st fret (Sounds in the key of ) ************************************************************** Intro Drums | / / / / | / / / / | ||: /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ :||x2 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ verse 1 We were working secret - ly for the Military, Our ex - periment in sound was nearly ready to be - gin, We only know in theo - ry what we are doing, Music made for pleas - ure, music made ...to thrill, It was music we were making here un - til... Chorus They told us ...all they wanted ...was a sound ...that... ...Would kill someone ...from a distance, So we go ahead, and the me---ters are over in the red, It's a mistake ...in the making! ||: /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ :||x2 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ verse 2 From the painful cries of mothers, to the terrifying scream, We re - corded it, and put it into our machine! Chorus But they told us ...all they wanted ...was a sound ...that... ...Would kill someone ...from a distance, So we go ahead, and the me---ters are over in the red, It's a mistake ...in the making! ||: /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ :||x2 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ verse 3 It could feel like falling in love, it could feel so bad, It could feel so good, it could sing you to sleep, But that dream is your enemy! verse 4 We won't be there to be blamed, we won't be there ...to snitch, I just pray that someone there can hit the switch! Chorus And they told us ...all they wanted ...was a sound ...that... ...Would kill someone ...from a distance, So we go ahead, and the me----ters are over in the red, It's a mistake ...in the making! ||: /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ :||x2 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | / / / / | / / / / | | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ And the public are warned to stay off! ||: /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ :||x4 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

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La chanson évoque des recherches secrètes menées pour le compte de l'armée, où l'on tente de créer un son capable de nuire à distance. Les artistes impliqués semblent partagés entre l'enthousiasme de créer de la musique et la réalité troublante de leur projet, qui est en fait destiné à faire mal plutôt qu'à procurer du plaisir. Au fur et à mesure que le récit avance, le texte met en lumière la nature cauchemardesque de leur expérience, où les émotions humaines se heurtent à des objectifs militaires. Le tout se termine par une mise en garde pour le public, accentuant le caractère dangereux de leur invention.