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== Comments == | == Comments == | ||
| + | * Narratively, this track follows the upstart of a new civilization as presented in "[[Transmisiones Ferox]]". They ultimately become "sick" and eventually die off, as presented in "[[Collapse]]". | ||
== Samples / Lyrics == | == Samples / Lyrics == | ||
| − | *Around 1:46 a voice appears to say 'thank you'. | + | * Around 1:46 a voice appears to say 'thank you'. Further unintelligible vocal samples continue throughout the track. |
| − | *At 2:15, 2:24, 2:33, & 2:42 a modulated voice appears in the left channel saying "You'll do anything" | + | * At 2:15, 2:24, 2:33, & 2:42 a modulated voice appears in the left channel saying "You'll do anything" |
| − | * A looping sample after 2:15 saying 'six' | + | * A looping sample appears after 2:15 saying 'six.' |
| − | *Starting at 2:15, there's a high-pitched vocal out the right channel that says "chemtrails" with a sibilant "s" when reversed. | + | * Starting at 2:15, there's a high-pitched vocal out the right channel that says "chemtrails" with a sibilant "s" when reversed. |
| − | *At 3:00, a female voice says "I have a feeling that we will have been..." | + | * At 3:00, a female voice says "I have a feeling that we will have been..." |
| − | *At 3:16 a female voice says "Thirty." | + | * At 3:14, a sample is heard that can also be heard at 2:42 in "[[Rue the Whirl]]" from ''[[MHTRTC]].'' |
| + | * At 3:16 a female voice says "Thirty." | ||
| + | * Directly after the 'thank you' sample, a voice in the right channel may be responding with 'goodbye' or 'goodnight'. [AB] | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| + | * Sick Times could be a reference to the First of Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Pestilence.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse</ref> | ||
== Videos == | == Videos == | ||
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== External links== | == External links== | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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| − | + | [[Category: Released tracks]] | |
| − | + | [[Category: Tomorrow's Harvest tracks]] | |
Latest revision as of 21:45, 7 July 2023
| Sick Times | |
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| Running time | 4:16 |
| Appears on | Tomorrow's Harvest |
Comments[edit]
- Narratively, this track follows the upstart of a new civilization as presented in "Transmisiones Ferox". They ultimately become "sick" and eventually die off, as presented in "Collapse".
Samples / Lyrics[edit]
- Around 1:46 a voice appears to say 'thank you'. Further unintelligible vocal samples continue throughout the track.
- At 2:15, 2:24, 2:33, & 2:42 a modulated voice appears in the left channel saying "You'll do anything"
- A looping sample appears after 2:15 saying 'six.'
- Starting at 2:15, there's a high-pitched vocal out the right channel that says "chemtrails" with a sibilant "s" when reversed.
- At 3:00, a female voice says "I have a feeling that we will have been..."
- At 3:14, a sample is heard that can also be heard at 2:42 in "Rue the Whirl" from MHTRTC.
- At 3:16 a female voice says "Thirty."
- Directly after the 'thank you' sample, a voice in the right channel may be responding with 'goodbye' or 'goodnight'. [AB]
Trivia[edit]
- Sick Times could be a reference to the First of Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Pestilence.[1]
Videos[edit]