Your Experiment (original version)

James McElroy – Ambient Artist

Progressive Rock Song | Your Experiment (original version) by James McElroy | Stream Free

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This is the original version of All Human Parts Orchestra's 'Your Experiment' in a different key with a different feel. Note the presence of what later became 'They're Here' at the beginning. Bob played the instruments over top of my original demo.

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James McElroy

Future site for side projects of singer, songwriter, co-leader of All Human Parts Orchestra (currently includes AHPO alternate takes)

This page will be the location for my future solo work. At present, I am working on my project with Bob Familiar, All Human Parts Orchestra. You can use the link on this page to go to our official site or copy and paste the following to go to our MP3 band page:

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SoundClick artist James McElroy presents "Your Experiment (original version)", an outstanding release in the Progressive Rock genre. The song establishes its own world and invites the listener to settle in. Every element feels intentional, resulting in a cohesive progressive rock track that resonates. "Your Experiment (original version)" has peaked at #18 in the Progressive Rock category on SoundClick. James McElroy continues to build a Progressive Rock catalog on SoundClick, one of the longest-running platforms for independent artists.

Song Info

Genre

Rock • Progressive Rock

Charts

#17,794 today Peak #121

#1,868 in subgenre today Peak #18

Author

James McElroy

Rights

2008 ECO Music

Uploaded

March 10, 2008

Track Files

MP3

MP3 9.8 MB • -1 kbps • -1365:-21 minutes

Story behind the song

People assume that this is about dysfunctional relationships or abuse of laboratory animals, but I actually wrote it after stubbing my toe on a chair that seemingly wasn't there a moment before.  It started out as a dialog with an imaginary supreme being who, instead of watching over us, takes pleasure in seeing us suffer.  Later it evolved into what it is now: a song about living in New Jersey.

Lyrics

I'm not sure how this began
I'm not sure of anything at all
But something is holding me, from inside
I can't see the light of day
But there's a light shining in my eyes
Now my heart's beating faster
But I stay

Now I don't want to shame you
I don't want to blame you 
I don't want to bring you down
But I don't like living here in this cage

And I don't want to be a part of your experiment
I don't want to live inside of your design
Now I'm sick to death of reacting to your stimuli
Now let me go, now give me back my life

I've never been anywhere
Where someone around me didn't care
But these people they look at me with lifeless eyes
If you think that it's just a test
You've been taken with all the rest
What gives you the right to play with my mind?

Now if someone is greater or something is higher
They're wearing a brilliant disguise
The stars look much different now... no surprise


That I don't want to be a part of your experiment
I don't want to live inside of your design
Now I'm sick to death of reacting to your stimuli
Now let me go, now give me back my life

I don't want to be.... don't want to be...
Don't want to be a part... of your experiment...

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