Track 05
“Firewall”
Trumpets: Jerry Hey and Gary Grant
Saxes: Dan Higgins and Larry Williams
Trombones: Bill Reichenbach and Charlie
Loper
Percussion: Jeremy Colson and Gregg Bissonette
Background vocals: Stacy Ellis
How The Song Came About:
Actually, I don’t know how this one came about. I just
sat and built it.
Lyrics:
Boom Shika-Boom Shika ba-ka-tu-ka
Boom Shika doo-ba-boom-ba-tacka-chooka
Boom Shika Boom Boom Chika Ba-koom-ta
Shika-ba-ku-ta Brrrr Chika ba-kum-ta
Boom Chica brrr brr brrr chi-koom-pa
Brrr-cha-kum-ta brr-Chica ba-poom-pa
Boom ta-ta boom boom Shi-ka-ti-ka
Rra-ka-kack Rra-ka-tu-ka pa-ka-tu-ka
It's been a while since I knew you before
Hindsight says I was so much to blame
But even then, you possessed so much more
I buried my guilt under my fantasies
I never knew what it would do to you, oh my God
I dealt a hand and played with fate
But I still feel, and I surrender to, your intoxicant
But I want you to really know me
But when I try to get into your space
I run into your Firewall
Medusa’s home
Built out of hurt and pain
Welcome to the
Firewall
If I get too close
I will go down in flames
Eh, just look at me now
I'm on fire.
And if I could, I would get down in your soul
And clean up the mess that
I made
Maybe will and grace
Will replace your faith
And we can embrace
You'll never get to know me
Unless you
Let me touch your face
A victim of your Firewall
The devil’s own
Destroy your enemies
I dance into your Firewall
When you’re done, there'll be nothing left
of me
Suck me into your flames, and let me burn deep down inside until
I...
What Was I Thinking:
The album liner notes:
“In a moment of lucidity, Captain Drake Mason was confronted with
his way of thinking, ‘All About Eve.’”
Additional story info: This track was supposed to be
sung by a woman and the character was Eve but at the last minute I decided
to change the words and sing it myself.
Recording It:
The intro vocals represent 17 overdubs. The percussive track is stacked
vocals too. When I was going to Berklee in Boston I enjoyed writing big
band horn charts. This song gave me an opportunity to brush off those
chops. I wrote the chart for 12 horns and hired 6 guys and overdubbed
them.
Instruments Used:
Guitar/Amp: Main solo and funky rhythm guitar: Fender
Strat through a Fender amp; Evo through a Legacy for the heavier stuff.
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