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Trick up my Sleeve
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Assembly line robot rock!
scary manilow sci fi rock
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A molten maelstrom of mechanized malevolence for a murderous millennium.
"(Sci-Fi Thriller) ... sounds deceptively playful and majestic, yet somehow unsettling and disturbing.... Like Voivod, Faith No More and Tool jamming with Danny Elfman ... " --- David Glessner, Metal Edge magazine/San Antonio Express-News " . . . to describe the sound and presence of Scary Manilow . . . (take) the creativity and innovative spirit of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, then combine that with the intensity of a cosmic super nova, captured and translated into music form . . . Half science fiction, half horror, all original hyper-space rock . . . (Sci-Fi Thriller is) a mind altering listening experience that stirs the imagination with more visuals and special effects than any movie could ever possibly do." --- Zach Marcotte, The Edge Magazine "If Scary Manilow's three-song 'To the Grave' EP is any indication, the quartet has plenty to offer imaginative rockers . . . while some people stand around and decry the city's lack of a 'scene,' artists such as Vince Pinedo and his Scary Manilow cohorts dig in, go to work and create." --- Jim Beal Jr., San Antonio Express-News "Just when you're thinking the night couldn't get better, Scary Manilow rolled up like a packing fist on to the stage. Cindy Osbourne on keyboards (and vocals) gives this industrial sound to the band that is kicking out some hard rhythmic ear candy. " --- Melissa Hernandez, SA Music Scene "Scary Manilow is a science fiction rock 'n' roll group . . . that . . . combines keyboards with a male and female singer. This combination is rarely seen these days, but it does them well." --- Alexander Crowe, The Edge Magazine "Think of a horror movie without the movie and you'll be close." --- Jim Beal Jr., San Antonio Express-News "I have been captured by Scary Manilow and their unique, atmospheric, sci-fi horror rock . . . With a calming yet captivating stage presence and a sort of psychotic yet melodic sound, Scary Manilow is something one must experience." --- Zach Marcotte, The Edge Magazine
Song Info
Charts
Peak #858
Peak in subgenre #99
Author
Vince Pinedo
Rights
2003
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December 14, 2003
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MP3 3.5 MB 128 kbps 0:00
Story behind the song
This song is about being temporarily stuck in a repetitive, submissive, passionless existence, but all the while secretly building your own plans for a better life. (It’s about feeling stuck in a meaningless job going nowhere.) The song has a bit of a robot assembly line type feel to it.
Lyrics
You think I’m just a machine – You think I cannot bleed – You think you command me – Control me - Program me – That’s a delusion I feed – I live life on my knees – Never thank you or please – I’m under your power - And beneath you I cower - But I’ve got a trick up my sleeve – I dream I sail above killing fields – My wings spread out across graves of steel – Pistons pump - Circuits gleam - Haunted by my favorite dream again – Grinding gears drown the scream – Morph from man into machine again – Machine – You think I’m just a machine – You think I cannot dream – You think that I’m selfless - And without you I’m helpless - But there’s faces you’ve never seen – I am built to achieve – Much more than you conceive – ‘Cause I’m the exception - Far beyond your perception - And I’ve got a trick up my sleeve
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