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Late For Dinner (Parts 1​-​7)

from Welcome, Humans by Thirteen of Everything

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This is a long-form song-cycle, with the key musical themes written separately between original guitarist Joe, bass/Stickist Mick and drummer Ted. Lyrics are by Mick with vocals by both Mick and Ted. Part 7 reprises the theme of Part 1 as a bookend/grand finale. The title is firmly tongue-in-cheek, as the structure was inspired by Genesis' "Supper's Ready" (though is not otherwise similar musically or lyrically).
NOTE: The digital version of "Late for Dinner" is one single track (unlike the CD version which features track markers for all 7 parts).

lyrics

i. Xenophile
I look to the cooker
She tells me “Dinner will be late tonight”
“I’m serving humanity”
“It has become my species right”
Her ears like saucers
Her eyes like teacups catch the light
Of the moon
And the stars
And the ships in the sky
She is my xenophile
My aberration painted green
She knows she’s killing me
Unwillingly picking at the seams
‘Till one man’s the last man
And a footnote in their dreams of the Earth
And her love
And the life
And the souls in the sky

ii. Soul on a Stick
So we look to the west
And make the sign of the blessed
A plume of smoke in my eye
Says, “This is when you die”
The horde of riders ride
Towards the place we hide
I feel my life divide
This way, that way, this way, that way
And with a smile on my mouth
I move towards the south
So when the bastards come
I shoot them with my gun
And the green of their blood
Takes me back to babyhood
Pretty color, pretty color
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty
Pretty!
Or with a smile on my face
I hide behind the lace
So when the beasts arrive
I’m taken to their hive
Where they extract my soul
With a long and pointy pole
And feed it to their young
Mama, dada, mama, dada, mama, dada
Mama!
Where, where does this all lead?
Next section, if you please

iii. Doom
(instrumental)

iv. Gloom
(instrumental)

v. Real Estate
Found species
Living close
Desirable neighborhood
Evacuate or die
The Birkenhead drill
Your home is ours now
This is the way we live
The way you don’t
We didn’t see the child
The child in the street
We oblivious
You oblivion

vi: Three-Hundred Years Asleep
Should I awake
To an insect gaze
Separated by time
From a life consigned
To only gazing at the sky

vii. Xenophobe
Delicious agony
To a wasting away
This was a love resigned
A big idea in a tiny mind
A party in the fifth dimension
You surely heard of my ascension
To the dust of the one
Once the dinner was done
The seams were picked apart
Did my love consume my heart
Let me be not confined
A tiny idea in a limitless mind
If the ship rounds the cape
And finds nobody home
Think of all the many places
Where we may have gone

© 2003 Thirteen of Everything

credits

from Welcome, Humans, released May 16, 2005
i. Xenophile
Joe Funk: acoustic guitar
Thad Miller: synthesizer
Mick Peters: lead voice, acoustic guitar
Ted Thomas: harmony voice

ii. Soul on a Stick
Joe Funk: electric & acoustic guitar
Thad Miller: organ
Mick Peters: lead voice, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
Ted Thomas: harmony voice, drums & percussion

iii. Doom
Joe Funk: electric guitar with E-bow
Thad Miller: synthesizer
Mick Peters: bass guitar, Moog Taurus pedals
Ted Thomas: drums, percussion, synthesizer

iv. Gloom
Joe Funk: electric guitar with E-bow
Thad Miller: synthesizer
Mick Peters: Moog Taurus pedals
Ted Thomas: synthesizer

v. Real Estate
Joe Funk: electric guitar
Thad Miller: organ, synthesizer
Mick Peters: lead voice, bass guitar
Ted Thomas: lead voice, harmony voice, drums & percussion

vi: Three-Hundred Years Asleep
Joe Funk: electric guitar, harmony voice
Thad Miller: piano, organ, synthesizer
Mick Peters: bass guitar
Ted Thomas: drums & percussion, synthesizer

vii. Xenophobe
Joe Funk: electric & acoustic guitar
Thad Miller: organ, piano
Mick Peters: Chapman Stick, Moog Taurus bass pedals
Ted Thomas: lead voice, drums & percussion

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Thirteen of Everything Austin, Texas

Thirteen of Everything is a modern symphonic progressive rock band in Austin, TX, whose debut album, "Welcome, Humans" received wide acclaim. Their 2019 album "Our Own Sad Fate" and 2023's "Time and Other Delusions" continue their penchant for unpredictable arrangements, syncopated rhythms, dramatic mood shifts and strong melodies. This is symphonic prog-rock that reveals more with each listen. ... more

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