Track 13 - The Riddle of the Septadigit

These are the original lyrics to "The Riddle of the Septadigit", from the Element of Suprise album, as transcribed by Mark Rathke in the liner notes, circa 2002:

The second glass of milk
In the second letter round
It turns out to be the one
That makes this very sound
The prefixed situation
A deuce sandwiched between
A pair of rotated infinite signs
That's the digital scheme

And here is a copy of the "Riddle of the Septadigit" MP3 that Mark pulled off the original CD:
Septadigit.mp3

This is, presumably, a song about Mark's telephone number. I'm not really sure of the how or whys of the whole thing. The song itself is a bit heavy for my taste, but I like the intro and the coda. In fact, I REALLY like the intro and the coda. Perhaps Mark can shed some more light on the subject of the lyrics. They're trippy and abstract. I dig them. They're the reason I picked this song off of this album. (Stereotype being a close second.)

That said, I really didn't see myself doing a song about Greenpeace, or Rastafarians, or Mark's brand of reality, or Double H... Actually, I was a bit disappointed when I realized that Double H referred to a person, not a cup size. In any event, Septadigit is what I picked, and Septadigit it will be.