Random Acts Of Senseless Violence
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Length: 7:06 Date: September 14, 2009 Copyright: Opium (Arts) Ltd. | |||
Featuring Keith Rowe and Werner Dafeldecker | |||
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Personnel
music: dafeldecker/fennesz/moser/rowe/sylvian
lyrics: sylvian
guitar: keith rowe
piano: john tilbury
acoustic bass: werner dafeldecker
cello: michael moser
laptop, guitar: christian fennesz
turntables: otomo yoshihide
trumpet: franz hautzinger
vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar: david sylvian
Lyrics
Under yellow light
Comes the face of tomorrow
Lights the fuse gives meaning to
All that was previously hollow
To a soundtrack track of sirens
And mute aspiration
The express train to Heathrow
First of the morning
Is leaving the station
Our reckless sun rises
On the tip of the iceberg
Hidden in plain sight
Still alive and full of surprises
A generation gone soft
Over new acquisitions
That can't take the edge off
I've put away my childish things
Abandoned my silence too
For the future will contain
Random acts of senseless violence
The targets hit will be non-specific
We'll roll the numbers, play with chance
All suitable locations
Unplanned in advance
Someone's back kitchen
Stacked like a factory
With improvised devices
There's bound to be injuries
With improvised devices
No phone-ins, no courtesy
No kindness
And the future will contain
Random acts of senseless violence
And it's not just the boredom
It's something endemic
It's the fear of disorder
Stretched to its limits
And the safety in numbers is just a contrivance
For the future will contain
Random acts of senseless violence
Democracy is very
Democracy is very merry
Artists related to this track
- David Sylvian (performer)
- David Sylvian (lyrics)
- David Sylvian (music)
- Christian Fennesz (music)
- Christian Fennesz (performer)
- Keith Rowe (music)
- Keith Rowe (performer)
- Werner Dafeldecker (music)
- Werner Dafeldecker (performer)
- Michael Moser (music)
- Michael Moser (performer)
- Franz Hautzinger (performer)
- John Tilbury (performer)
- Otomo Yoshihide (performer)
This track can be found on:
- Manafon
Beautiful digipak featuring exquisite artwork from Ruud Van Empel and designe....
- Manafon (CD+DVD Deluxe Edition)
Deluxe version containing regular CD plus DVD with the new feature length docu....
- Manafon (German promo)
German promo on CDR. There were only a handful made and distributed to selecte....
- Manafon (Japanese version)
Japanese release featuring a bonus track and booklet!
- Manafon (Japanese promo)
Japanese P-Vine promo of Manafon
- Manafon (vinyl)
Beautiful vinyl version. Limited to 1200 copies.
- Manafon (Russia)
Russian counterfeit but looks incredibly good.
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