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1.
Welcome my son Welcome to the machine Where have you been? It’s alright we know where you’ve been You’ve been in the pipeline Filling in time Provided with toys and scouting for boys You bought a guitar to punish your ma And you didn’t like school And you know you’re nobody’s fool So welcome to the machine So welcome to the machine So welcome to the machine Welcome my son Welcome to the machine What did you dream? It’s alright we told you what to dream You dreamed of a big star He played a mean guitar He always ate in the Steak Bar He loved to drive in his Jaguar So welcome to the machine So welcome to the machine So welcome to the machine
2.
Come as you are, as you were As I want you to be As a friend, as a friend As an old enemy Take your time, hurry up Choice is yours, don’t be late Take a rest as a friend As an old Memoria, memoria Memoria, memoria Come doused in mud, soaked in bleach As I want you to be As a trend, as a friend As an old Memoria, memoria Memoria, memoria When I swear that I don’t have a gun No I don’t have a gun No I don’t have a gun Memoria, memoria Memoria, memoria (And I don’t have a gun) When I swear that I don’t have a gun No I don’t have a gun No I don’t have a gun No I don’t have a gun No I don’t have a gun Memoria, memoria
3.
All our times have come Here but now they’re gone Seasons don’t fear the reaper Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain… We can be like they are Come on baby… don’t fear the reaper Baby take my hand… don’t fear the reaper We’ll be able to fly… don’t fear the reaper Baby I’m your man… Valentine is done Here but now they’re gone Romeo and Juliet Are together in eternity… Romeo and Juliet 40, 000 men and women everyday… Like Romeo and Juliet 40, 000 men and women everyday… Redefine happiness Another 40, 000 coming everyday… We can be like they are Come on baby… don’t fear the reaper Baby take my hand… don’t fear the reaper We’ll be able to fly… don’t fear the reaper Baby I’m your man… Love of two is one Here but now they’re gone Came the last night of sadness And it was clear she couldn’t go on Then the door was open and the wind appeared The candles blew then disappeared The curtains flew then he appeared… Saying don’t be afraid Come on baby… and she had no fear And she ran to him… then they started to fly They looked backward and said goodbye… She had become like they are She had taken his hand… She had become like they are Come on baby… Don’t fear the reaper
4.
5.
Freebird 04:15
If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me? For I must be traveling on now ‘Cause there’s too many places I’ve got to see. But if I stayed here with you, girl, Things just couldn’t be the same. ‘Cause I’m as free as a bird now, And this bird you can not change, oh, oh, oh, oh. And this bird you can not change. And this bird you can not change. Lord knows I can’t change. Bye, bye, baby, it’s been a sweet love, yeah, Though this feeling I can’t change. But please don’t take it so badly, ‘Cause Lord knows I’m to blame. But if I stayed here with you, girl, Things just couldn’t be the same. ‘Cause I’m as free as a bird now, And this bird you’ll never change, oh, oh, oh, oh. And this bird you cannot change. And this bird you cannot change. Lord knows, I can’t change. Lord, help me, I can’t change. Lord, I can’t change. Won’t you fly high, free bird, yeah?
6.
Confusion in her eyes that says it all. She’s lost control. And she’s clinging to the nearest passer by, She’s lost control. And she gave away the secrets of her past, And said I’ve lost control again, And of a voice that told her when and where to act, She said I’ve lost control again. And she turned around and took me by the hand And said I’ve lost control again. And how I’ll never know just why or understand She said I’ve lost control again. And she screamed out kicking on her side And said I’ve lost control again. And seized up on the floor, I thought she’d die. She said I’ve lost control. She’s lost control again. She’s lost control. She’s lost control again. She’s lost control. Well I had to phone her friend to state my case, And say she’s lost control again. And she showed up all the errors and mistakes, And said I’ve lost control again. But she expressed herself in many different ways, Until she lost control again. And walked upon the edge of no escape, And laughed I’ve lost control. She’s lost control again. She’s lost control. She’s lost control again. She’s lost control. I could live a little better with the myths and the lies, When the darkness broke in, I just broke down and cried. I could live a little in a wider line, When the change is gone, when the urge is gone, To lose control. When here we come.
7.
Creep 03:50
When you were here before Couldn’t look you in the eye You’re just like an angel Your skin makes me cry You float like a feather In a beautiful world I wish I was special You’re so fucking special But I’m a creep I’m a weirdo What the hell am I doing here? I don’t belong here I don’t care if it hurts I wanna have control I want a perfect body I want a perfect soul I want you to notice When I’m not around You’re so fucking special I wish I was special But I’m a creep I’m a weirdo What the hell am I doing here? I don’t belong here She’s running out the door She’s running out She run run run run… Run…Run…Run… Whatever makes you happy Whatever you want You’re so fucking special I wish I was special But I’m a creep I’m a weirdo What the hell am I doing here? I don’t belong here I don’t belong here
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9.
Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ Into the future Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ Into the future I want to fly like an eagle To the sea Fly like an eagle Let my spirit carry me I want to fly like an eagle Till I’m free Oh, Lord, through the revolution Feed the babies Who don’t have enough to eat Shoe the children With no shoes on their feet House the people Livin’ in the street Oh, oh, there’s a solution I want to fly like an eagle To the sea Fly like an eagle Let my spirit carry me I want to fly like an eagle Till I’m free Fly through the revolution Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ Into the future Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ Into the future Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ Into the future Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ Into the future I want to fly like an eagle To the sea Fly like an eagle Let my spirit carry me I want to fly like an eagle Till I’m free Fly through the revolution Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ Into the future Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ Into the future
10.
Hallelujah 05:04
Now I’ve heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don’t really care for music, do you? It goes like this The fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah… Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne, and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah… You say I took the name in vain I don’t even know the name But if I did, well really, what’s it to you? There’s a blaze of light In every word It doesn’t matter which you heard The holy or the broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah… I did my best, it wasn’t much I couldn’t feel, so I tried to touch I’ve told the truth, I didn’t come to fool you And even though it all went wrong I’ll stand before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah… Hallelujah...

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The Near Heaven Orchestra re-makes classic songs with Automatic Pete, the text-to-speech reader voice, who brings a straight-forward, nearly deadpan reading of the lyrics, allowing the listener to focus on the words in a way they may have never heard them before…

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released June 18, 2015

Vocals – Automatic Pete
Arrangements and Keyboards – The Near Heaven Orchestra

Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Jon Christopher
Production Consultant – tania

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Automatic Pete and The Near Heaven Orchestra Pioneertown, California

Born of manipulated MIDI files, VSTi synthesizers and a computerized "document reader voice" (A.K.A. - Automatic Pete), this post-contemporary musical experience has just begun...

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