Track 15 - The Flight for Height

Here are the lyrics to "The Flight for Height" off of the Friendly Agrarian Tower album, as transcribed by Mark Rathke in 2005:

Remember the silos from before
I can see them outside my door
They store the grain and maybe seed
But elevation is what we need
I see them rise, everywhere
But they just don't surge
Like the one in the 'Burg
All of the farmers in the land (egos abound)
Want the tallest silos in demand (all around)
When it is all said & done
There is only but one
They can try to make theirs high
But the grain elevator
Can't be denied

And here is an MP3 of "The Flight for Height" that Mark pulled off of the CD:
TheFlightForHeight.mp3

This little ditty is off of the first and, I'll wager, only concept album written about the feed mill that stands in the middle of Harrisonburg, VA. It's a sad testament to nature of Harrisonburg as a 'city' that this building is (by far) the largest man made structure, and I believe that the second highest building is also a grain elevator as well. Interestingly, I believe that part of the problem with the economy in Harrisonburg (indeed, in the United States in general) is that agriculture is become less and less of a viable means to make a living, and the farmers seem to be vanishing, as is the need for feed towers. I'm not actually sure if the one in Harrisonburg is even used anymore.

Anyway, enough about that, onto the song. What can I say? It's a song. It's metal. It's about a feed tower. And egotistical farmers. I'm considering recording this as a 'doo-wop' number. Maybe lay down a bit of harmony on the vocals, and make it (largely) acappela. Seriously. That's what I'm considering. Is this the way the album ends, not with a bang, but with a doo-wop? We shall see, my friends. We shall see...

In any event, this wraps up the 15 'song' posts concerning the new album. The creation of 'new stuff' has already begun in earnest. Expect to see some sound clips, video clips, and image scans of content being liberally dumped into this project in the near future.