Phoenix Voice - All Signs Point to On Fire [track 5 of 13]

Описание: Commentary + Lyrics + Download below!

Released 2008. Credits: Me (Fen) on vocals + lyrics; Josiah Tobin on music + production. Josiah made almost of the music on this album, so credit where it's due!

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Commentary:
And here's another of my favourites. This one was written very late in the process. We had the album name "All Signs Point to On Fire", and I had an idea for the line about "all signs point to on ice". I felt like it would be a colossal missed opportunity if I didn't use it, so I suggested making one more song to use as the title track. And here we are. It's only a couple of minutes and the lyrics are just Arbitrary Rhyme-Saying (tm), but man, are they fun. Lots of great lines in here. I love the "I can't believe your mobility Radeon" (for those who remember Monkey Island) and the one about ZSNES. Writing this one was, I think, much more fun and relaxed than most of the other songs, which might be why it comes off as being so good in my mind.
There are tons of references here to just about every topic I could think of, and I'll let you all figure them out for yourselves, but I will say that if you're wondering what Machiavelli has to do with the uncanny valley, just google "machiavelli portrait". That thing is UNNECESSARILY creepy.

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Lyrics:
Cause I'm a god damn god of rap, Phoenix Jongleur
Compared to last year's tripe, I live longer
Stupid def is an understa'
The rhyme's stupid in the head like the DMCA
I'm high fantasy, Colosseums packed over capacity
They tried to psyche me out and can't believe my audacity
Shut up, I can't believe your Mobility Radeon 7500, upgrade and get your gaming on!
You can't handle me, that's a fallacy
The melody's a malady, you're overpriced like Fatal1ty
And the uncanny valley like Macha-K-Velli
The beat clocks like a 300A Celly
I'm all about cookin' up a sizzlin' blaze
When it comes to foes, I take 'em ten ways
They want me play games spoon-fed from a ladle
But I get freaky like the Shalebridge Cradle

So what's the diagnosis, Doc, is it dire?!
"All signs point to on fire"

Cause I'm a Phoenix, always on fire, guaranteed best
The wee pests try to emulate me like ZSNES
I be better than pitiful petty neanderthals
The lyricals smack 'em 360 like a tetherball
Never fall, out the sky cause I'm a sun ray
I cannot die, I don't care what the guns say
I'm done obeying your private army
Bandwagon?! We got our own Bandferrari!
Stomp like Volari, your sorry ass
Is gonna wish it paid attention in Mythology class
Now you're strapped in the back of a Cadillac
You pretentious ass, Imma smack you with a backpack
Full of lead bricks on the fast track to success
Get with the program cause static sucks, yes?
So where's all the MCs thought they were nice?
All signs point to On Ice!

I mean they're dead, now you color me a liar?!
All Signs Point to On Fire!!!