... gotta listen again ... dig your rhythms too.

kb
Title: Re: "I Ate My Xanadu" a FuzzFace original
Post by: FuzzFace on July 12, 2011, 09:15:56 AM
Quote from: Kenny B on July 12, 2011, 09:00:36 AMdig your rhythms too.

Thanks!
The original thought was that I was trying to make a drum beat on guitar strings.
Title: Re: "I Ate My Xanadu" a FuzzFace original
Post by: lg on July 12, 2011, 06:43:48 PM
This is one of your best to date....
Now in my favorites folder.

LG
Title: Re: "I Ate My Xanadu" a FuzzFace original
Post by: Ferryman on July 13, 2011, 12:37:39 PM
Excellent stuff - you make the simple so complex and deep! Love that rhythmic guitar and the little trills, it works so well. And the extra guitars at the end are superlative, great dynamics. Great lyrics as always. Killer.

Cheers,

Nigel
Title: Re: "I Ate My Xanadu" a FuzzFace original
Post by: Burtog on July 13, 2011, 12:44:54 PM
Great Lyrics!!
Title: Re: "I Ate My Xanadu" a FuzzFace original
Post by: Facemask93 on July 16, 2011, 10:20:42 AM
Simplistic = Wow this is good

Rob

That guitar of yours is smoking lately