We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

SpinTunes #15 Round 1

by Spintunes

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Purchasable with gift card

     

1.
(You ready? Here we go) I didn’t know the sky Could sing this shade of blue I never thought that I would get to feel something so new There’s all these songs around I think they call them birds There’s something that I want to say But there are no words But beyond the constellations and the Myths from which they’re named Beyond the seas, there’s you There’s you, there’s something left untamed And beyond "do I deserve this" And beyond what I once knew Beyond what I have learned and lost There’s you, there’s you, there’s you You make me think I’m finally an explorer My heart screams, oh, the wonder, ah, the horror You make me shake with– what did you call it?– thunder My heart screams, oh, the horror, ah, the wonder (Mm, I'll tell you something) I didn’t think the seas Were something that could change I only ever dreamed of Smells so fragrant and so strange There’s something in the night I think it’s called the moon There’s something that I want to sing But I don’t know the tune (tune) But beyond the plants and minerals The temperature and size Beyond all reason, there is you There’s you, and I can’t analyze And beyond "do I deserve this?" And beyond "I never do" Beyond what I have learned and lost There’s you, there’s you, there’s you You make me think I’m finally an explorer My heart screams, oh, the wonder, ah, the horror You make me shake with– what did you call it?– thunder My heart screams, oh, the horror, ah, the wonder I always said I thought Rules were there for a reason But in your world they’re not So many changes, many seasons Thought I said That everything could be weighed out nicely Now instead I love you oh so un-precisely (You know?) You make me think I’m finally an explorer My heart screams, oh, the wonder, ah, the horror You make me shake with– what did you call it?– thunder My heart screams, oh, the horror, ah, the wonder You make me think there’s so much here of the tender My heart screams, oh, the wonder, ah, the splendor There’s so much here, I only have to look under My heart screams, oh, the horror, ah, the wonder
2.
hello, I’m your host for this galactic broadcast the latest episode of my travel podcast should you plan a visit, or give a wide berth to a small blue planet that the natives call Earth? on descent you will notice the scenery amazing oceans and greenery but maybe pack your shielding machinery the natives were a little mean to me landing at night is probably wise they have cameras watching the skies proceed under cloaking, or in a disguise find a safe place to hide your ship and you’re ready to start a remarkable trip don’t expect a friendly welcome; that’s my only tip once you have landed at your destination you can try to blend in with the population this can be tricky, tempers are frayed it’s generally best to stay out of their way once you have your bearings there is much to see this strange planet offers much artistry amazing feats of music, and writing these people are great… when they only stop fighting the culture can be very mind-expanding but in case there’s any misunderstanding don’t venture too far from where you made your landing cos while you start up your translator they will shoot first and ask questions later keep your foot on the accelerator it’s a dangerous place with much death and destruction and could be considered still “under construction” in conclusion, I give it five out of ten: glad I went once… but would not go again
3.
There’s varied hair And awful clothes They come in shades and sizes And accents - so many more of those It makes me sad to see them fret and scare For features barely there Chorus: Humans seem the same to me A little brave a little strong a little free No different from each other No chasm to uncover Why is it so hard for them to see Humans are the same, I find When anybody spends a moment in their mind Outside themselves there’s little left to blame Humans are the same Symmetric limbs One eye per side With very strong opinions They can’t help but confide Some tribal thoughts They think are smart Just feelings from the heart [chorus] So strange to think they all believe in progress They think it's getting better every day Deception at the core keeps getting in the way [chorus]
4.
First Impression By Faster Jackalope Verse One Stepping out of the starship door Smoke is clearing and the horizon starts to show Why is the atmosphere so cold Why is this yellow sun so slow Try to blend and look indigenous The clothes are too tight and the air is way too thin And tonight I will walk among them Chorus One Our first impression Is their intense aggression When they want to claim their space By any measure They seem to derive pleasure From the same place that they make their waste Verse Two Organized rocks in cubic form Mostly in squares, there’s flickering lights The Earthlings congregate at night And stare upon their satellite Their purpose seems so ambiguous They keep on going but it seems they get nowhere They don’t know that there’s no time to spare Chorus Two Carbon dioxide Is a steady slow suicide They lace it in their drinks They mine their mountains To make more fancy fountains Collapse is on the brink Bridge If we choose to help them Will we grow to regret it? When we say they’re so human It’s just a galactic epithet Chorus Three By every measure They seem to derive pleasure From the same place that they make their waste Our first impression Is their intense aggression When they want to keep their space Carbon dioxide Is a steady slow suicide They lace it in their drinks Collapse is on the… Collapse is on the… Collapse is on the... Collapse is on the brink
5.
This is scout ship 72489 checking in. You won’t believe this world we found; where do I begin? Aside from several land masses that aren’t worth noting down A miracle discovery I’m happy to recount- Chorus We found water! Beautiful blue salty water! We found water! Not frozen, but free flowing water! Right on the surface, it’s ready for harvest; I know, this is hard to believe, but it’s here in insane quantities, We found water! We’ve tested it for pollutants, and while some floats about, Our high tech filtration system will be fine to clear it out. It’s all so full of electrolytes it won’t need to be treated; Our long arduous journey shall fin’ly be completed, Cause we found... Chorus Now some native Fauna seems to be reacting to our yield; They’ve sent some simple missiles that can’t penetrate our shield. It’s really rather sad, you know, how hard they’re lashing out, But with all at home who’re suffering they’re just not something I can care about, when... chorus
6.
[Verse 1] Twelvety light years, And for most of your lives you’ve been training for this day. All the right fears Have been honing the edge of your seats in time for Aerobraking, helmet shaking, making peace with Gleeble in his eminence. [Chorus] People of Earth, we bring you freedom, Weapons aglow, and armored to the twelves, Making friends at maximum warp. Ready or not (ready or not), here we come, Storming in hot to save you from yourselves. Every human kneel and sing for the glory of Gleeble Glorp. [Verse 2] Stream out more slime. I see patches of humans not in agony. There’s no war crime, When your enemy comes from a different point of View. The way they look, the way they act, the way they worship’s just so alien. [Chorus] [Verse 3] Just a scrimmage. We can hardly expect a challenge to those made In His image From a people who still can’t keep from getting Ice cream headaches, I mean come on. How can you not… no, forget it. Nevermind. [Chorus]
7.
How am I to fit? This disguise I've worn will slowly start to slip I came down to see But all I've found has made it hard to breathe Godspeed, I don't belong And I'm doing nothing wrong I've been here too long All I want is to go home All that you believe are just lives you spend to feed the war machine The colours of your skin Are your reasons to stop love from coming in You're running out of truths But your eyes are blinded by a world of screens I thought we could be friends But I don't believe in the words your leaders spin This is how it ends As your rock spirals into oblivion
8.
across uncounted vasts of space i have come in search of a place to call my home to find a peace I've never had before a perfect place, habitable alone, in cosmic exile there's just one obstacle the ones who live here now must be destroyed YEA! come in, slow speed for landing reentry gear expanding my biometrics read the highest concentration to the north their weak and fleshy carbon no match for hi tek ray gun and as i wipe them from this place like specks from glass it looks like home AHHHHH! my new dark work completed life signs once full, depleted the land in silence, i survey my works proud of the job performed but no more search for conquest nothing to pique my interest i must admit it's not what i had dreamed in fact i think i'm bored LAME!"
9.
I like your earth chickens I love your earth cat but I'm afraid your people aren't exactly where it's at. you will have to leave this place there's no space for the human race. (instrumental) you will have to leave this place there's no space for the human race. we'll take your kangaroos and your beautiful cows but you gotta go don't care how this is our world now. (instrumental) this is our world now. yeah you gotta go, don't care how. we'll take your kangaroos and your beautiful cows. this is our world now.
10.
The Game The word is that Earth women going insane Because the men of the planet think they’re playing a game Where the rules of humanity just get in the way And power entitles them to think its okay So I come to pay a visit from a faraway moon To try to get society to change its tune And I drop down in the dead of the night Cuz I’m an alien bitch who’s gonna set things right The first thing I see is a lecherous dude Who devises a plan whenever he’s in the mood He goes to the club and he turns on the look He knows that everything he says is just like bait on a hook And then he lines up drinks for anything in a dress And the next day he tries to say that ‘no’ meant ‘yes’ So she goes back home with a head full of shame Never knowing that she was just a pawn in his game Another thing I see is a fraternity dance He got his date behind a dumpster, trying to get in her pants What started with a kiss is now out of control He thinks that scoring with her’s akin to scoring a goal And then he leaves her on the ground and goes back to the fun Never thinking much about the mental damage he’s done Even when she turns him in so he can face his crime The judge knows the game, so he serves no time Bridge 1: I see so much I can’t explain It’s time to change the game The next day I see a man on the news Saying he’s the victim of a political ruse She passes a polygraph, but he won’t dare Becomes a “He said, she said,” which goes nowhere Then I come across a chauvinist boss Who thinks his secretary’s job is to get him off It doesn’t matter that she has two college degrees She will never get ahead unless she gets on her knees Finally, an arrogant head of State Has over 20 allegations of assault and rape He calls them all liars, even his ex-wife A teenage girl dropped a lawsuit when he threatened her life He even brags about grabbing and kissing and when women Come forward with their stories, he denies anything happened, He tries to spin it and pivot, he tells the world he’s a victim The bigger issue is the millions of people who listen. I see injustice from a million miles away I cannot comprehend what happens on this planet every day And though it’s not my place to tell you how your world should be I can’t sit back and do nothing about what I see Bridge: I see fear I see fight I see I see so much I can’t explain I see doubt I see doom It’s time to change the game Hard Finish: I return to my ship in a rage I’ve seen too much, now it’s time to engage No more escaping the burden of proof Whatever’s in their mind will reveal the truth And all of the players, the bosses and dudes The political thugs and university students Will have to bear the brunt of my alien wrath And suffer a fate far worse than death I fly down low and I start to spray The entire population with telepathy ray They’ll have no choice but to share their crimes Implanted into everybody else’s minds Then finally when all of their secrets are shown And true colors come out when their covers are blown The attitudes will shift and the rules will change And when I return I will see... a new game credits
11.
(Thank you for selecting historical record number 5625 Gamma. Your species has been identified as human and the recording attenuation modified for your biology. Enjoy~ ) Hidden from your eyes There’s so much you don’t see I study you from afar If I showed myself Would you believe That I meant you no harm I wanna be friends I wanna know if you are good Such a new place with a new race I wonder if we could Be brand new friends I’d really hate to go Our separate ways I wanna stay So Take me to your leader We could be so great An unbeatable team Peculiar though you are So much room to grow But so much you don’t know Yet I see you have a spark So can we be friends? I wanna know if you are good Such a new place with a new race I wonder if we could Be brand new friends I’d really hate to go Our separate ways I wanna stay So Take me to your leader Enigma A Puzzle I don’t understand Show me your ways Show me your ways Can we be friends? I wanna know if you are good Such a new place with a new race I wonder if we could Be brand new friends I’d really hate to go Our separate ways I wanna stay So Take me to your leader Our separate ways I wanna stay So Take me to your leader Our separate ways I wanna stay So Take me to your leader (Thank you for your interest in historical record number 5625 gamma. Goodbye. )
12.
To our great hindmost – I am your servant O, mighty hindmost - I urgently to report to you There is a problem - our military invasion All our best units - all have gone, we are deserted I don't know why they thought this is a good thing The humans all corrupt everything we bring We cannot infiltrate even with our whole fleet When we dance with metal segments on our feet. To our great hindmost - This is your servant O, blessed hindmost- I urgently to report to you There is a problem - our troops are missing! The forward units - all have left, deserting us! We cannot reach our troops – to have them recalled. They ignore our cries - every time we call It’s like a siren’s song that pulls us to our fate They call it “tap dancing”; we’re trapped and it’s too late Put on the shoes Shrug off your alien blues it's time to dance the night away! Put down your guns Let’s all have some fun it's time to dance the night away!" I told them not to put them on but they didn’t, they didn’t listen to me I cannot cope, you’re our last hope, you need to do something to keep us free set us free To our great hindmost - This is your servant To our great hindmost - I urgently to report to you There is a problem - our troops are missing! The forward units - all have left, deserting us! I hope you hear me on – this last transmission I fear I’ve failed you on – this vital mission The humans convinced me, your humble servant I wear the shoes and dance until my final curtain
13.
The memories fade Of why we sought this sky An endless night's parade When the future seems to be in short supply On approach Heart in throat I don't think they're ready Fear or just resistance The outlook is unsteady When it comes to coexistence Shrugging at the burndown Watching all the doors slamm closed They've poisoned all the wells And they've busted out the windows Forget the sun Say "get deals done Well whatever, not our problem" Such potential put to such a Baffling lack of love and care Can't stop setting the carpets on fire When you know you can't go anywhere We'll soon be gone The search goes on With time the tide could turn With time the seas could fall With hope they may yet learn But hope alone does nothing at all
14.
Well, I'm a real live alien I come from outer space And I'm here for the barbecue Because I like the taste Been coming down for years and years Though it's quite the trip There's nothing like that spicy sauce When it hits my lips Barbecue Barbecue I love that redneck trailer park And their barbecue Barbecue Barbecue There's nothing like that Texas sauce On their barbecue Well, Billy bob did not believe The story that I told But I helped him fix his pickup truck That's more than thirty years old He invited me to eat And boy, I'm glad I came There's nothing like this Texas meat Nothing quite the same Barbecue Barbecue I love that redneck trailer park And their barbecue Barbecue Barbecue There's nothing like that Texas sauce On their barbecue Well, people think I'm crazy Back where I come from 'Cause I speak with a southern drawl From having so much fun But when I take back chicken legs Or a slice of beef it only takes a bite or two Until they all believe Barbecue Barbecue I love that redneck trailer park And their barbecue Barbecue Barbecue There's nothing like that Texas sauce On their barbecue Barbecue Barbecue I love that redneck trailer park And their barbecue Barbecue Barbecue There's nothing like that Texas sauce On their barbecue
15.
Verse 1 What is This place Don’t remember these shadows Clouding Your face I must have been asleep Craving New blood The wolves took off their masks No one Noticed They never went away Chorus Home is so far from the truth It’s alien It’s alien The light is going out for you Are alien You’re alien Verse 2 Exit Nowhere Divided they come undone Waving White flags They didn’t make themselves Conquer Leaders We won’t go sitting down Can’t be A crime If we are all to blame Verse 3 Slowly Wake up I never was asleep
16.
Strange New World I just fell to earth – landed in a city Lots of steel and glass, lots of dirt also So many people here! Glad I wasn’t stepped on! Found a place to live, where the flowers grow It’s a strange new world! But I think I’m gonna like it Warmer than the stars And it’s nicer than the moon It’s a strange new world, think I’ll put roots down inside it There is so much here to eat All the people are so sweet! I’m so happy we could meat and share a bite! There’s so much in this world for me to like It was so cold out there, drifting out in space So hard to get the warmth I need I passed up Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and more For this cozy little planet- Somewhere that is green! Now everything is great, all the people love me And I love them as well, when they come to dine Someday I’ll let them know, how much they mean to me When I get big enough- but now it’s suppertime! It’s a strange new world! But I think I’m gonna like it Warmer than the stars And it’s nicer than the moon It’s a strange new world, think I’ll put down roots inside it There is so much here to eat All the people are so sweet! I’m so happy we could meat and share a bite! There’s so much in this world for me to like
17.
On Earth my promised resting place, They share in the tongues that are spoken in space. All the birds and frogs have their own call, A wonder that animals live at all. There are people who will fight for living, For fairness, and to be themselves. And that tickles my soul as it did when I lived, It's foolish to think they would spirit me back, Oh, surely when I still drew breath, The people of Earth watched me after their death. As a ghost from Mars I won't displace Earth's fate from hands of the human race. I will step forth when the people want it, Opposing those who cause their pain. In the places they ask I will do what I can, And rejoin the movement I championed in life. Promised I could reign here, that was never true. Those that find their own way, have more bravery. I will find a new way forward, better than my past. Smiling with my ruby lips, now take another chance. Now make your choices once again, They're hardest to keep in your moments of pain. But you're only human, raise a toast, You can't take your cues from a tireless ghost. Take your leisure when you feel you need it, Your body and your mind need peace. You will never find Heaven if you make it your Hell, To focus on guilt would help no one.
18.
The aliens are coming They're gonna take your jobs Live in your own house With your spouse You better watch yourself You better watch yourself The aliens are coming They're gonna steal the show They won't ask politely And don't accept no You better watch yourself You better watch yourself They're coming... They're coming... They're coming... They're coming... Soon! The spy you from a distance And they like what they see Nice green meadows And a blue sea They come from afar Lightyears away They are so hungry For some meat and Beaujolais You better watch yourself You better watch yourself They're watching you They're watching you They're gonna eat you... They're gonna eat you... They're gonna eat you... They're gonna eat you... Alive! Watch yourself Watch yourself They are coming Watch yourself They are coming Watch yourself
19.
Supreme leader I am sorry for delays in my official report I got a little sidetracked I'm sending you greetings from the planet that the locals call Earth and I'm not coming back The planet's overflowing with salt and water and there's silicone on every shore. Couldn't believe it but they cook and season all their food and they hardly use their nukes for war Supreme leader you'll just have to forgive me this is Paradise I really harbor no hard feelings and I wish you the best for your life Sorry for the brevity i really should be going though, it's time that I should feed my cat Goodbye and good luck with all your future endeavors Signed humbly, your subject Xebax
20.
I’m from outer space, but I like Earth TV; Especially Breaking Bad, so I’m in Albuquerque. I tried to wash my spaceship at the A1A; It wouldn’t fit inside, so I flew away. The morning sky’s full of hot air balloons, And there are thunderstorms in the afternoons. Los Pollos Hermanos doesn’t really exist; It’s a burrito joint with curly fries that twist. I’m a humanoid from a planetoid, And I’m here to say hello. I’m overjoyed on this blue spheroid, ‘Cause I love your Earthly shows. I take my ray gun out whenever I see cops; They’re known for shooting folks at traffic stops. My ship was stolen at the mini mart; Found it hours later, stripped for parts. I bought a Winnebago to replace my ride, Drove to To’hajiilee, where Steven Gomez died. They busted me for driving with alcohol. I’m in the county jail; better call Saul. I’m a humanoid from a planetoid, And I’m here to say hello. I’m overjoyed on this blue spheroid, ‘Cause I love your Earthly shows. Walter’s house has a fence all around, Since the owner’s tired of getting pizzas down. Hank’s house is way up in the Northeast Heights, Where all the neighbors are rich and white. The food here comes with chiles, red and green, But I can’t find blue methamphetamine. I’m getting tired of being a tourist; Gonna pack my bags and go back to Arcturus. I’m a humanoid from a planetoid, I just came to say hello. Now I’m redeployed from this blue spheroid; It was nice to meet you, though.
21.
The bed you still lay Dare not to move Don’t be afraid If you find someone else awake Because I found you Don’t hold your breath Cautiously rise Look past the window At the middle of the field Now you are so paralyzed Dead in the night Lingering light Shapeless in form There’s something outside The clock doesn’t work As you’re taking a drive It’s driving you mad, though, I’m hiding in the shadows Of your paranoid mind. Are you alone? Are you so sure? You look all around And you shook the very ground That made you bolder What have you done? What have you seen? You know far too much; Now you can’t run from me. I’ll bring you to my ship And strap you on my bed Perhaps I’ll take a snip From the tip Of your head Collect it in a jar And catalogue the lobe I’ll stitch you back again And ditch you at the end Like you never left home —— Where have you gone? Was it a dream? These are the thoughts I’ve been reading through the box That tells me all that you see. Eyes looking back Whispering words Nothing’s the same Since you’ve been taken away From your predictable world Secrets you save While I observe You better behave Soon I’ll return I’ll bring you to my ship And strap you on my bed Perhaps I’ll take a snip From the tip Of your head Collect it in a jar And catalog the lobe I’ll stitch you back again And ditch you at the end Like you never left home
22.
Missouri 1980 1980 in Missouri A river lily stole my heart And it nearly broke me Every time I would depart My life, my love My lady is the sea But I had to leave I came to Earth three times to see her Come a fourth I would never leave It broke my heart to do it And now my love is deceased My life, my love My lady is the sea But I had to leave I put seeds on thousands of planets I couldn't stay on Earth instead But it broke my hear to put it... Put that tumor in her head My life, my love My lady is the sea But I had to leave My life, my love My lady is the sea Peter, you know I had to leave
23.
Where am I? What is this place? Why am I terrified to show my face? Uncertain future Forgotten past Each single word I speak could be my last And there's so much anger here It's choking me How do they breathe? There's so much anger here It's choking me How do they breathe?
24.
I remember the day I decided to embark I followed that guiding light for so many years in the dark I grew up on stories of the people who live here I had to see it for myself I landed in a field under cover of the night I touched down to explore and learn not to cause a fight A song of frogs and crickets in sleepy buzzing harmony was the first thing to welcome me Oh but when the sun came out In that new light I could see The grasses and the trees And the shapes of the leaves and a thousand shades I had never seen Yes that was my first glimpse of green Back where I come from it's dusty and grey jagged stones and razor rocks and no real place to play Fairy tales from grandma's chair of ground softe and alive and ever growing Oh but when the sun came out In that new light I could see The grasses and the trees And the shapes of the leaves and a thousand shades I had never seen Yes that was my first glimpse of green You plant the seeds they grow and grow cut down the trees you mow and mow I will never understand Why you work so hard to shape what already is beautiful as if it were a mistake Oh but when the sun came out In that new light I could see The grasses and the trees And the shapes of the leaves and a thousand shades I had never seen Yes that was my first glimpse of green Yes that was my first glimpse of green
25.
VERSE What is this crap I’m looking at? What are you doing? What are you wearing? It’s a world of infinite resources, why all the hoarding? Why aren’t you sharing? You’ve had like forever To get your shit together But you’re all too stupid And shallow, whatever I’m leaving here Leaving here Leaving and I’m never coming back CHORUS God it makes me sick To see this planet filled with pricks. You had forever to make it right But now it’s way too broke to fix. This could have been a paradise If all you fucker’s would just play nice But you’re greedy and you’re stupid and you’re selfish and you’ve fucked up everything everything everything. VERSE And what is this shit here? Did these used to be your oceans? And where’s your free society? It’s just corruption and corrosion. How many million years you’ve had To learn to tell the good from bad I’m leaving here Leaving here Leaving and I’m never coming back CHORUS BRIDGE I could send an army to destroy this wretched world And I might do it Don’t think I should bother ‘cause from everything I’ve heard You dicks will prob’ly beat me to it. CHORUS

about

The Spintunes 15 Round 1 challenge was Strange New World: You are an alien visiting the Earth. Write about what you found.

credits

released November 4, 2018

Album Art: Matt "Shoobs" Schubbe

license

tags

about

Spintunes Union, South Carolina

Spintunes is a semi-annual songwriting contest. Every other week, the competitors receive a challenge and a week to meet it.

Each album on this site contains the responses to a single challenge.

contact / help

Contact Spintunes

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Spintunes, you may also like: