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Voice in a Box

by Doron Djerassi

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    An album I recorded as a birthday present for a friend, based on an improvised vocal session he made without any intention to put music to it.
    Leading vocal was recorded in in Tel Aviv, 2001, everything else was recorded in Prague, 2002.

    Immediate download of 13-track album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.
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1.
And a-one, two, three, four, Yeah! Wait a minute! Wait a minute! I wanna say a couple of words. This is a beginning of a new age, everybody is leaving their shit hole except me, so I’m gonna stay here, guard the mansion, save our... what, what’s the word I’m looking for? What’s the word? You know the word, what am I gonna save for all of us? (Your ass) Gonna save my ass, that’s right. Damn!
2.
Subway Town 02:46
It’s raining down The subway town It’s raining down The subway town You’re getting wet You’re getting soaked Gotta find a way Of staying dry Above the water Above the wet I’m here Drowning in my sweat It’s raining down Subway town It’s raining down Subway town Got lost In the subway town Yeah! It’s raining down Subway town It’s raining down Subway town Gotta find A place to hide Gotta find a way Of staying dry Above the water Above the wet I’m here Drowning in my sweat It’s raining down Subway town It’s raining down Subway town Got lost In the subway town Yeah, I got lost Looking for you Yeah, I got lost Yeah, I got lost I’m losing it, yeah Gotta help me out here, man
3.
Smoke 01:23
Yeah, smoke, smoke baby, smoke that. Smoke that. Fag. Smoke that. Right. I wanna smoke, I wanna smoke all day and night I want my lungs, I want my lungs to be filled With smoke! Smoke is the one thing that is true, baby Don’t leave you, don’t hurt you Just gives you cancer, ha ha! Yeah
4.
I’m dying from cancer Can’t you see? Dying from cancer This is the end of me This was A comic-tragic story Of a guy With no glory Who's dying From cancer now Nothing left of me Oh baby Can’t you see? You’re killing me I’m dying, I’m dying It’s not the end of us 'Cause you’re Gonna die Gonna get hit by a bus Up there in heaven You won’t see me I’m dying from cancer Can’t you see? Dying from cancer This is the end of me This was A comic-tragic story Of a guy With no glory Who’s dying From cancer now Nothing left of me And I’m dying From cancer Come on Let's say that again I’m dying from cancer Can’t you see? Dying from cancer It’s not the fault of you Or me It’s genetic It’s prosthetic Dying from cancer Can’t you see? Dying from cancer
5.
Her name, her name was Darlin, yeah. I met her in a sleazy pub. Yeah, she had just one eye and a heart full of hate. She was in a car accident, Darlin, she lost her boy and her husband. I met her in this motel at 2:00 AM. She told me: “Joe, d’you wanna make this night special?” Oh Darlin, oh Darlin! Oh Darlin, you want this to be special to you? What is this, yer birthday or your marriage day? Or the day that your son and husband died too? I have a tragic story behind this face, I have a scar in the in the back of my neck. I’ve been to a war, where everybody wants to kill everybody else, and this is a war of the hearts. This is a war of the soul, this is the end of everything that is beautiful. When you told me you wanna have sex-capade, you went down to the lobby of the motel, asked a dwarf and a nigger to join us That beautiful night we spent together, I was so drunk and stoned I can’t remember much of the closure. But I know it was there because you left me a note, and you said that it was so beautiful that we were in love for just one night. And I told myself: "Damn, this woman needed a lay!” Oh Darlin, oh Darlin, oh Darlin! Isn’t that swell that you are so clean And you took away 12 bucks from my jeans From my jeans, she stole that money, bitch!
6.
The Beat 02:17
Let’s move on, Let’s move on to something with more... Beat Yeah, beat I love the beat Love the beat The beat Makes me live Feel alive When the beat Hits my heart Hits my veins Hits my brain Yeah Give me some of that sweet beat Bi-bi-bi-bi-bi-beat, yeah! Beat Beat Love the beat The beat Makes me live Feel alive When the beat Hits my heart Hits my veins Hits my brain Yeah Give me some of that sweet beat Bi-bi-bi-bi-bi-beat, Yeah! Beat, yeah, beat I love the beat Love the beat Give me some of that groove Sweet lovin’ groove, yeah! Yeah, beat Yeah!
7.
Yeah, baby You’ve gone, gone away Left me here to guard and stay But I admit it’s the best thing for you But why Da hell Did you Break me in two? He came into my life Like a bustard, and took you So what? He ain’t so hot! Look at me! I’m a piece Of trash, dirt and shit all rolled into one. So what? Me and you, we were meant to be Like a midnight nightmare just becoming real In a pub, in a bar, in... nowhere... I see... She looks like you But it’s ain’t real (Trash, dirt and shit all rolled into one) So baby, Come on, come on, come on baby Oh come on baby, come back to me Yeah, can’t think of anything else. Everybody’s telling me I’ve gotta hate you Because you’ve gone away. But I don’t think that. I don’t think that at all. If only I feel it And not you – It's still true. Still true. Still true...
8.
Stand By Me 01:50
When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only Light you see No I won’t be afraid No I won’t be afraid Just as long as you stand Stand by me And darling, darling Stand by me Oh, stand, stand by me Just as long as you stand Stand by me Whenever you’re in trouble Won’t you stand by me Oh, stand, stand by me Just as long as you stand Stand by me Darling, darling Stand by me Won’t you stand by me Won’t you stand by me Oh, darling Won’t you stand Stand by me Oh yeah
9.
I'm Fat! 03:13
Baby, you know I’m fat! Don’t you love me because I’m fat? Would you like a hairy man instead? Because you could, you can and you should Put your head on my tummy. 'Cause I’m fat! Don’t you like fat men, fat men, Don’t you like fat men? Come on baby Gimme some of that sweet guitar! (He’s fat also) Oh yeah, I’m fat, you know I’m so fat I like to eat junk and I don’t swim and jump Because I’m fat Don’t you love me? Don’t you care for me? You know you can put you sweet head On my tummy, because I’m fat! Would you prefer a hairy man Or a guy with a scar in his eye? Or maybe you’d prefer a guy with a limp Or a twitch in his eye? Yeah! Is it my beard? Don’t you like my beard? I’m bored. Yeah, I’m bored With this song and this chord Guitar man is smiling over here Come on, give us something (He’s hairy, yeah!) You ain’t looking so hot yourself, bitch.
10.
As everybody knows it’s very hot here, We’re all sweating and wishing for the winter to come. This is a song… this is a song about the winter. Yeah... Come sweet rain Come sweet rain Wash my sin away Take my pain away Come sweet rain Wash the filth from my body Wash my headache from my head Maybe you’re out there in the rain Maybe you’re out there thinking of me Come sweet rain Come sweet rain Wash my sin away Take my pain away Come sweet rain Wash the filth from my body Wash my headache from my head Maybe you’re out there in the rain Maybe you’re out there thinking of me Come sweet rain Come sweet rain Come sweet rain
11.
This is only a phase in life This is gonna be over Sooner than you know This is only a phase in life You’re gonna get through it Like everything else in life Be strong Be brave Don’t hide away You’ll show them Who you are What you’re capable of Boy This is only a phase in life You’re gonna get through it Like everything else in life Be strong Be brave Don’t hide away You’ll show them Who you are What you’re capable of
12.
So I Gave you my voice In a box as a present I love you, I love you, I Love You (Don’t lose it, that box. My voice is in it)

about

The album VOICE IN A BOX is an attempt to create a realization of Doron Djerassi's musical vision, by trying to capture and perpetuate his unique sensibilities, as were expressed on one October afternoon.
VOICE IN A BOX was created in a very unorthodox way: the songs were constracted upon old recordings in which vocalist Doron Djerassi improvised lyrics and melodies. Further overdubs of various instruments and additional vocals were added by Nadav Lazar only half a year after the original recordings were made.

Total length of the original unedited recordings: 1:03:45
Total length of the final album: 0:35:51

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released May 25, 2002

Lead vocals: Doron Djerassi

Backing vocals, all instruments* and various weird noises throughout the album: Nadav Lazar
* Bass guitar on Stand By Me: Doron Djerassi

All tracks written by Doron Djerassi and composed by Doron Djerassi & Nadav Lazar, except:
Stand By Me – written and composed by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Ben E. King
The Retard Blues – written by Doron Djerassi and Nadav Lazar and composed by alcohol

Original lyrics were improvised live on October 1st, 2001 in HaMagid 3 Studios, Tel Aviv, Israel. Additional recordings were made all throughout March-May 2002 in Eizeketa Studios, Prague, Czech Republic

Arrangements, editing and mixing: Nadav Lazar
Cover & booklet design: Dan Barzel

Produced by Doron Djerassi and Nadav Lazar
© All rights reserved, 2002.

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