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Day 155: Ruby- The ReBoot[y] Shake

So, I've been writing pieces with the band in mind...I have no idea what this is going to sound like yet, but we'll see how it goes! Heres a little somethin.

The ReBoot[y] Shake

[guitar making robotic electric instrumental here, ruby delivers in robotic monotone voice]
There's static in the speakers
Distortion in the digital
The matrix is on overload
But you still on the pivotal

Carpel tunnel got your wrists
Poppin at the joints
Sometimes you got to push escape
And spark up the joints

Unplug/
Re-assess/
Decompress/
Reboot/
Refresh/
Decode/
Recess
Break open the machine
To understand the process/ing

[reboot]
(repeat once)

[guitar funk begins here, light drum]
Of the human body cause yes we made of flesh
We got that natural electricity
So put it to the test
Let the sparks fly
And
Pop that funk inside yo hips
Get off that Gchat
And kiss me with those lips

And sweetheart if it helps
You can be my windows
I will be your Mac
You let me look into you
And maybe I'll holla back

[music pause, then hits again]

We can get in each other’s systems
But I'll upgrade ya
It might be a hard drive
But this hardware is major

We can push the buttons
We can press rewind
Ain't no rush love
In fact, lets go back in time

Not to fast forward
But loop me on that playback
Mixtape cassette sweet
Way before 50 stacked

Pop of the kick (kick drum begin)
So we can get the groove back
And I'm a tall girl
So I wear a high hat (high hat begin)

[funk instrumentals with drum marinate for a bit]

Then repeat:
Unplug/
Re-assess/
Decompress/
Reboot/
Refresh/
Decode/
Recess
Break open the machine
To understand the process/ing

Of the human body cause yes we made of flesh
We got that natural electricity
So put it to the test
Let the sparks fly
And
Pop that funk inside yo hips
Get off that Gchat
And kiss me with those lips

2 Comments:

Blogger Irie said...

"We can get in each other's systems
But I'll upgrade ya
It might be a hard drive
But this hardware is major"


im diggin this piece. hopefully ill get to hear it someday. id quote the piece in its entirety, but thatll make for a long comment post. haha.

June 17, 2008 11:51 PM

 
Blogger iLL-Wonder said...

that was mad dope.
i luv u RUBY :D

June 18, 2008 11:16 PM

 

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