via asequeltoallthethingsivedone:
October, 1971: four cesium atomic beam clocks were flown on commercial jet flights around the world, one eastward and the other westward, to test Einstein’s theory of relativity. The result: one clock lost time. The other clock gained the time that was lost.
I walk with the countenance of one who has lost a tense second, and who must catch up to you to reclaim it.
You have my second.
One second - enough for the whole engine to grind out of kilter. The lungs inhale what the body possesses in abundant supply and releases it when the body needs it most. The heart skips a beat while the mouth swallows before it chews.
I lost it in those weeks when time stood still for you and me. I was fearful of the future and you were too shy around it. We were so entirely in the present.
Now, you travel so fast.
Westward into the future.
Gaining all the seconds I am losing.
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pgwp:
FUGAZI - WAITING ROOM
live recording from sept 3rd, 1987: the first ever fugazi show
the public debut of this song is undoubtely one of the most important moments in music history. this version has joe on backing vocals (guy picciotto was in the audience but not yet the band) and is played at a significantly slower tempo
FVGAZI BLARG 2K12
Really interesting! All they had at this point was the excellent bass line, the slow tempo, and the dynamic shifts - and that alone must have felt revolutionary to the punks in the audience. And yet the song got so much better once they added Picciotto’s backing vocals and all the small breakdowns and other playful musical details.
