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Computers never seemed so natural...
Zoios is an attempt at something wonderful, albeit pretentious.
Song Info
Genre
Charts
Peak #1,606
Peak in subgenre #91
Author
Zoios
Rights
Zoios
Uploaded
September 16, 2007
Track Files
MP3
MP3 11.6 MB • 128 kbps • 12:37
Story behind the song
I've actually got a literal story based on the song, or I should say vice versa...
Here's the list of section (coordinated with the story):
0:00 - 1:34 : Traversing the Stars
- (0:24 - 0:58 : Groove #1)
1:34 - 2:42 : Earth 2: Decision / Descent
2:42 - 3:17 : Earth 2: Astounding Similarity
3:17 - 5:05 : Meeting The Man
- (4:25 - 5:02 : Groove #2)
5:05 - 5:36 : A Cosmic Truth, Perhaps
5:36 - 7:17 : The Capsule
7:17 - 8:19 : (Intermission)
8:19 - 10:58 : Comedown
10:58 - 12:30 : Earth 2: The Truth
- (10:58 - 11:28 : The Colorful Landscape)
- (11:28 - 12:00 : The Grazing Beast)
- (12:00 - 12:30 : The Spired Clouds)
12:30 - 12:36 : ...and The Alien gave me a smile.
Lyrics
(Prologue)
A young man, no older than 20 years, had been raised in an open-minded neighborhood, where street gangs did not mug pedestrians or deface public property, but instead they dealt in psychedelics and preached cosmic truths to others. He did not take part in these gangs, but he was subjected to the drugs and ideas for many years. It shaped him into believing that there must be something beyond this world and reality, perhaps something that was responsible for creation within the reality itself.
So one day, this young man embarked from Earth in a spaceship and journeyed across the stars in search of some cosmic truth within this reality. He traveled long and far, passing entire star systems with little truth. But the sights were fascinating, and he found them groovy.
But then, after many months of travel, he came across a planet that didn't look unlike Earth at all. He was sure it couldn't be Earth, nor was it the same star system or even the same end of the galaxy. It was decided that he would land and inspect this planet closer. Upon clearing the atmosphere, he found that this planet bore the striking resemblance of Earth. The terrain was identical, the water and land ratio the same and even the landmasses were the exact duplicates. Yet he did not see cities of any kind. Only nature settled this second Earth.
The young man landed his craft on a grassland in central America's likeness. He exited to find the air was indeed breatheable. The climate was agreeable to this region's likeness on Earth, as was the flora and fauna. He walked for nearly an hour before finding a Man standing near a bison at a watering hole. The Man greeted the traveler and proceeded with smalltalk, very much in english. He seemed nice, and talked of groovy things.
The young man explained how he had traveled from a planet exactly like this one, how he passed hundreds of star systems in search of some form of enlightenment. He mentioned his confusion in this world's striking similarities to Earth and wished to know how it could be.
"It is but your own sight," the Man told him. "You see, on this world, the inhabitants have known many visitors, all of them pleasant and benevolent. But, you see, as it can be expected, these visitors were often discomforted by our appearances and speech. So we sought a way to make this world appear familiar to whatever visitor may be coming. It also allows us to know much of the visitor's customs and history."
Overwhelmed by the Man's explaination, the young traveler asked if he could know the true form and speech of this world and its inhabitants. He went on explaining the cosmic truths that he so wanted to find and how this great ability sounded very promising to his search.
The Man smiled.
He held out his palm and in it was a pill. He said, "I know of your hallucinogens on Earth, so I decided to present this to you. Be aware that this will not alter your consciousness, though. In this capsule you will not find a psychedelic experience, but rather pure Knowledge. That of our world, to be precise. Once you know of something, then you will be able to see it. After all Knowledge is absorbed, you will be able to see me and my world as it truly is."
The traveler accepted this present hastily and ingested. Moments passed with nothing transpiring. But then the effects came. As the Man said, it was not a hallucinogenic trip, and was in fact a rush of straightforward Knowledge.
And oh, how groovy that Knowledge was...
(Intermission)
After the effects passed and true sight was granted, the young man found himself in a field of cozy teal grass that grew from a bland blue soil. The animal was no longer a bison, but a hulking seal-like creature with gleaming black skin and gills in place of a mouth. The sky was covered with deep grey, spired clouds that kept a comfortable amount of heat trapped on the planet's surface. The only wind he felt came vertically, and above him would be
