FAWM: "The Old Collosus"

The Old Collosus

2 weeks ago by @sync

The Old Collosus

sync

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Liner Notes

#HardRock ala #MC5 #ACDC #Protest #ICE

The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame With conquering limbs Astride from land to land Here at our sea-washed Sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch Whose flame is the imprisoned lightning And her name: Mother of Exiles

From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome Her mild eyes command the air-bridged Harbor that twin cities frame “Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” Cries she with silent lips

“Give me your tired, your poor Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free The wretched refuse of your teeming shore Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

Lyrics

Train keeps rolling down the tracks People up close move much too fast Speed obscures a ruthless face 64,928

Cacti eat peyote skies Amber waves of broken lies Mexico is never safe 64,928

64,928 64,928 64,928 6-4-9 too late!

Freedom bleeds from swollen eyes Human cattle froze in ice America is never safe 64,928

64,928 64,928 64,928 6-4-9 too late!

Comments

@nickweisenfels 1w

Duuuuude! I would have never guessed the atomic mass of copper thing until I saw the other comment. That is mad creative. Also what kind of overdrive are you using to get that guitar tone? As the kids are saying, this slaps. Are the kids still saying that?? Also the outro with the spoken word of the inscription on the statue of liberty. Very, very nice.

@sync 1w

Thanks man! It's just a tele bridge pick up plugged into a super champ amp, voice on 12. Glad to hear you liked the tone! I was kinda just being lazy, but then thought it sounded pretty gnarly, so left it...

@chrisshepard 1w

OK.... 64,928 - The atomic mass of copper, which is what the Statue of Liberty is made of...?

@sync 1w

Yeah cuz 63.546 only rhymes with dicks 😂

@chrisshepard 1w

Whoa! Heavy! I am jealous of your production. I love that you hashtagged MC5 and AC/DC. The chorus is fucking great. Every bit of this song makes it my favorite I've heard this year. You are channeling some Alex Mitchell from Circus of Power in your vocals. I'm going to listen to it again...and probably again.

@johnstaples 1w

DAYUM, this is some mighty fine ROCK! (My ears are supposed to bleed a little, right?) I love the steady climb on each line of the verses. Same hard riff but with a climb makes this very interesting! Your vocals are legit aces too! I wish I knew the 64,928 reference so I could also enjoy that aspect but the music was enough to hold me in place start to finish! Great work!