Originally, the music was a song called "New Mold" (the demo of which is on the Sky Pipes album), which wasinitially a similar idea as the song "Colorbind" (on LUCK), but it was decided to abandon those lyrics, and recycle the rhythm track, giving it new life through rewritten music and lyrics, with a different subject.
When we approached re-writing the song, we conceived of an animated video that would accompany the music, so the lyrics were tied to the images we had in mind.
In it, the character (Buzz - no relation to the Toy Story character, or Buzz Aldrin) would be walking along, and repeatedly walk haplessly into his own demise. Being a cartoon character, he would manage to somehow reappear and wander into the next deadly situation, clueless as to what would be awaiting him.
The video/cartoon never materialized beyond nitial drawings of Buzz, and written descriptions of his foibles, but the song describes his fate clearly enough to imagine, without the video.
lyrics
Buzz Got Killed
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He tries to drive in his lane
But never reads between the lines
He likes his days the same
But fails to question why
Buzz got killed
Buzz got killed
Buzz got killed
Walking, he starts to feel a beat
Humming in time with his feet
Although the melody's taste was sweet
He didn't look as he crossed the street
With eyes so big, still he didn't see
The runaway steam roller
The bus and piano, made three
Everyone thought that it was all over
Eyes bulging, he pushes them back in
Then he stands up and again begins
With his incessant humming nothing seeps in
If only he could see past his own skin
Buzz got killed
Buzz got killed
credits
from Aurora,
released August 23, 2006
Tina: Vocals, Bass, Drums
Patrick: Guitar, Baritone Guitar, 6 String Bass, Drums
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