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Keywords:
sting (4), victory (4), chaos (24), tears (32), gonna (7), die (14), salvation (6)
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Description:
Steve had death on his mind. One day, while driving home humming this tune, the lyric came:
OHHH,
WE’RE GONNA DIE
WE’RE GONNA DIE
AND LEAVE THE CHAOS OF OUR LIVES
It's not meant as fatalistic or suicidal. This is a song about the power of death - almost looking forward to it, a celebration, the next step in the journey.
We hope you enjoy our first collaborative effort.
Lyrics:
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
WE’RE GONNA DIE
WE’RE GONNA DIE
LEAVE THE CHAOS OF OUR LIVES
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
WE’RE GONNA DIE
WE’RE GONNA DIE
LEAVE THE CHAOS OF OUR LIVES
BACK TO THE BEDROOM BABY
FEAR OF BIRTH AND THE SPACE WHERE YOU LAID ME
YOUR SEX IS SHINING LIKE A COMET IN A DIRTY SKY
WHEN TODAY WON’T LISTEN
AND TOMORROW’S HIDDEN
WHERE IS THE STING?
WHERE’S THE VICTORY?
WHERE’S THE VICTORY?
YEAH
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
WE’RE GONNA DIE
WE’RE GONNA DIE
LEAVE THE CHAOS OF OUR LIVES
WHEN THE MONEY’S GONE, BABE
OUR CLYDE AND BONNIE DAYS OUT GUNNED, BABE
WHEN ALL THE LOVE HAS BEEN MADE
WHEN TODAY’S A PRISON
AND TOMORROW’S MISSING
JOHNNIE SAW THE SKULL BENEATH THE SKIN
BEQUEATH THE MEANING
BEQUEATH THE MEANING
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
WE’RE GONNA DIE
WE’RE GONNA DIE
LEAVE THE CHAOS OF OUR LIVES
BACK TO THE BEDROOM BABY
THE FEAR OF HEAVEN OR THE PAIN OF LIVIN’
GIVE YOUR BODY TO THE ENDLESS JUNK OF LIFE
WHEN TODAY WON’T LISTEN
AND TOMORROW’S HIDDEN
WHERE IS THE STING?
WHERE’S THE VICTORY?
WHERE’S THE VICTORY?
YEAH
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
WE’RE GONNA DIE
WE’RE GONNA DIE
AND LEAVE THE CHAOS OF OUR LIVES
AND YOU WILL
WIPE THE TEARS FROM OUR EYES
WIPE THE TEARS FROM OUR EYES
WIPE THE TEARS FROM OUR EYES
AND YOU WILL
WIPE THE TEARS FROM OUR EYES
WIPE THE TEARS FROM OUR EYES
WIPE THE TEARS FROM OUR EYES
Hardware:
Belfast Bell Tower, Hondo 2 Bass (black and scratchy), Oxygen8
Software:
GB4, Logic
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right then bob &mdash 12/13/07 - 08:58:52 AM
firsties..lol. this tune is killer..no pun inteneded. just a merry little tune for the holidays??? really..great tune...very cool [ Reply to This ]
Holiday Music &mdash 12/13/07 - 10:36:59 AM
Thanks for the listen.
I'm betting this will replace "Have A Holly Jolly Christmas" before the season is over.
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Electro Death Pop &mdash 12/13/07 - 09:17:58 AM
a new genre is born. This is great you guys. Masterful synth stuff Bob and great script and vox Steve. Great song - Steve is really stepping out here - and the production is tremendous. A real cheerer upper. Excellent collab! [ Reply to This ]
Electro Death Pop &mdash 12/13/07 - 10:39:53 AM
A new genre is born, only to realize that it's gonna DIE!!
Steve does belt this one out, doesn't he? [ Reply to This ]
extraordinary experience &mdash 12/13/07 - 09:36:50 AM
Bob, this is nuts, edgy, extrovert, original ... therefore i love it! Again this shows steve's huge singing range and surely he is the best you can have for a song like this. this time i don't compare this one to songs of other bands and i don't tell you, that it reminds me a stone's throw away of Arcade Fire.
great job, guys! [ Reply to This ]
Speaking Of Edgy... &mdash 12/13/07 - 10:44:32 AM
Alex, you are always on the edge. Thanks for the comments.
Steve does have a seemingly unlimited range of singing styles (make that STYLES).
Should the next MacJams Challenge be to invite artists to write a song that Steve Craig can't sing to?
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hmmm &mdash 12/13/07 - 10:48:45 AM
A Hip Hop / Rap song &mdash 12/13/07 - 01:45:36 PM
Hey alex ... &mdash 12/14/07 - 12:14:12 AM
Limits &mdash 12/16/07 - 08:29:09 AM
yes &mdash 12/13/07 - 09:39:16 AM
I love that chorus. I didn't know what to expect when I first read it. I thought, now, how's Steve going to pull it off? But it just sounds natural. Fun, like it always existed. I love that foreboding, chanting backing vocal. Perfect touch to a rock song about death :)
Great job, guys. I love the comet-like synths. Adds a cheery, cosmic, death-is-not-really-spiritual-death feel to the song. Also adds something you can bob your head to as you're contemplating death ;) [ Reply to This ]
Cheery Cosmic Death Rock &mdash 12/13/07 - 10:59:09 AM
Imagine my surprise when his initial email had
"We're Gonna Die"
as the first words! I too wondered how in the world is he going to pull this one off!
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Hey Bob! &mdash 12/13/07 - 10:09:14 AM
Good to see ya... and hear ya. This is a pro sounding production. Easy to listen to. Steve writes some great lyrics and his singing ain't half bad either.....:)
Don't be a stranger. Regards [ Reply to This ]
Stranger &mdash 12/13/07 - 12:09:13 PM
Missed you Bob. &mdash 12/13/07 - 10:15:57 AM
But oh how this is worth the wait.I just love the vibe here and the subject matter is right up my alley.Glad you didn't wait a year and a half to post a new tune like yours truely had done.Very much enjoyed!
Blessings and Happy Holidays, [ Reply to This ]
Spot The Scripture? &mdash 12/13/07 - 11:20:31 AM
Steve had some really good ideas (or questions maybe) about death (and sex). I felt he was too young for the sex talk, so I looked to the Bible for some inspiration on the subject of death. Without sharing the verses I found, I'll tell you that this poet Steve Craig took what little input I offered (very little) and made it his own and makes it work beautifully in my stringent eye (and my other eye too).
Me thinks Steve should read the Bible more often. [ Reply to This ]
Well &mdash 12/13/07 - 10:16:23 AM
what a great collaboration. Steve's vocals (sounding more Bauhaus than Bowie) sound amazing. Great production - Top quality.
Peter [ Reply to This ]
Blow Down The 'Haus &mdash 12/13/07 - 02:46:53 PM
This Steve kid has some pretty mighty vocal chords, don'tcha think? I think he's got some talent. Some real talent. When I first discovered him, he was a mere mortal at MacJams. Now look at him. He's goin' places. Good kid, that Steve is. [ Reply to This ]
The lyrics... &mdash 12/13/07 - 10:22:17 AM
...man...the lyrics...and the music's the perfect backdrop.
Tune says a lot. I have been in this space before and, somehow, I think I shall be there again.
"We're gonna die"...
Indeed. [ Reply to This ]
Have A Nice Trip &mdash 12/13/07 - 02:41:10 PM
Squelchy &mdash 12/13/07 - 10:24:09 AM
Bob sent me this a while back... it kinda reminded me of Laurie Anderson/ Big Scienece at the time ... i loved it immediately, and sent him back a badly warbling vocal. I love his mix on this ... a big wall of sound .
Lyrically ... another song about sex 'n' death, buoth favs of mine, as they're still taboo but something we all experience (well, death at least). This song reflects various view points, hence the biblical allusions and lines 'borrowed' from TS Eliot. I actually think this is quite a positive song!
Anyway, I'm just sooo happy to finally collab with my mate Bob ... more to come hopefully!
steve [ Reply to This ]
ouch &mdash 12/14/07 - 12:06:44 PM
"another song about sex 'n' death, buoth favs of mine, as they're still taboo but something we all experience (well, death at least)"
Sorry about your sex life, Steve. Just keep on trying, I'm sure your day will come. [ Reply to This ]
Good... &mdash 12/13/07 - 10:39:38 AM
Arrangement and excellent vocals on this 'Different' song and very professional sounding, cheers M [ Reply to This ]
Different... &mdash 12/13/07 - 02:53:18 PM
Different like 'mismatched socks' or different like 'unconventional' or 'special'?
I thought that I did a pretty good job mastering this, then I sent it to Steve.... Add superior production skills to his resume. (Thanks racerat!)
Thanks M! [ Reply to This ]
That's &mdash 12/13/07 - 04:01:04 PM
Mismatched Socks &mdash 12/14/07 - 06:59:59 AM
I thought that was a pretty good one, eh Mo?
Thanks man! Your pipes save lives too!
Bob [ Reply to This ]
Sound &mdash 12/13/07 - 11:05:19 AM
Enjoyed the combination of Steve's vocal and your imaginative and hard driving music.
Thanks
Bill [ Reply to This ]
Sound &mdash 12/13/07 - 02:58:47 PM
Bill,
I enjoyed the combination too. It was an unexpected balance to me.
It puts me in the Holiday Funeral Spirit, how 'bout you? [ Reply to This ]
A Famous First!!! &mdash 12/13/07 - 11:30:11 AM
Steve/Bob or Bob/Steve-
Well worth the wait for this -tremendous song, brilliantly sung and produced to perfection. Instant download.
You guys are just like the scarecrows that won a Nobel prize.
Because they, like you, were outstanding in their field...
(Christmas cracker joke - couldn't resist!)
Ho ho ho aside - any song about death that makes me smile is a welcome addition to my iTunes bag.
Encore, encore...! Let us hear some more!
Jim [ Reply to This ]
Out Standing In Our Field &mdash 12/13/07 - 03:03:30 PM
Jim,
You're a riot. The kind where the city burns and the cops have those plastic shields and tear gas and people are throwing rocks and bottles.
Love ya, bro!
Bob [ Reply to This ]
HA &mdash 12/13/07 - 11:35:35 AM
NIce one. Love the synths. Glad to see you're still alive. I can't wait to die ;-) Merry Christmas! iChat? [ Reply to This ]
iChat &mdash 12/13/07 - 03:16:40 PM
Greg,
you're never on iChat anymore. I was worried that, well, you died to be quite honest....
I'm glad to see you and your fancy avatar.
You still in MN? Is your leg functioning properly? Are you even thinking about posting another rocking song?
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Oh....and... &mdash 12/13/07 - 11:41:20 AM
Room Seven?
Wha, who? (to quote another great tunesmith - TW)
What's yer thinking guys? [ Reply to This ]
Room Seven &mdash 12/13/07 - 03:57:29 PM
Usually, when someone is dying, they're right down the hall in Room Seven.
Right? [ Reply to This ]
Or is it... &mdash 12/13/07 - 05:33:19 PM
Room 101...?
As long as the death room has a mini bar, who gives a.....? [ Reply to This ]
Typical &mdash 12/13/07 - 01:02:57 PM
just when I'm getting close to posting my song about death......
It's a cheerful little ditty ;-)
Great job, but then again I'd expect nothing less from you two.
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
Typical &mdash 12/13/07 - 04:08:43 PM
Aren't you tired of songs of death and holiday cheer?
Thanks Dick. I know you'll kill us with your song.
Bob [ Reply to This ]
gothpel &mdash 12/13/07 - 01:22:02 PM
that how this genre should be called. The organ gives it an eerie christmas feeling. Enlisting St Paul and T.S Eliot, unappetizing characters as they were IMHO, can't go wrong lyrically. The whole is perfectly stitched and is really, well, transcendant. [ Reply to This ]
Gothpel &mdash 12/13/07 - 04:12:12 PM
&mdash 12/13/07 - 02:59:03 PM
i love the dead. ah, i mean i love the tune.
You've been MIA for a while Bob, so it's good to hear something from you. fantastic synth work.
And Steve, I've been noticing you have been exploring with your vocals. this is very a very epic sound from you.
Now neither of you eat to much fruit cake for the holidays. [ Reply to This ]
NecroMuzak &mdash 12/13/07 - 04:17:38 PM
Hey Vic,
How's that fancy Robot Guitar of yours?
My life has stepped in the way of my music and art for the time being (where did that expression come from? As a kid I thought it was 'Time Bean'). Steve's nursed this song for months now and it just suddenly arrived at my doorstep.
Imagine the joy and the sudden fear of life.
Merry Christmas to one of my most favorite fruit cakes here. You rock Vic! [ Reply to This ]
excellent &mdash 12/13/07 - 03:12:41 PM
very original Echoroom did a great job on the vocals! Enjoyed !!!!!!!! [ Reply to This ]
Zerohour &mdash 12/14/07 - 07:03:24 AM
Another death reference. Boy, they seem to be coming out of the woodwork.
Thanks for the big scare at the egobandit funeral. Good to see that you were just reinventing yourself and not pulling a bigblot. You're a vital part of this community. Now go paint something!
Bob [ Reply to This ]
Cool &mdash 12/13/07 - 03:36:13 PM
Great singing, excellent music. I love the droning vibe to the song. Nice work, gentlemen. [ Reply to This ]
Drones &mdash 12/14/07 - 07:06:17 AM
From one drone to another, I appreciate the comment. You're one of the first people I think of when I post a song like this. Thanks Dave. [ Reply to This ]
big &mdash 12/13/07 - 04:22:15 PM
Death is big. But this is bigger. Awesome anthem. I want this played at my funeral, right after Chris Whitley's song "Dirt Floor",... you know, to bring the crowd to it's feet, as it were....;-)
The distorted horn-like moaning synths. Steve's monster-as-usual vocals. I love when he wails! I dig the military drums, something I usually have a fit with, but they totally work in this.
Good job guys. But, I'm jealous.
Philip [ Reply to This ]
When And Where Is Your Funeral? &mdash 12/14/07 - 07:29:17 AM
We don't wanna be late.
I speak for Steve when I say that he learned everything he knows about production and wailing from you..... or, maybe you showed him a few production tricks and he always knew how to wail. I guess I better not speak for Steve.
I think this Macjams community is going to go down in history as the best educational resource for musicians ever. The comments and the forums have been the greatest help for me. When I listen to the first few songs of mine, I can't believe how terrible they sound. I'm surprised you guys tolerated me. Oh wait, no one said they were tolerating me, did they?
Thanks!
Bob [ Reply to This ]
Yowzers! &mdash 12/13/07 - 09:24:36 PM
Exceptionaml rock song you got here fellas, it just kicks and keeps kicking, Bob some of those sounds are gorgeous, excellent song throughout, love the death theme :) [ Reply to This ]
Death Is Not The End &mdash 12/14/07 - 08:24:57 AM
Hola Dr Wounded,
Thanks for the listen. This is a rather kicking song about death. 'Preciate it.
Aren't you about due for a new tune to set our ears on fire?
Bob
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Well... &mdash 12/14/07 - 07:35:39 AM
what can I say... I think I heard something like this before. I always liked the sound bed, but, how on earth did Steve do that - it is amazing!
I am so impressed with this - well done to both of you. Of course, downloaded.
(Good to see you back Bob).
Cheers
Len
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Deja Vu &mdash 12/14/07 - 09:53:23 AM
Thank you so much for the kind words Len. You know, if you put Steve under the right amount of pressure, he can really do stellar work.
He's pretty amazing, dontcha think?
I'm glad to be back here but I have a ton of catching up to do. You've posted about 3 songs that I've yet to hear.
I wish you a Merry Christmas!
Bob [ Reply to This ]
) or ( &mdash 12/14/07 - 10:22:53 AM
Great - just when I was starting to feel good about life you had to go and remind me my time is getting short : >
Or : (
Actually, I think it's healthy to sing about death. After all, it's one of those universal life experiences.
Great collaboration! [ Reply to This ]
Death Is A Healthy Experience &mdash 12/14/07 - 12:15:06 PM
Good to hear your thoughts Warren.
Hope you have a long healthy life and that death is not the last experience! [ Reply to This ]
holy mither &mdash 12/14/07 - 08:24:21 PM
i can't imagine this any better.
the music sets such a strong mood with that initial pattern -
waaay cool. i think the percussion could be upped in volume - just me.
arrangement has a wonderful build to end. the vocal on wipe the tears stanza captures the intense emotion beautifully. steve, steve, steve!
oh oh, the end strings just sawed my heart in two.
that was one powerful hit of music, gentlemen.
THANK YOU.
wiping tears,
anne
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Intense Emotion &mdash 12/19/07 - 10:08:33 AM
Steve, Steve, Steve!
He makes me cry all the time, but if anyone ever found out, I'd lose my edgey tough guy appearance here.
Sniff.
Bob [ Reply to This ]
yeah... &mdash 12/20/07 - 10:38:20 AM
Now this is really cool! &mdash 12/15/07 - 05:38:23 PM
Wow! This is soooo Ziggy Stardust! Well sung and great instrumentation. Love it! You guys should totally create a concept album around this song. [ Reply to This ]
Concept &mdash 12/20/07 - 07:56:25 AM
Hey Ridd,
this was an amazing surprise when Steve added his incredible vocals to this tune. I would've never approached it the way he did, but then, who woulda?
Ziggy maybe? [ Reply to This ]
Together at last &mdash 12/19/07 - 07:25:13 PM
In my opinion you guys both have original(in a really good way) sounds. Combining those really worked! Nice Corinthian allusions. Good to hear some new stuff from you, Bob! This is top notch!
Merry Christmas!
chip [ Reply to This ]
Chip For The Holidays &mdash 12/20/07 - 08:16:41 PM
Light as a feather.... &mdash 12/20/07 - 10:43:20 AM
..... great music on this, but not sure about the dude wailing ... is HE dying???!!! [ Reply to This ]
Between You And Me, Lenny.... &mdash 12/20/07 - 08:05:08 PM
....it was his dying wish to collaborate with me. You know, instant fame within the MacJams Community. He might be crying like a baby, but ya gotta hand it to him.... He's smart like a fox.
Thanks for checking in on us. [ Reply to This ]
Brilliant! &mdash 12/21/07 - 02:53:17 AM
The Dying Part &mdash 12/21/07 - 07:30:05 AM
Great song &mdash 12/22/07 - 11:21:45 PM
and terrific collaboration. The lyrics are excellent. I don't remember who said the meaning of life is death, but he had a point. The inevitable end, and the subsequent sheer ephemerality (is that a word?) of everything, well, isn't that what makes life so sweet? This is a great track. Love the keyboard sounds, and Steve's singing is outstanding as ever. very nice work. Kudos to you both. Peace. [ Reply to This ]
ephemerality &mdash 12/26/07 - 03:03:18 PM
LOL &mdash 01/13/08 - 02:45:08 PM
Fair play, I really like this. The tune is brilliant and its well played. Cool lyrics, and a very interesting way to see the end of your life on this earthly coil in this fashion. I might even have this track playing at my funeral (if thats alright with you, of course) which won't hopefully be for a while. Great tune, collab and funny story. [ Reply to This ]
Nice! &mdash 02/02/08 - 03:06:20 PM
You guys put together a great track here! I hope there's plans to do more. I really enjoyed this one- and definitely downloaded! [ Reply to This ]
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