My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion
(The Inner Life As Blazing Shield Of Defiance And Optimism As Celestial Spear Of Action)
Wayne's Notes from the Album:
"We had been using the musical elements of this song (it wasn't a song then) as an intro for our live shows, as I rolled around on top of the crowd in the now famous 'Space Bubble.' The power of the chord structure and arrangement kept inspiring me and I eventually pieced together this manifesto of defiance and optimism. It is my response to the naysaying know-it-alls who see life leading only to death and see nature as a cruel prankster designed to defeat the human spirit. And the truth (which I get to proclaim as if standing on the top of a holy mountain shooting lazer beams out of my hands - thanks to Steven's epic orchestration) is that no circumstance can ever defeat us unless we let it... Resilience in the face of failure is a manifestation of the mind..."
"My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion" began life as the instrumental "Ta Da" that has opened Lips concerts since 2005.
"We had been using the musical elements of this song (it wasn't a song then) as an intro for our live shows, as I rolled around on top of the crowd in the now famous 'Space Bubble.' The power of the chord structure and arrangement kept inspiring me and I eventually pieced together this manifesto of defiance and optimism. It is my response to the naysaying know-it-alls who see life leading only to death and see nature as a cruel prankster designed to defeat the human spirit. And the truth (which I get to proclaim as if standing on the top of a holy mountain shooting lazer beams out of my hands - thanks to Steven's epic orchestration) is that no circumstance can ever defeat us unless we let it... Resilience in the face of failure is a manifestation of the mind..."
They tell us autumn's a comin'
And soon everything around us will die
Only a fool believes that
He is different from the birds in the sky
All those birds go chasin'
Some better sunny days
You can't hear them singing
'Cause they've all gone away
But this one bird didn't leave you
It stayed through the wintertime
You can't hear it sing
But you can hear it as it flies
So don't you believe them
They'll destroy you with their lies
They only see the obvious
They see the sun go down but they don't see it rise
Ooo, ooo, ooo
This one bird didn't leave you
You can hear it as it flies
It's not very loud but you can hear it if you try
So don't you believe them
Yes it's true someday everything dies
We won't let that defeat us
We can't hear them singin'
But we can hear it as it flies
And soon everything around us will die
Only a fool believes that
He is different from the birds in the sky
All those birds go chasin'
Some better sunny days
You can't hear them singing
'Cause they've all gone away
It stayed through the wintertime
You can't hear it sing
But you can hear it as it flies
So don't you believe them
They'll destroy you with their lies
They only see the obvious
They see the sun go down but they don't see it rise
You can hear it as it flies
It's not very loud but you can hear it if you try
So don't you believe them
Yes it's true someday everything dies
We won't let that defeat us
We can't hear them singin'
But we can hear it as it flies
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"My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion" was played throughout the second half of 2006 in support of At War With The Mystics, but was dropped from the setlist thereafter. A radio session version exists from the NPR World Cafe broadcast.
| 11/19/2006 | Dublin Ireland | Vicar Street | ||
| 11/18/2006 | Dublin Ireland | Vicar Street | ||
| 11/14/2006 | London England | Hammersmith Apollo | ||
| 11/13/2006 | London England | Hammersmith Apollo | ||
| 11/10/2006 | Glasgow Scotland | Scottish Exhibition And Conference Centre | ||
| 11/09/2006 | Birmingham England | National Indoor Arena | ||
| 11/08/2006 | Blackpool England | Empress Ballroom | ||
| 11/06/2006 | Manchester England | Manchester Apollo | ||
| 11/05/2006 | Bournemouth England | Bournemouth International Centre | ||
| 11/04/2006 | Brighton England | Brighton Centre |
The Zoo Ampitheater
Oklahoma City OK - USA
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Minnesota State Fair
Grandstand
St. Paul MN - USA
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