1. |
Transmission
04:57
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Track your number
Take my time
Cellular transmission going live
Tower ground to satellite
Will I contact you tonight
Transmission
Testing,
Testing one,
One-two
Tuning on your frequency
I think you’re getting through to me
Flying past me high above
Will I contact you my love
Transmission
Testing,
Testing one,
One-two
Tuning on your frequency
I think you’re getting through to me
Flying past me high above
Will I contact you my love
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2. |
Compiler
04:32
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3. |
The Breathing Pool
05:35
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4. |
Flatline
10:42
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up until the daylight
but never feeling quite right till we’re strobed out and traced
engulfed in blacklight
sweating creatures overcome the need
the greed
the chemical intervention
hypertension
the noise
we breathe
gasp for air
feel the dominance
the power
touch the turbulence
now numb
the ringing in the ear
the sweet caresses of the fear
bring it up and hold the light
the vision now in sight
we try to reach too high towards expulsion
this desire
now higher
on fire
close the eyes and dive right in
disciples of the sin
of flesh
and light
and noise
and life
screams with urgency
as youth drips from these tired veins
it stings
this tool
but no salvation for the fool
straight into the headlights
blinded only by the foresight knowing someday someway
we all achieve the flatline
feeling nothing truly matters now
we all resort to random acts
our superstructures are chipped away
life
limb
original sin
we make it up as we go along
shout slogans from the day before
while others fall from pure selfworth
isn’t that what we were contacted for
restless
sleepless
wandering
we’ll abuse our senses till they scream
bloodletting for redemption
self contamination
we reticule our fallen
then kicking them while they’re fast asleep
we cover eyes then we turn away
while others start the cycle
once again
we feel the morning come
wet flesh on this tired soul
no redemption for the weak at heart
no salvation for the fool
no one has the time for sleep
the body aches
the muscles weak
but headstrong
not long
minds collapse from memory leak
just shove us to the edge again
lift us up and hold our hands
and lead us to the pit
a kiss good bye as we jump right in
the flame
feed the burning love
the lust
it will hold you up
and sweat
until we’re going down into the brink of sanity
turn it on and see the light
the vision now in sight
we try to reach too high towards expulsion
this desire
now higher
on fire
close the eyes and dive right in
disciples of the sin
of flesh
and light
and noise
and life
screams with urgency
as youth drips from our tired veins
it stings
this tool
but no salvation for the fool
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5. |
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Cap Com: Minus 40.
Cap Com: Status check. Pressurization?
Cap Com: Go.
Cap Com: Locks?
Cap Com: I have a blinking on level 1.
Cap Com: You are go.
Cap Com: Order systems?
Cap Com: Go.
Cap Com: Range operations?
Cap Com: All clear to lanch.
Cap Com: Mercury capsule?
Glenn: Go.
Cap Com: All preset panel lights are correct, the ready light is on, eject from the umbilical.
Cap Com: Oil evacuate.
Cap Com: Mercury umbilical clear.
Cap Com: All recorders to fast, T-minus 18 seconds and counting, engines start.
Cap Com: Good Lord ride all the way.
Cap Com: God Speed John Glenn.
————–ORBIT
Glenn: Ah, roger. Friendship 7. All system are go in the capsule.
Glenn: Ah, Roger this is Friendship 7. I’m controlling fly by wire present time. I have no left yaw low thrust. Over.
Glenn: Ah, roger. Friendship 7. All system are go in the capsule.
Glenn: Affirmative, I am go for the next orbit.
Cap-Com: MCC confirms they are go at the present time for third orbit.
————–OBSERVATIONS
Glenn: I still have some of these particles that I cannot identify coming around the capsule occasionally. Over.
Cap Com: How big are these particles? Over.
Glenn: Very small, I would indicate they are on the order of 16th of an inch or smaller. They drift by the window and I can see them against the dark sky. There were literally thousands of them. It looked just like a myriad of stars.
————–REENTRY
Cap Com: We feel it is possible to reenter with the retropackage on. Ah, we see no difficulty at this time in that type of reentry. Over.
Cap Com: 5-4-3-2-1-fire.
Glenn: My condition is good, but that was a real fireball, boy. I had great chunks of that retropack breaking off all the way through.
Glenn: Ah, roger. Friendship 7. All system are go in the capsule.
————–TOUCHDOWN
Glenn: Main chute in on green. Chute is out, in reef condition at 10,800 feet and beautiful chute. Chute looks good. On O2 emergency and the chute looks very good.
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6. |
Air.wav
04:21
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I come back now
Back to the ground
I can dream of you
In my telescopes
late tonight
I will almost see your smile
Radio comlink communications
I can hear you now
Of the little tones
I send back to you
Your mission
airwav-airwav
You send to me
airwav-airwav
I send to you
airwav-airwav
You send to me
airwav-airwav
My mission
Now you’re fading
Weak in signal
Something has gone wrong
I can still see you
Float in space
It is like watching you dance
airwav-airwav
You send to me
airwav-airwav
I send to you
airwav-airwav
You send to me
airwav-airwav
My mission
(Begin encoded mission statement)
Adjusting orbit and realign
Back on schedule now
Spinning in space
Continue the broadcast
Of your mission
airwav-airwav
You send to me
airwav-airwav
I send to you
airwav-airwav
You send to me
airwav-airwav
My mission
(Begin encoded mission statement)
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7. |
Remote Control v2
05:47
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I have three screens to choose from
All night, all stations
My video cassette recorder
Has become my dream monitor
Technology has caught up with me
I am no longer a slave to reality
No one tells me different thoughts
Lest I pull the plug
My remote control
Does my thinking for me
My remote control
Runs my life
My remote control
Is my friend
Music and images
In perfect synchronicity
At last the perfection
Of human thought control
Even this computer rhythms
Are forcing me to conform
But it is impossible
To do freeform life control
My remote control
Does my thinking for me
My remote control
Runs my life
My remote control
Is my friend
Buy, Quality, Consume, Reliability,
Warranty, Purchase, Limited, Satisfaction.
My remote control
Does my thinking for me
My remote control
Runs my life
My remote control
Is my friend
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8. |
Decompiler
04:26
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9. |
Arecibo
05:28
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With these headphones on
I’m tuning in
I’ll just wait here
For you to begin
But when I was ready
You turned shy
And you were not talking
But neither was I
So with these headphones on
I’m tuning in
Now that I’m listening
Arecibo
You’re not speaking
Arecibo
And then when you’re speaking
Arecibo
I won’t be there
Arecibo
I’m turning off
This radio is down
It’s far too late
And you’re not around
But now that I’m turning
Off this thing
You’re up there laughing
Starting to sing
But I’m turning off
This radio is down
Now that I’m listening
Arecibo
You’re not speaking
Arecibo
And then when you’re speaking
Arecibo
I won’t be there
Arecibo
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10. |
The Best is Yet to Come
06:50
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I’m the electronic consumer
With my handheld novelty device
Upgrade
Install
Crash
Isn’t this so very nice?
Verbessert für ihre ohren – better living through binary code
Verbessert für ihr gehirn – better living through binary code
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Verbessert für ihre seele – better living through binary code
I’m the electronic consumer
Thinking I’ve bought this before
Too slow
Need speed
Crash
Isn’t this such a bore?
Better versions for your ears – better living through binary code
Better versions for your brain – better living through binary code
Better versions for your eyes – better living through binary code
Better versions for your soul – better living through binary code
Besseres leben durch binären code
There are those who would like to see our hard work divided. There are those who would like to watch as we crumble into oblivion. We will raise our voices now. We will stand strong as one and defend our innovation and technologies. We will not stand by and watch our efforts lower into silence. We will continue to expand. We will continue to extend and embrace. Our out stretching arms will still nurture and benefit those still not able and strong. We will continue our plans of innovation with good faith. We will further our preservations with good things ahead for your children. We will continue. We will be strong. With our innovation, THE BEST IS YET TO COME!
I’m the electronic consumer
With my handheld novelty device
Upgrade
Install
Crash
Isn’t this so very nice?
Improved for your ears – better living through binary code
Improved for your mind – better living through binary code
Improved for your eyes – better living through binary code
Improved for your soul – better living through binary code
Improved for your children – better living through binary code
Improved for your life – better living through binary code
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