I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
(Static)
Y’all set?
Yep.
We’re rolling on take three, “Some Kinda Hate”.
1, 2
(Static)
Do that over again. I lost the stick at the end.
Okay, we’re rolling on take four, “Some Kinda Hate”.
Ah! Do it.
(Static)
Oooh-ooh
We’re rolling on take three, “Hollywood Babylon”.
1, 2, 3, 4!
“Who came along for the ride/Hey, you can't come inside/Do the citizens kneel for sex/It's heaven cumming on her chest/Hollywood Babylon/Hollywood Babylon/Flesh ancient monster design/Unless you wanna crop that size”
What happened?
Yeah?
Okay.
That’s a five-dollar fine Jerry.
(laughter)
Okay, we’re rolling on take…uhh…take four, “Hollywood Babylon”.
(Static)
…une the guitar.
Yeah.
But we’ll worry about that in a minute. Don’t worry about it. Okay. “Attitude”, take one, we’re rolling.
1, 2, 3, 4!
Drumming is a…
On two, rolling on take two.
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Hey. Hey J…
(Static)
Ready? 1, 2, 3
Okay, we’re rolling, this is take two.
1
(Static)
Okay, we’re rolling on “Come Back”, take one.
On two. “Come Back” take two.
(Static)
…really echoey
Okay, we’re rolling on “Return of the Fly” take one.
1, 2, 3, 4!
Okay, we’re rolling on “Return of the Fly” take one.
(Static)
Okay, we’re rolling on “Insert” take one.
“One last caress/One last caress sweet death/One last caress sweet death/Oh-oh-oh-oh-whoa/Oh-oh-oh-oh-whoa/Oohhhh/Oh-oh-oh-oh-whoa/Oh!/Oh”
(Static)
Theme for a jackal, really. We’re rolling, take one.
(Static)
I mighta messed up in there.
Yeah, he’s gonna hafta do this…
This is take two, “Hybrid Moment”
(Static)
Get it.
K, we’re rolling on three.
Alright...lemme try sittin’ down on this one, ‘cause I am not doin’ this standin’ up. Are you ready?
Yeah, we’re rolling.
(Static)
Missed the ending.
(Static)
(laughter) That better? Ye…
Okay, this is “Static Age”, take one.
Alright, let’s hear it. 1, 2, 3, 4!
(Static)
That’s short.
Yeah, do it again. I made a mistake.
Short?
Short.
Um.
(Static)
It’s messed up at the end huh. I think it was twice. Dun-dun-dow-dow. No, four I mean, real…
(Static)
Okay, this is “TV Casualty” take one.
Ready?
Yeah.
1, 2…ready Jim?
Yeah.
1, 2, 3, 4!
“There are paint smears on everything I own/The vapor rub is lying on a table of filth/Christmas cards to which I never reply/My eyeballs absorb only blue filtered light/TV casualty, TV casualty/We're all right/TV casualty, TV (mumbling)”
I messed up in the beginning, I don’t wanna go through it and then hafta do it again anyway.
(Static)
Yeah, do it again. We’re rolling on take two, “138”.
Ready?
Count! We can hear you. Count!
You count.
(Static)
“We are 138…”
Jerry, you’re off.
Yes.
(Static)
Okay, we’re rolling on “She” take one.
1, 2, 3, 4!
“She walked out with empty arms/Machine gun in her hand/She is good and she is bad/No one un…”
…singin’
I’m sorry, my fault. Hang on one second.
…singin’.
I know, I just don’t know if I need singin’.
Okay. We’re rolling on take two, “She”.
Ready? 1, 2, 3, 4!
I’m sorry.
(cough)
One more, please.
We’re rolling on “She” take three.
(Static)
“I’ve just signed a reason with Mr. Ricky Ricardo that Stuben’s skin flints…”
“That’s cool…”
“Tube seven-thirty action news and week try…the early evening news that is ready when you are.”
“Okay, time to play…”
“Turn it out. Doris put your arm…”
“…fresh milk…”
“(laughter)”
“…I felt guilty I…”
“…the first pick…”
(Static)
Y’all set?
Yep.
We’re rolling on take three, “Some Kinda Hate”.
1, 2
(Static)
Do that over again. I lost the stick at the end.
Okay, we’re rolling on take four, “Some Kinda Hate”.
Ah! Do it.
(Static)
Oooh-ooh
We’re rolling on take three, “Hollywood Babylon”.
1, 2, 3, 4!
“Who came along for the ride/Hey, you can't come inside/Do the citizens kneel for sex/It's heaven cumming on her chest/Hollywood Babylon/Hollywood Babylon/Flesh ancient monster design/Unless you wanna crop that size”
What happened?
Yeah?
Okay.
That’s a five-dollar fine Jerry.
(laughter)
Okay, we’re rolling on take…uhh…take four, “Hollywood Babylon”.
(Static)
…une the guitar.
Yeah.
But we’ll worry about that in a minute. Don’t worry about it. Okay. “Attitude”, take one, we’re rolling.
1, 2, 3, 4!
Drumming is a…
On two, rolling on take two.
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Hey. Hey J…
(Static)
Ready? 1, 2, 3
Okay, we’re rolling, this is take two.
1
(Static)
Okay, we’re rolling on “Come Back”, take one.
On two. “Come Back” take two.
(Static)
…really echoey
Okay, we’re rolling on “Return of the Fly” take one.
1, 2, 3, 4!
Okay, we’re rolling on “Return of the Fly” take one.
(Static)
Okay, we’re rolling on “Insert” take one.
“One last caress/One last caress sweet death/One last caress sweet death/Oh-oh-oh-oh-whoa/Oh-oh-oh-oh-whoa/Oohhhh/Oh-oh-oh-oh-whoa/Oh!/Oh”
(Static)
Theme for a jackal, really. We’re rolling, take one.
(Static)
I mighta messed up in there.
Yeah, he’s gonna hafta do this…
This is take two, “Hybrid Moment”
(Static)
Get it.
K, we’re rolling on three.
Alright...lemme try sittin’ down on this one, ‘cause I am not doin’ this standin’ up. Are you ready?
Yeah, we’re rolling.
(Static)
Missed the ending.
(Static)
(laughter) That better? Ye…
Okay, this is “Static Age”, take one.
Alright, let’s hear it. 1, 2, 3, 4!
(Static)
That’s short.
Yeah, do it again. I made a mistake.
Short?
Short.
Um.
(Static)
It’s messed up at the end huh. I think it was twice. Dun-dun-dow-dow. No, four I mean, real…
(Static)
Okay, this is “TV Casualty” take one.
Ready?
Yeah.
1, 2…ready Jim?
Yeah.
1, 2, 3, 4!
“There are paint smears on everything I own/The vapor rub is lying on a table of filth/Christmas cards to which I never reply/My eyeballs absorb only blue filtered light/TV casualty, TV casualty/We're all right/TV casualty, TV (mumbling)”
I messed up in the beginning, I don’t wanna go through it and then hafta do it again anyway.
(Static)
Yeah, do it again. We’re rolling on take two, “138”.
Ready?
Count! We can hear you. Count!
You count.
(Static)
“We are 138…”
Jerry, you’re off.
Yes.
(Static)
Okay, we’re rolling on “She” take one.
1, 2, 3, 4!
“She walked out with empty arms/Machine gun in her hand/She is good and she is bad/No one un…”
…singin’
I’m sorry, my fault. Hang on one second.
…singin’.
I know, I just don’t know if I need singin’.
Okay. We’re rolling on take two, “She”.
Ready? 1, 2, 3, 4!
I’m sorry.
(cough)
One more, please.
We’re rolling on “She” take three.
(Static)
“I’ve just signed a reason with Mr. Ricky Ricardo that Stuben’s skin flints…”
“That’s cool…”
“Tube seven-thirty action news and week try…the early evening news that is ready when you are.”
“Okay, time to play…”
“Turn it out. Doris put your arm…”
“…fresh milk…”
“(laughter)”
“…I felt guilty I…”
“…the first pick…”
(Static)
Lyrics submitted by marx
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“We are 138…” Jerry, you’re off. Yes.
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Haha XD