Alien Territory - Envelope Generator

Listen to my new EP: https://envelopegenerator.bandcamp.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EnvGen You know when you wake up and you've been teleported onto Mars without any explanation? This song is for you. I haven't been able to make music for a little while, I graduated from university (finally!) and had a little trouble finding a house to live in, but I've finally got one with a couple mates, so I can make music again! The trouble is that my computer keeps crashing and won't respond to MIDI any more. Two steps forwards, one step back, and all that. Starring: Roland Juno 6 as arpeggio, plinky plinks, strings Moog Little Phatty as bass, chorus brass Roland TR-707 as drums Epiphone Casino guitar and Fender Blues Junior amp as themselves My Hands as handclaps and fingersnaps ...and introducing Yamaha DX7 as koto and marimba (aw yeah) Lyrics: Simon's drawings and his words slowly fill up a page His eyes are heavy and lately he's been feeling his age It's been a month now since he woke up on the surface of Mars With just a notebook for company and an excellent view of the stars I'm not entirely sure I'll ever get used to this But I'm here now so I'm trying to make the most of it There's so much to see though I have to get by on foot But I've got plenty of time and space in my scrapbook Simon wonders about the things on Earth that he never did He thinks of a scenario and watches it on a screen in his head He goes for lunch in Beijing and drinks tea in Hong Kong He tries his best to imagine but he's probably wrong There's a lot of things I never got round to And a lot of things I never learnt how to do And lots of people I'm really going to miss And a lot of girls I wish I could have kissed I never found out what I'd grow up to be I never had the chance to start a family I never before been so far from my home And I can't get great reception on my phone Nothing but rocks as far as I can see I guess you could call it a change of scenery I'm an alien in alien territory My life on Earth is ancient history Even now I'm not quite used to this It's been a long long time but I made the most of it I'm older now and I can't get by on foot Tonight I'll fill in the final page of my scrapbook All alone he got old And it's cold out in the solar system Oh, and it shows Simon knows he don't look human no more He survived, he got by He tried the best he could try With a sigh, closed his eyes Lies down on the rocks and he dies