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Drowning The Dead

by Gen Atem

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Music composed by Gen Atem. Instruments: Drums and keyboards performed by Gen Atem. Lyrics written and vocals performed by Gen Atem. Recorded at the Battle Station Satellite New York City, USA and at Idō-Chū Studios, Zurich, Switzerland. Produced, mixed and mastered by Gen Atem at Idō-Chū Studios, Zurich, Switzerland.

This track was produced with material from a live performance at The Rammellzee Battle Station Satellite on Laight St in New York City in 1989.

© 2021 by Gen Atem. SUISA
Vitaltransformer Records

Track Art Work: Gen Atem / Miriam Bossard:
«Drowning The Dead» 2021.

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Drowning the dead (Lyrics)

Ahh… people in the place
Yeah… ahh… freak
Freak-freak it, freak-freak it
Freak-freak the freak, freak-freak it

Yeah freak to the left and then freak to the right
Gangsters cut and rock-it all night

Yeah, thought there had to be a way out of here
Then I realized I was stocked my dear
Too long she treated me like a piece of shit

Thought there had to be a way out of here
Then I realized I was stocked my dear
Too long she treated me like a piece of shit
Grabbed her by the hair and made her quit
She tried to scratch my face when I got her
And that’s when I pushed her head under the water

It was all very simple – my baby so calm
I was surprised she didn’t move at all
And this made me jumping around that pool
And maybe I stopped when her skin turned blue
Everything a little blurred around here
She kept appearing in the atmosphere

On this rainy day
I’m casting away
Losing my head
I must drowning the dead

On this rainy day
I’m casting away
Losing my head
I must drowning the dead

Pushed her under water in so many ways
She refused to dance in all these days
Got an old piece of sly from the shed
And blew some dirty air into the pool instead
Liked it so much when all the bubbles came up
But she wasn’t moving – no she was not

Suddenly that white limousine picked me up
Doctors insisted my beloved was shot
They escorted me to a dark and scary hall
Took that strange jacket off me after all
An old man with a strange wig on his head
Kept on telling me she was already dead

On this rainy day
I’m casting away
Losing my head
I must drowning the dead

On this rainy day
I’m casting away
Losing my head
I must drowning the dead

On this rainy day
I’m casting away
Losing my head
I must drowning the dead

On this rainy day
I’m casting away
Losing my head
I must drowning the dead

Uuih-hah… too cool

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released January 15, 2021

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In addition to musical compositions, Gen Atem's work includes political graffiti and paint attacks in public spaces, illegal works on subway cars and buildings, improvised painting actions, fine art paintings and sculptures, art performances and literature. His visual works have been exhibited in museums and galleries in New York City, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Zurich, Bregenz, Istanbul and Tokyo. ... more

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