SOMTHING TANGIBLE
Music and lyrics: Steve Campanella
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I recorded this song on my old TEAC 244 analog 4-track in my bedroom using an Alesis MMT-8 sequencer and a Roland DR-550 drum machine.I wanted the intro of the song to have a gothic choral feel. It's a pretty scary attempt of me trying to be goth (ha). I was very happy with the end results of the sequencing tracks even though they were a complete nightmare to produce. It took hours programming the drum machine pattern to get right. The vocals came out ok too.

MAKE A SHIP BUILD A CAR
SEND A MAN TO THE STARS
TRANSFER FUNDS ARMS AND GUNS
CELEBRATE WAR AGAIN
I DONT WERE WE’ER GOING
I DONT KNOW WHO WE ARE
I FEEL THE WIND IS BLOWING
SOME SAY KNOW EXCESS IS GROWING

DONT BREAK US
PLEASE PREY FOR US

KISS’D OFF
LEWD SLAP
CON PINNED
COLD BATH
IVEY BURNING
BLOW OFF YEARNING
HIGH BOLD MADE TO LAST
AMERICAN DREAM
CHECKERED PAST

I DONT MAKE THAT MUCH TO STEAL
WHEN LOST IN SELF WE LOOSE THE FEEL

GIVE ME, GIVE ME SOMTHING TANGIBLE!
SOMTHING I CAN FEEL, SOMETHING I CAN HOLD!

SWALLOWED PRIDE, TASTED LIES
BACK BENT OVER, FLOGGING HIDE

BETRAYING MOTHER WHO FEEDS THE LAND
NOW WE SEE A DESPERATE MAN

ALL I WANT TO TRY AND GET BACK
IS PEACE OF MIND BUT THER’S NO MAP

LETS BE REAL, THE YEARS WE’VE GROWN APART
I CANT FEEL, A JADED BROKEN WHEEL

DID YOU EVER REDEAM THEM, GIVING LIFE TO A WITHERED FIELD
I DONT WANT TO BE A MAN WITHOUT A HEART

NOW THE GODS ARE ALL UPSET
WHO WILL PAY FOR HEAVENS RENT

FIFTY DOLLARS FOURTY CENTS
OH MY GOD, THE WORLDS SPENT

I FEEL A CONFLICT IN MY HEART
THAT WANTS TO TAKE AND PULL APART
DONT RAVISH THINGS
THEN BANISH THINGS
TILL FUTURE LIFE IS VANISHING

LETS BE REAL, THE YEARS WE’VE GROWN APART
I CANT FEEL, A JADED BROKEN WHEEL

DID YOU EVER REDEAM THEM, GIVING LIFE TO A WITHERED FIELD
I DONT WANT TO BE A MAN WITHOUT A HEART