1. DYING IN THE AIRWAVES Written and produced by Stephanie Fierce
Genre: Alternative Rock, Fierce-Atmosphere, Ambient 
Song Background and Lyrics
Stephanie Fierce was looking at the
"World Press Photos" and came across the one taken by Malcolm Browne, which featured the self-Immolation
(setting oneself on fire as a form of protest, suicide or punishment) of Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức. Steph proceeded on to watching the footage of the act. After watching the self-immolation video, she was inspired to write
"Dying in the Airwaves", which in prospect talks about the same idea applied in the music industry.
"I was afraid to speak of this, because it can be a very controversial topic. But self-immolation is probably one of the most disturbing things I've learned about humanity. There's something scary about that. At first, it just seemed so wrong and as human beings, it's kind of hard to look into the reason of that. To go into that perspective of the human mind, so I'm not speaking against the religion of Buddhism and I'm not saying "suicide" is the way to prove a point. But you have admire someone like Thích Quảng Đức. When you're seeing someone's life being ripped out by flames. It's almost like getting a preview of what hell is going to be like. It changed my life forever." The idea of self-immolation heavily inspired Stephanie Fierce to write "Dying in the Airwaves', which mimics the idea of it.
“I wanted to put myself in the position of Thích Quảng Đức the best way I could and write the lyrics. Of course, I didn’t light myself on fire, but I put my mind in the worst place possible to see what would come out lyrically. I couldn’t possibly put myself in such discomfort. What a noble man he was to not make one bit of noise or move a muscle”. Pre-production During her pregnancy and time away from recording, Stephanie went to production school to sharpen her skills, that way she could finally produce an album on her own. Before production began, Stephanie Fierce wanted to create a musical atmosphere for “Free”. So pre-production for the album took place, to make a foundation. To make the foundation Stephanie Fierce used machines costumed made and designed by a private music instrument manufacturing company. The machines were made to mimic orchestral instruments and operatic vocals, specifically made for the album. Stephanie Fierce spent months organizing the foundation by experimenting with the machines which were designed to her taste and level of knowledge. Once, getting comfortable with the machines, Steph began programming the ambient sounds that she had taped with her tape recorder and the “Fierce Atmosphere” was developed.
OOC: This “Pre-production but is going to be edited out towards the last post, once all the tracks are posted. This pre-production bit applies to all of the tracks, not just “Dying in the Airwaves”.
Production and Composition
Making her guitar playing debut, Stephanie Fierce's
"Dying in the Airwaves" , features an on-going electric guitar. The song’s basic chord progression was arranged and defined in the matter of 2 days, which was rather quickly for Steph. The song first builds up with intense discordant chords. Stephanie Fierce noticed that the "discordant chords" in the song where used a lot in a many indie folk-rock songs, so she made it her own by adding more upbeat preferences. Her vocals are heard as warm, mellow and melancholic in the beginning and in the choruses. But the second verse features hard sung/screamo like vocals. The purpose was to sing with emotion despite it sounding like she's holding back vocally. You can hear her 'fear' and presence for once. Her vocals are not about confidence, or ego-like vocals, but within all-that there, confidence somehow makes its way.
The ambient production was minimally influenced by Formic Acid's "Dream of Fantasy" (an ambient record, Stephanie Fierce looked up on youtube), which features an on-going faded "chorus-like” sound. The record was only an influence to the song, instead of sampling it Steph used the “Fierce Atmosphere” for the song's ambient production. Overall, “DITA” was recorded, edited, mixed by Stephanie Fierce in the scale of two weeks.
"Dying in the Airwaves" (Lyrics)
(Spoken):
They now play me. (Scratchy tape)
(Verse 1 Sung):
They.... eat you, they eat me too
You tamed the noises, they're all clam now
Who these people hunting me now?...They like to listen....
They will slay me, searching for those lost emotions
But how could she not die? How could I not die?
No need to run now, just wake to defeat......
(Chorus Part 1, with SELF back up vocals in parenthesis)
Life Long Gone; (its been long now, its been long)
They forgot to listen; (its been long now, its been long)
Long Life gone; (it’s been long now, its been long)
Only you will listen, In this industry
(Part 2 of Chorus Spoken)
Ghost of your voice, acidic spit from your lips,
They could foster me
(Part 3 Repeat of Chorus, Sung with SELF back up vocals in parenthesis)
Life Long Gone; (its been long now, its been long)
They will hate me; (its been long now, its been long)
They will listen; (it’s been long now, its been long)
They will listen, In the industry
(Verse 2)
So...Fuck the radio, fuck the charts
This shit right here comes from the heart
Rock star pop star, same fucking star
You made me the star
You tore me apart.....
but I'm just a lyrical beast, from the mouth to the sheet
pop music contradictory, searching for radio hits ('hits' said in latino accent)
and I'm also a industry priest, not living life as if deseased
Some hooker whore look a like, I hear this all the damn time!
But they don't know I was doomed
born in a equivocacy womb
raised in miracle tomb
and lost my fucking damn mind
Never will be a thing of the past,
is that a forgivable crime?
(Bridge; Guitar Solo)
(Chorus Sung, with self back up vocals in parenthesis)
Life Long Gone; (its been long now, its been long)
They will hate me; (its been long now, its been long)
They will listen; (it’s been long now, its been long)
They will listen, In the industry
(Outro)
Now I'm done.
Long life.....GONE
in the airwaves......the airwaves
Dying in the airwaves
I'm dying in the airwaves
Dying in the airwaves
Dying.....
They will never play me..
Edited by user 24 June 2011 07:26:00(UTC)
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