confucian, 99
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- progressive
- electroacoustic
- sound art
- avant-garde
- spoken word
- 1960s
- sound collage
- art rock
- noise
- experimental
- psychedelic
Lyrics
it’s a mess in here—get your shit together—no silence, keep talking—always fuckin talking—"
Click, metallic scrape, faint hum of tube amps warming up, footsteps crossing cables, cough
—"Patch the line, he’s got the fucking keys this time, right? No repeats, you bastard."
Blunt chuckle, someone hammers a note on a piano, dissonant cluster
Faint, distant yelling outside the studio, heavy footsteps above
Overlapping, restless studio chatter—someone sneezes—
—"Bless you, fuck off."—[laughter]
Clock radio alarm blares with garbled news, cut up by feedback
—"...riots erupted downtown, fuck all, government—" [radio snaps off]
Chair drags, glass clinks, distorted hum of reversing tape, harsh suction sound
Machine voice through PA—tones pitch-shifted
—"Ninety-nine nine, repeat it—countless times—countless fucks!"
Layer thick static, tape slows, piano notes descending out of tune
Brief feedback whine, mumbled swearing, a child’s voice counting nonsense
Hard drive ticking like it’s got a grudge
Cigarette dropped, carpet burns, no judge
Static wrapped in television spit
Everything’s broken—can’t fix this shit
Sudden bang!—door slammed, bottle spins, chaotic paper rustling
Agitated voices
—"What’s the point, mate? Fuck your plan—"
Sharp smack of keys, high-pitched reversed chord, someone groaning
Studio echo, overlapping muttering, indistinct but hostile
—"Get in line or fuck off—always the same—"
Layered tape start/stop clicks, filter sweep, rapid tape rewind accelerating then cuts immediately into original intro
Open with hiss, muffled footsteps dragging, microphone crackle
Fragmented studio argument, voices overlapping, one cursing:
—“Level’s fried—shit—don’t even fucking pan it, just roll the tape—”
Glass clinks, paper shuffles, swallowing hard
Radio static fades in, high-pitched child’s laugh, tape comes unstuck
Quick muttered monotone under breath:
—"Fuckers got no idea, do they? Even the console’s fucked—"
Sudden snare hit, empty hallway echo
Broken piano note, tuning pegs twisting, silence snapped by abrupt clatter
Cigar inhalation, bitter sigh
—“Get on with it, you miserable twats, we’re burning tape money!”
Cut, coughing, background fizz, chair leg scraping
Low voice, mechanical, through a phone filter:
—“Numbers on the wall, no use to you now. All blown, all bullshit—”
Heavy stomp, fuzz, radio newscaster breaking in:
—“Civil disorder—oh, fuck, lost another line—”
Layered, agitated layers, someone muttering slurs, someone giggling
Glass bottle spins, dog barking trips on echo, someone hurls a portable radio at the wall
Pause, breath, discordant reversed piano chord barely emerging
—“You want answers, ask the fucking static!”
Mic feedback, feverish switch click, garbled harmonium note, then abrupt transition to original start
Abrupt studio chatter: "Levels up—no, fuck it, let it run—too much hiss—just spin it—cut the drop—got it?"
Cut to: man muttering through static, lone piano playing simple chord sequence
—"Ninety-nine,
ninety-nine nine,
ninety-nine,
ninety-nine nine,
ninety-nine,
ninety-nine nine,
ninety-nine,
ninety-nine nine,
ninety-nine,
ninety-nine nine…"
Sudden tape glitch, piano flips in reverse—chaotic echo
Piano solo reversed: notes overlapping, slowing distortion
Fragments of muttered curses, flickering reverb, brief laughter
Rapid snippets: microphone pops, cigarette burning, someone yelling "shut that fucking door!"
Mechanical whirs layer under studio noises, discordant clanging, spliced and fragmented
Instrumental noises: fragments of radio chatter, orchestral bursts, footsteps, laughing
Static crackling left in the rain
Clocks dissolving in my goddamn brain
Voices ranting like a bastard tide
Smash the order, let the chaos ride
Machine whirring, distorted speech
Twisting wires, with a fuck-you charge
Chairs overturned, angry barrage
False gods argue in a click-track storm
All your rules are goddamn worn
Random guitar plucks, glass smashing, overlapping yelling
Circuits spitting on philosophy books
Burn the old masters, they're all crooks
Rip through doctrine, detonate pride
Confucius fucked off, nowhere to hide
Tape opened, echoing footsteps, unresolved crescendo
Shattered records, slogans bled
Bastards counting, paint it red
No revolution is ever clean
Hell’s in the noise, caught between
Chopped speech, animal noises, fading radio slogan
Burst of police sirens, muffled screaming, ticking clocks
Grit in the gears, fuck all your futures
Spinning dials, broken preachers
Rain slashing glass, curses in tongues
Liberty gagged, lungs fill with dung
Digital distortion, loops of manic laughter
Slam the doctrine on the concrete floor
Motherfuckers praying for a goddamn war
Big brother’s shadow licks at the wires
Confucian puzzles, set them on fire
Frenzied piano, reversed cymbals, dog barking, tape splicing
Drink from the static, spit out the lie
Bent rules grind, let the prophets cry
History screaming out—won’t be tamed
Shove your answers, we are not framed
Layers collapse into vinyl crackle and distant coughing
Sudden shouting, radio static, baby crying, snare roll
Fistful of static, swallowing pain
Slashed blueprints, fuck your reign
Statues crumbling, burn down the lore
Truth on fire, crash through the floor
Shredded opera, wheels spinning, screeching halt
Numbers twisted in a howling pit
Holy damn echoes, none of it fits
Scriptures shredded on the studio tape
Locks smashed open, nothing to escape
Hissing, angry chanting, shattered bottles
Minds corroded from the preacher’s spell
Crack the system, drag it to hell
You want answers, just noise and spite
Confucian riddles to ignite the night
Typewriter keys jamming, metal scraping, children laughing
Kill the censors, rip out the fuse
Blessed confusion, nothing to lose
Ceaseless racket, anxiety’s muse
Fuck your order, let chaos choose
Gradual fade through splintered orchestral samples, runaway laughter, ticking recedes to black
Metal doors slamming, garbled numbers, primal growling
Tear up the dogma, piss-stained prayers
Kicked through the static, nobody cares
Headless icons in a garbage slide
Confucius dragging bullshit outside
Broken record scratches, discordant typing, distant sirens wailing
Rip the silence, fuck your design
Glitching commandments, chainsaws in line
Shattered temples overrun by screams
Righteous confusion infects the machines
Wailing feedback, backwards laughing, cash registers exploding
Blood on the roadmap, sanctified trash
Radio prophets choking on ash
Truth hacks coughing into the void
Manic disruption—fucking overjoyed
Alarm clocks melting, fractured announcements, glass dragging asphalt
Burn these blueprints, tear out the heart
Confucian riddles torn apart
Parade of madmen stamping the night
Endless disorder—no
Spliced radio cursing, tape warping, feedback stabs
Filthed-out sermons, decayed on air
Drag the doctrine, strip it bare
Fuck your prophets screaming from dust
Static commandments, rust and mistrust
Unhinged children yelling, metallic clangs, detuned TV announcer
Surveillance chewing on
Abrupt TV static, cut to frantic news anchor:
—"Collapse in the city, no fucking clue what’s next—"
Man screaming at a television, glass cracking, heavy stomping
—"Shut it off! Shut the fuck up, all of you!"
Remote clicks, crashing screen, sound of splintered plastic
Children’s TV jingle creeps in, warped cartoony voices, overlaps with muttered curses
—"...brought to you by—"
Laughter turns to distressed crying, quick zap to angry crowd:
—"Somebody park his goddamn mouth—"
Snapping cables, glitch, muddled fragments of kids’ show and chaos mingling, swelling and fading
Sudden silence, churning soundbed; distant tape hiss
Loud historic speech blares, words mangled and cut
—"This is a turning point, a revolution
Crushed news audio flickers, static hammers, a distant gunshot
—"Civil unrest—fuck your peace—"
Voice over PA system cutting out, footsteps fleeing, muffled shouts
Metal pipe hits ground, splintered glass, rapid flipping of channels
—"You people never fucking listen!"
Smashing sound, ripped cable, anxious breathing
Spliced slogans jabbered in feverish spins
Propaganda dying, fresh chaos grins
Flooded speakers, analog wrath
Children’s chorus—drowned in the aftermath
Whistling kettle boils over, police radios garbling, alarm drones
TV host coughing, static drips in his mouth
Cracked screen rainbow, history’s burning out
Manic fuckery in broadcast veins
Smothering reason, severed remains
Kettle scream, cartoon cheers warping into sobs
—"...apocalypse now, you sons of—"
Garbage can kicked, clattering metal, chorus of TV noise
Distorted child’s voice, crowd roaring, sudden official speech fragment
—"Tonight, a decisive moment, order—order—order!"
Radio drown, static rolls in with distant laughter,
Tape reeling snaps, wild heartbeat drumming on the tape
Dull anchors on the airwaves, stinking up the truth
Hell’s anchors mumbling shit, lost another youth
Flashes of chaos, idiots yell at screens
Ripped up cartoons stitched to menacing machine
Broadcast static, bells reversed, spliced siren loop
Kick the news to the gutter, cracked plates on the floor
TV host vomiting, kids running for the door
Fuck your ratings, babble bruised brains
Propaganda melting, only madness remains
Glass crunch, confused commands, children chanting
History honking, red lights spin and spit
Nazis bickering, only dogshit to transmit
Mission Control blasted, alarms wail in rings
Who the fuck’s driving this parade of rotten kings?
TV children giggling, chopped fragments of hymn, muttered threats
Tear the cable, break the goddamn set
Shout at the screen, nobody’s left
Past keeps screaming, can’t drown it out
History rattles, riots in the shout
Sudden blast: “Tonight, authorities—” drown in police static, bells fade, silence creeps
Cacophony of broken televisions, newscaster groaning, static buzz
Channel flips—fuck it, scramble the mess
Dead presidents babble under bulletproof vests
Smash your faces through a screen of bile
Cartoon chaos, choking denial
Children’s choir twisting into demonic giggles, glass crumbling
Garbage news anchor wheezing through blood
Crowd outside erupts—curdled flood
History’s bastard coughs on the dial
Kicked in the teeth by a technicolor pile
Fragments of propaganda, bomb sirens, spinning reels
—"Tonight, your future’s forfeit, light’s cut out"—
Kids’ voices glitch, the chorus a riotous shout
Shred the anthem in a static purge
Consequences murder the next commercial surge
Television short-circuits, howling feedback, marching boots
Rotted puppets hanging on soundless strings
Motherfucker news spins the end it brings
Wall of lies falls with a plastic snap
No revolution, just a broken trap
Mangled historic speech, abrupt silence, slow wind-down to hissing vinyl
Silence, tape reel clicking, children’s show theme flickers, fades to black
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