The first official release from the critically acclaimed post-rock band. Initially released in 1997, the LP version of the album only contained two songs, one on each side, that was divided into six and four "movements" respectively. Possibly the most interesting fact about the record version of the album is that in the final movement of "
Bleak, Uncertain, Beautiful...", the last groove on the record is an infinite groove which will continue to play until you manually stop the record. This rip obviously stops pretty soon after the groove starts, but doesn't lose any content. Unlike most vinyl rips, this version is not 24/96 (24 bits sampled at 96 kHz), but standard ripping rates. If I ever feel like actually getting around to it, I might also decide to upload that version.
The car is on fire, and there's no driver at the wheel
And the sewers are all muddied with a thousand lonely suicides
And a dark wind blows
The government is corrupt
And we're on so many drugs
With the radio on and the curtains drawn
We're trapped in the belly of this horrible machine
And the machine is bleeding to death
The sun has fallen down
And the billboards are all leering
And the flags are all dead at the top of their poles
It went like this:
The buildings tumbled in on themselves
Mothers clutching babies
Picked through the rubble
And pulled out their hair
The skyline was beautiful on fire
All twisted metal stretching upwards
Everything washed in a thin orange haze
I said, "Kiss me, you're beautiful -
These are truly the last days"
You grabbed my hand
And we fell into it
Like a daydream
Or a fever
We woke up one morning and fell a little further down
For sure it's the valley of death
I open up my wallet
And it's full of blood
