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Overcast

by Anu

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    Photography by James Carriere.
    Book design by Iran Narges.
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1.
Resigned 05:23
One day you awaken in a different place Where the names may have changed but you’re sure you know the face The company accepted the letter you had signed But they own your precious skills and the knowledge in your mind You’d resigned yourself believing it will always be the same You had your fill of wet work and the playing of the game The secret rules in hidden layers of authority No accountability or responsibility There’s no way out of this You know they’re coming for you The weather is pleasant like they want you to be All the buildings are empty like the sky and the sea Nothing is provided and nothing is free There are wheels slowly turning driving things you cannot see There must be some way out of this You know they’re going to get you You feel the lies behind the truth and you see right through the lies You hear Big Ben chiming underneath Miami’s skies From Langley to Moscow you begin to realize No one’s a civilian, everyone’s a spy In the rubble of the buildings and the wreckage of the planes A search for clues and evidence, a meaning to explain Machines will analyze and computers will decode But there aren’t any answers, that’s just the way it goes There is one way out of this You know they’ll try to get you
2.
The Signal 04:46
You can hear it just below the blowing wind Feel it in the nerves beneath your skin Catch a glimpse as you drift away at night But you can’t decode the meaning inside Distant shrieking sets your teeth on edge The doctors say it’s all in your head Flickering in the pixels of your screen See it in the sunset as the sky is flashing green The signal is coming through The signal is coming for you Raindrops drum against the window pane Drawing familiar shapes you can’t explain On the wires and the airwaves you can’t get away And you can’t figure out what the signal conveys The signal is coming through The signal is coming for you Do you hear it? Do you feel it?
3.
You would have thought by now I’d be more concerned about More important things Like the cash in the accounts Or which woman in which town Or which car to take out Instead of rust on the strings And the leaks in the house Alarm sounds reveille Fade out the dreams A slave to the machines That should be working for me Do you have one more hit? Can we try it again? The distant future’s closer now than it’s ever been It doesn’t sound fresh “Too something” I guess The pessimist The point of it Is dull and it’s not over yet The kids are telling me that they’re selling me There’s a brand new style that’s much too tough to take Another melancholy song Tomorrow’s finally gone The distant future passing by and today is done
4.
1,000,001 03:18
A million drops of rain One sun behind the clouds A million stars in the milky way One moon is shining down A million notes I’ve scribbled One sings in my ears A million sounds surround me One that I cannot hear One zero zero zero zero zero one A million bytes on the internet One more page to read A million dollars in the bank One more is all I need A million miles to go One on the 101 A million cars all burning gas One atmosphere above One zero zero zero zero zero one A million things to think about One keeps coming to mind A million possible universes Only one of them is mine A million subway faces I’m looking for the one A million things to do and say Time is up, I’m done
5.
Down the steps and into the dark Leave the kingdom above In my traveling suit, dressed for the part I took the mask and the drugs This could be the only escape From the overcast gray At the end, the sun awaits And time slips away Waiting for the train In Morpheus Station They know your destination And they know your name The connection must be late So few hours remain Afraid I’m being betrayed Machines hum and whir Reality blurs Just fragments and flashes of heroes and ashes Waiting for the train In Morpheus station Above is radiation And black rain
6.
Well I woke in a cold sweat from a dreamless sleep The winds were blowing papers through the empty streets And the voices on the radio all saying we were free Welcome to the new regime in 2013 This is what they call democracy in 2013 I was sitting in the apartment tower Watching the news at 10 Justice would be shown on TV They didn’t tell us when I was thinking about you and thinking of my friends The slogans ringing in my head I was wondering what they meant Fires burning by the empty cars in the underpass I heard boots stepping through the plaza over broken glass I saw the helicopters circling in the sky above, overcast Hunting for the stragglers Rounding up the last Well, I’ll be laying low here for a while Keep my head down I’ll try to get a message to you Or get out of town They say good times are coming Well I have my doubts And I can’t help thinking This is all my fault
7.
The Blue Sea 04:20
Stayed under too long I guess I lost track of time Why didn’t you think to check If I was alright? There’s not too much sun left Through the overcast I’ve got some strength left but I don’t believe you’re coming back Floating here In the deep blue sea I’m at peace Everything’s so clear All the things I thought would protect Every one let me drown So much weight around my neck Slowly pulling me down Sinking here In the deep blue sea Down below me Lurk mysterious fears Drowning here In the deep blue sea Cold and deep And it tastes of tears Full fathom five you’ll find me Grown all rich and strange And deeper than did ever plummet sound These rusting notes sustain
8.
I remember sunshine I remember you I remember laughing Do you remember I do I remember driving I remember the night I remember drinking Do you remember I might Concrete and the palm trees Hazy in the heat Traffic on the freeways No one on the streets Lying on the sofa In the setting sun Waking in the darkness Waking on my own All of it is done now They’ve all gone away I remember leaving I remember L.A.

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Anu delivers a modern electronic guitar rock record.

"A glitch Floyd dystopia" with slowcore, goth, ambient, and more traditional rock influences.

Influenced by The Church, Pink Floyd, Chameleons UK, The Sisters of Mercy, David Sylvian, Fennesz, Neil Young, Underworld, and more. Programmed beats, distressed guitars, and vocals.

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released March 1, 2009

Written, performed, and recorded by Anu
In Blue Moscow
February 2009

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Anu San Francisco, California

Anu has been creating music for more than three decades.

He studied electronic music at Dartmouth College, with Jon Appleton and Christian Wolff.

He is a pioneer in the Internet music industry, and one of the creators of the Rhapsody Music Service.

He created and taught "A History of 20th Century Music" at Duke University's Talent Identification Program.

Anu currently lives in San Francisco.
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