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diff --git a/faircamp/sotd/2016-01-29-pluto/release.eno b/faircamp/sotd/2016-01-29-pluto/release.eno deleted file mode 100644 index eb1662c..0000000 --- a/faircamp/sotd/2016-01-29-pluto/release.eno +++ /dev/null @@ -1,105 +0,0 @@ -title: (Pluto Is | Is Pluto) A Planet! -permalink: sotd-2016-01-29 -date: 2016-01-29 - -release_artist: Song of the Day - - ---synopsis -I was number nine, a proud little sphere, -Drifting in darkness, year after year. -They taught me in schools, I had my own place, -Till science came ‘round and wiped off my face. ---synopsis - -more_label: Lyrics - ---more -[Verse 1] -[Pluto's voice] -I was number nine, a proud little sphere, -Drifting in darkness, year after year. -They taught me in schools, I had my own place, -Till science came ‘round and wiped off my face. - -[Verse 2] -[Astronomer's voice] -You’re cute, no doubt, with your frosty glow, -But rules are rules, and now you know: -Too much debris in your orbital lane, -A planet clears house; that’s the game. - -[synth break] -[Chorus; Pluto's voice] -I’m not just dust, I’m a cosmic sprite, -Spinning in the Kuiper with pride and spite. -Say what you will; I’m small but brash. -You can’t erase me, I’m planetary panache. - -[pause] -[Verse 3;] -[Astronomer's voice] -I peer through the scopes with precision and care, -Your orbit's askew? That’s just not fair. -Your path’s too wild, your size too slight— -A planet clears house but you gave up the fight. - -[Verse 4] -[Pluto's voice] -Hey now, Earthlings, I’ve got moons galore— -Charon and crew, who could ask for more? -I’ve got ice volcanoes, I’ve got a heart, -What other “dwarf” pulls that kind of art? - -[Bridge] -[Pluto's voice] -They changed the rules when I wasn’t looking, -Demoted me while the cosmos kept cooking. -But kids still draw me with a smiley face! -A lonely rock with a lot of grace. - -[drop] - -[Chorus; together] -I’m not just dust, I’m a cosmic sprite, -Spinning in the Kuiper in endless night. -Say what you will; I’m small but brash. -Now you know me, I’ve got panache. - -[Spoken Interlude: soft synth pad and cosmic wind] -[Pluto's voice ] -(You found me in 1930.) -(Named me the ninth.) -(I circled quietly, distant, dutiful.) -(But before I could even complete a single orbit…) -(they took it all away.) -[drop] -(Seventy-six Earth years; Just a third of a Pluto year.) -(Not even one birthday.) -(The Cake Is A Lie) - -[Verse 5; Mournful, slow, minor key] -[Pluto's voice] -Out past the giants where starlight fades, -I drift through the dark in elliptical shades. -The sun is a speck, my days are slow... -No one comes calling in this frozen show. - -My heart may be ice, but it beats just the same, -Etched on my surface like love and shame. -Demoted, alone, with no golden ring... -Just echoes of children who used to sing. - -[Final Chorus; softer, half-time feel] -[Pluto's voice] -I’m not just dust, I’m a cosmic sprite, -King of the Kuiper at the edge of night. -Say what you will; I’m small but brash! -Please don't forget me, (We can't forget you) -I’m planetary panache. - -[Outro: tubular bells + slow fade] -… ∞ … //\\ … . . . -... -[end] ---more |
