1. the empire never ended
2. killing in the name of all that is good and holy
3. horselover (formerly “on writing”)
4. a life like god’s records
5. shortened life, part 1
6. abendsen’s dream (formerly
7. a precog never lies
8. twinless twin
9. shortened life, part 2
10. mercerism (fake world, revisited)
11. child of mars
12. i’m alive and you’re dead
13. the universe is cold
it’s kind of a ballad to the underdog. the boy with feces on his fingertips:
i do believe that these words may strike a chord with many a listener.
whether they be a down-trodden misfit that fell through the cracks of society’s crack or perhaps just a little boy with a whiff of butt pickles on his breath. this one goes out to anyone who has ever been lost in brown town:
there once was this boy
who was all alone
he’d been abandoned
by his family and friends
his only friend
came from his butt
his only friends
were filled with corn and nuts
he played with his poo
you see it was his best friend
he played with his poo
he always had a finger up his rear end
and the best poo comes from fancy food
that’s what he wanted
and the best food makes the friendliest doodoo
that’s what he needed
so he found some cash
working at a car wash
he got this job
washing cars
and now there’s poop
in the soap
all the cars are lined up down the road
there’s poop in the soap
and all the cars smell like a commode
there’s poop in the soap
the people come from miles around
there’s poop in the soap
every car and truck is painted brown
so it turns out
that no one minds
they all think he’s hilarious
they love the boy with feces on his fingertips
he plays with his poo
it’s his best friend
he plays with his poo
always has a finger up his rear end
now, do you guys remember that movie with marlon brando?
he asks this girl to stick her fingers up his butt.
now, that was really weird.
but, pretty sexy movie, regardless.
but you know he’s kind of like a huge star
to be sort of just throwing in this weird butthole fingering scene
he played with his poo
you see it was his best friend
he played with his poo
always had a finger up his rear end
so i’ve conveniently uploaded these demos to this soundcloud set:
there are a total of 9 tracks and i’m estimating that i’ll have 4 more very soon.
the release will most likely be pushed to 2012, but i want to give the songs the tender love and care that they deserve.
also i have a day job (at least for 2 more weeks, that is) so i don’t have nearly as much time as i would like to spend on mixing and mastering.
one of my favorite things about this novel is the fucked up way that pkd rationalizes this autistic child’s condition. he bestows some god-like power to him, and then he fucks up his whole world.
“the empire never ended” is the self titled demo track from the upcoming ieatpants album the empire never ended.” the empire never ended – demo by ieatpants
the title refers to a line from the book VALIS, in which pkd hypothesized that history had been stopped in the 1st century A.D., and that “the Empire never ended” (referring to the Roman Empire). He saw Rome as the pinnacle of materialism and despotism, which, after forcing the Gnostics underground, had kept the population of Earth enslaved to worldly possessions.* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K._Dick from Wikipedia]
the album contains songs inspired by philip k. dick’s life and stories.
i am currently mixing and recording overdubs for the rest of the songs.
i will post demos here and then release the whole album on iTunes.
ieatpants