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Hundreds of Zeroes

by Vom Vorton

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1.
Foxglove 02:15
Should have been dozing restfully Canine curiosity got the best of me You knew my lust for botany There was no need to threaten me you know it’s true I am paralysed by you but don’t give up on me she said she’d take me to the place that all the dogs love and then she stopped my heart… like a foxglove I tried to act respectfully but couldn’t follow the recipe the end result was quite messy I hope you don’t think less of me I couldn’t hold back, though not wanting to upset her I said “analog is good but digitalis better”
2.
there’s an emptiness inside me what the hell can I do? I can’t help losing my heart over you there’s a hole in my chest it isn’t anything new I can’t help losing my heart over you it’s like doing a jigsaw and everything fits but then you look in the box and it’s still full of bits or you finish a crossword, look down at the page and you’ve filled a sudoku with exes and ays it’s like joining the dots to find you’ve drawn a picture of yourself like knocking down a wall while putting up a shelf it’s like taking a photograph arranging the frame but the image you picture and the one that comes out aren’t the same no-one has faces just smudges and blurs and everyone’s asking to see it and the bleak realisation occurs
3.
if you met an elephant neither of you would remember it and when you wear sunglasses indoors you won’t feel the benefit in close quarters I can’t help but criticise I hope you can’t see the truth if you happen to meet my eyes staying hydrated so underrated but the bar is overpopulated try to keep my head in the clouds but I don’t like crowds if I start to speak I guarantee your interjection try to stay far away to minimise the risk of infection if I close my eyes maybe I can hide the hate but can you feel the waves of discomfort that I radiate? a world this overloaded is so outmoded my mood eroded my heart exploded try to keep my head in the clouds but I don’t like crowds I’m aggravated disintegrated I guess I’m fated to be overcaffeinated try to keep my head in the clouds but I don’t like crowds
4.
Some Days 01:12
some days you find your answer in these pages and go about your day with a smile and a shrug knowing you know enough but meanwhile you’ve got your own number on speed-dial you’d forget your head if it wasn’t held on by flesh and bone and stuff
5.
The Numbers 02:45
this lonely road is made of code each tyre burn is a carriage return I see the algorithms behind every decision but can a machine ever really learn? the leaves and rain are overrated painstakingly simulated each blade of grass is a sad array of something more beautiful don’t look for me in the fields and in the trees there’s no rock that I am under I only feel free among sevens, nines and threes you’ll find me in the numbers this scorched terrain the product of a brain that couldn’t help but wonder what the point was I see the choices of a million different voices they could only disappoint us infinite lights turn on each night a signal blasts into the void was it chance, that from a glance it reads “to be destroyed”?
6.
Red Planet 02:50
it’s getting hot in here so let’s take off in droves some to the moon or down in bunkers, I suppose those places aren’t for me I’m feeling quite ambitious let’s jump the barriers before the drones get too suspicious got to get to the station escape this broken nation we’re fleeing in formation I’m having palpitations this plan is our salvation a permanent vacation losing track of the situation guess it’s time for evacuation this world is upside down so what should we do? I wanna go to the red planet with you I’ve got a shuttle with room enough for two I wanna go to the red planet with you to stay below the radar we’ll travel light just food and weapons in case we get into a fight don’t need maps or charts hide from every stranger but we’ll need to ask directions once we get out of danger got to get out of here the toxic atmosphere you’ll be the engineer my role will be unclear I’ll help to change the gears or look for souvenirs we’ll explore new frontiers we’ve got a thousand years this world is inside out and we’ve been pursued I’m gonna make it to the red planet with you we’ll need to gather speed so we can break through I’m gonna make it to the red planet with you
7.
I’m gonna make things right with you no matter what I’ve got do I know you’re sick of my lazy ways but I’ve been going through a phase and now I want to set things straight show you I appreciate… you I know you’re pretty pissed but if you just give me a list… you said it’s over and that won’t be changing soon “you’ve got as much chance of blowing up the moon!” your request was a surprise I found myself scanning the skies and then with all my might I threw a brick into the night sadly it fell short but the action sparked the thought with a little common sense I can make the moon… past tense I have the blueprints construction’s starting soon I’ll build a laser that can blow up the moon
8.
when I try to step right you step left, to copy you’re not my friend, you’re the guy who sells me coffee our dances in the street have great choreography but you’re not my friend, you’re the guy who sells me coffee when I see you in the street you never fail to stop me but you’re not my friend you’re the guy who sells me coffee when I’m feeling incomplete you offer wise philosophy maybe you are my friend as well as the guy who sells me coffee
9.
Autopilot 03:20
I found myself driving I saw my hands upon the wheel the road sped by outside and I knew that it was real in the rear view mirror I caught shock upon my face because I didn’t remember how I got to this place I was on autopilot I was on autopilot and I was scared In the middle of a shower I suddenly awoke to find parts of my brain had seemingly broken there was soap on my hands and steam in the air but I couldn’t remember if I’d washed my hair I was on autopilot I was on autopilot and I was scared
10.
noone likes being told that they’re wrong when they declare their love for a film or song (back down! back down you sacred coward!) but when consensus is declared I can’t help feel a little scared (back down! back down you sacred coward!) all I ever wanted was to share my hate for something the world was told was great but no… I remain a sacred coward noone likes a voice that strays from the choir to call a classic “uninspired” (back down! back down you sacred coward!) but am I wrong to feel wary when you call me a contrarian? (back down! back down you sacred coward!) all I ever wanted was to raise my voice and exercise my right to choice but no… I remain a sacred coward all I ever wanted was to lift my hand and shout YOUR FAVOURITE THING IS ACTUALLY BLAND but I guess I’ll remain a sacred coward
11.
first contact! I am a Venusian prince I’m in financial trouble please place all of your planet’s gold into this giant bubble with fingers crossed, I promise a return on your investment we’ve lasers trained upon your world so you’d better get the rest sent we took the message at face value why were we so naive? we sold a world we had no power to leave second contact! thank you for the gold it was a great assistance but now we’ll take the planet too please put up no resistance our weaponry is superior our intellect supreme your bombs are no match for our laser beams we’ve always been so smart how could we be deceived? we sold a world we had no power to leave
12.
you find yourself wondering where everyone has has gone a hundred zeroes in search of a one you find yourself wondering where everything went wrong three chords in search of a song

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written and recorded in November 2017 for the NaSoAlMo challenge: nasoalmo.org

I set myself the personal challenge of only using electronic instruments.

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released November 30, 2017

vom vorton: voice, vst synths (with a focus on u-he's Podolski, which is on nearly every song), vst drum machines, korg minilogue, yamaha vss-200, casio vl-tone.
plogue chipspeech provides guest vocals on two tracks - you'll know 'em when you hear 'em.
I made the album cover myself in C64 BASIC.

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Vom Vorton Matlock, UK

ex-lardpony, OMAMA, etc.

diy pop songwriter, amateur cat artist, general movie obsessive etc etc.

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