The New War (Instrumental)

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Another Electric Pizza Commissioning Project piece, this time for voice. It was inspired by Björk, Darren Korb, and the trauma that drone pilots experience. This is the instrumental for the track. If you listen closely, you can hear the vocal melody.
Originally performed by Gilda Parlatto-Lire on March 2nd, 2020 at the UCO Jazz Lab.

lyrics

The unreal nature of it
The hyper-reality
The one team using live rounds
Then suddenly are gone

The proxy war continues
The prosperous remain
The digitization of trauma
The drone follows the dead

The “welcome home” of selfies
The next explosive tour
The 21st cent’ry A-list
For honorable pyrotechnics

The corporate brand endorsements
The camo superheroes
The new celebrity status
For successful high-degree murder

The blurry, dark red spray
The hazy aftermath
The white of exposed bone
The freshly blackened flesh

The consequence of buttons
The aftermath of pings
The chorus of the drones
The hum of the machine

Enjoy the fancy meals
The livestream interviews
The first name recognition
The gifts sent to the doorstep

The lavish, stupid parties
The scantily clad ladies
The expensive, fast cars revving
The open-concept mansions

The wide windows to see the view
Of the world turned to ash

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from Sound Bytes, released May 28, 2021
Santiago Ramones - Composition, lyrics, production, mixing
Mastered by Connor Carroll at Red Water Media Group

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Santiago Ramones Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Composer, Podcaster, Producer, Songwriter, Performer

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Sound Bytes

May 2021
Bloom

Aug 2020
Songs with Words Demo

Oct 2017
Red

Aug 2017

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