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Unbroken (with Thales Coda)

from Peaks and Troughs (Uncut) by Tim Bang

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This is one the songs I wrote for a "write and record an album in a month" project. It's one of my nerdiest songs (on what is already a fairly nerdy album). The first verse is about Bohr and Einstein. The second verse is about Locke and Kant. The coda was taken from a song called "Thales of Miletus" which was part of an even more ambitious "album in a day" project. Naturally, projects like this inevitably result in some pretty crappy tunes, but it's a great way to turn off the constant self-criticism and to get yourself writing.

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The wheels have stopped turning as the laboratory mice
Have all stopped to wonder If God plays with dice.
The white coats in Copenhagen, I sure hope that they're right,
But stubborn old Albert won't go without a fight.
Bell's inequalities; say they'll bury alive
Albert's predetermined model
So electrons can thrive.

The sweet taste of silence turns bitter with time
In the vacuum of space of a star that once shined.
The particles gather that had splintered apart
Forming organic compounds of an unbroken heart.

John was so sure we were born with blank slates,
But Immanuel thought of a different fate.
He said there's something we've had
Since the day we were born.
It's the confines of thought
To which life must conform.
I guess all that I know of that which is real
Is that I don't know a lot,
But I know how it feels.

The sweet taste of silence turns bitter with time
In the vacuum of space of a star that once shined.
The particles gather that had splintered apart
Forming organic compounds of an unbroken heart.

credits

from Peaks and Troughs (Uncut), released August 13, 2012
Drums: Adam Cargin
Backup vox: Pete Nichols
Violin: Jefferson Carpenter

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Tim Bang Miami, Florida

I've been writing and recording music for a long time. I've played in a number of bands over the years, but I'm doing the solo singer/songwriter thing now. Thanks so much for listening!

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