@ALBUM: Esperanto By: Elektric Music First run transcription David Datta. (datta@cs.uwp.edu) Additional stuff by Jan-Erik Saarinen. (di2saa@curtis.adbutb.hks.se) and Shane J. Wims (wims_s@csvax1.ucc.ie) Corrections please... @SONG: TV (sound bites) "hier ist das Erste Deutsche Fernsehen mit der Tagesshau" "good evening, good evening" "buenas nochas senorias and senores" "mesdames et messieurs, bonjour" "guten Abend, meine Damen und Herren, und herzlich willkommen!" watch the news on the screen is it real or a dream the whole world at my command tv guide in my hand every place every time politics, sex and crime I press the key and watch TV watch the war on the screen it is safe, it is clean silent movie black and white charlie chaplin is on tonight science fiction, history electric church, comedy I press the key and watch TV (sound bites) "stay with us we'll be right back" "aus Frankfurt nun, die Wettervorhersage fuer Morgen" "the satellite picture shows a lot of clouds around over europe" "das Wetter, das Wetter, das Wetter" . . . - . - . . ["eure" or "ski"] weather forecast, happy ends computer graphics, electric bands I press the key and watch TV I press the key and watch TV I press the key and watch TV (sound bites) "stay with us we'll be right back" "world news" "on today's program" "es is un programma de television espanola" (?) "television" "ab 22:10 hat der Sport das Wort" "washes so clean" "washes so clean" "with over five million households already tuned in" "washes so clean "quite a good day tomorrow! quite a good day tomorrow! quite a good day!" "phone now! 802 802. phone now! 020 802." "und die gewinnsamer Spiel, lautet" (?) "one two three four" "und das Ganze natuerlich wie immer, ohne Gewehr" (?) "we will close today's program" "in Namem alle Mitarbeiter, darfe ich mich recht herzlich von Ihnen verabschieden" "that's all for tonight... good night" "tschuess, wir sehen uns morgen wieder" "I hope you have been blessed by this program" "enjoy, and I will see you tomorrow" "bon soir" "auf Wiedersehen!" (repeated until fade) @SONG: Show Business said it on a talk show put it on a video say it on the radio but never let the truth show acting in a feature become a TV creature put yourself in place with a smiling face show business image politics this is the age of show business get an image fix diving through a looking glass just like the greatest stars you don't have to be yourself change into someone else pace another sound bite make a million overnight give up your private life spotlight shines so bright show business image politics this is the age of show business get an image fix show business image politics this is the age of show business get an image fix seeing is believing seeing is believing seeing is believing seeing is believing @SONG: Kissing The Machine you've come a long way from just TV from a distant voice to ecstasy now you need to know what's on my mind can I break your heart with every time she gives no love and won't let go and when she fails she tells you so the perfect touch is cold and clean she steals your soul when kissing the machine her hand of love enshrouds my face she moves and turns with rigid grace the light reflection on her skin the words repeat and draw me in and what I say is what she'll do repeat the words I told her to the perfect touch is cold and clean she steals your soul when kissing the machine I want you to want me I need you to need me I know that you love me I want you to need me destiny is sometimes cruel then once again I am its fool to give my heart to wires and steel but what you get is what you feel no flesh and blood can give you more the key to love is at this door the perfect touch was cold and clean she steals your soul when kissing the machine kissing the machine kissing the machine kissing the machine @SONG: Lifestyle Life-Style just another headline Life-Style stealing your time (?) are you ready? are you ready? Life-Style just another headline Life-Style stealing your time (?) get a new hairstyle and buy a new dress check the design sweet success well come to the in-place drive the right car hear the hit music wherever you are Life-Style just another headline Life-Style stealing your time (? meet the right people tell the in joke the meaning of lifestyle is to be en-vogue [phonemes solo] Life-Style just another headline Life-Style stealing your time (?) [stuff & phonemes] Life-Style just another headline Life-Style stealing your time (?) (repeat until fade) @SONG: Crosstalk I'm talking to you I'm talking to you ....... I'm talking to you I'm talking to you cut the superstition let it all hang out make a clear decision and we will work it out crosstalk let it all hang out crosstalk and we will work it out train the jam session turn the beatbox loud play the chord progression come on twist and shout crosstalk let it all hang out crosstalk and we will work it out I'm talking to you I'm talking to you ....... I'm talking to you I'm talking to you and we will work it out crosstalk let it all hang out crosstalk and we will work it out crosstalk let it all hang out let's have a crosstalk baby and we will work it out I'm talking to you I'm talking to you ....... I'm talking to you I'm talking to you come-on come-on come-on come-on right now, work it out I'm talking to you I'm talking to you ....... I'm talking to you I'm talking to you (repeated until fade) @SONG: Information Various combinations of: "information" "information wants to be - free" "transformation" "okay" and random phonemes @SONG: Esperanto [all phrases repeated twice] you've got the perfect pitch for the universal language esperanto musiko la lingo futuro you've got the perfect pitch for the universal language esperanto musiko la lingo futuro [another phonemes solo] [the words "musiko", "language" appear twice] eh-ss-p-eh-rr-ah-n-t-o mm-u-ss-ih-k-o ll-ah ll-ih-n-g-o ff-u-t-u-rr-o esperanto musiko la lingo futuro you've got the perfect pitch for the universal language (repeat until fade) @SONG: Overdrive underground overdrive i blew the fuse i blew my mind kiss of life overdrive now now now now now now underground overdrive underground overdrive below that sound (?) overdrive underground hyperactive strobolight off-beat jive overdrive overdrive i blew the fuse i blew my mind kiss of life overdrive now now now now now now underground overdrive underground overdrive below that sound (?) overdrive underground overdrive overdrive overdrive overdrive overdrive overdrive overdrive overdrive overdrive overdrive