Tuesday, September 29, 2015

“Orphan Organism” by Body Thief – A Song Review

     With a recent post being dedicated to the Pop genre, this provides some balance. Body Thief self-identifies their genre as “Ambient Prog Rock.” The band is based in Washington, D.C. The five members are Dan Hawkins (vocals), Greg Chipkin (guitar), Walt Umana (bass), Austin Loman (guitar) and Sebastian Ramos (drums).
     “Orphan Organism” is a track on the recently released album entitled “Speak in Hibernation.” As compared to the Pop genre, the song permits a higher level of detachment of the guitar from the vocals, but there is nevertheless a cooperation between the vocalization and the instrumentation. The result is a layering that permits a listener to select between a focus on the guitars and a focus on the voices. If you elect the voices, you’ll find the lyrics pasted below. 

     “Orphan Organism” by Body Thief


Lyrics of “Orphan Organism”
Tell me exactly the times when I
Fought to keep myself
Balancing theories of constant composure now
With the urge of self reliance
I've finally found my purpose

This is not plagiarism
It's just my reminder to you
That I have not forgotten our vision
Or what we went through

Cooped up in past events
I never hear the end of it
But I hope the end comes soon
I never want the end to come

These themes are bringing up
The closure
Your next move is giving up
While I'm still waiting for my
wake up call

I'm still waiting
(Waiting for my wake up call)
I'm still waiting
Please wake me up

I've seen the words
At the tip of your lips, crawling
Back down your throat
And sinking into your ribs
It starts at conversation
And ends at God knows where
Not knowing
What the hell I saw in you
For hell is all I saw in you

Our futures
(repeat)

I must keep you in rhythm
For my own benefit
(repeat)

You've only brought destruction
Now I only see your perfection
(repeat)

While I'm still waiting for my
wake up call

I'm still waiting
(Waiting for my wake up call)
I'm still waiting
Please wake me up
I need my closure
Rose you haven't made up your mind at all

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