“Watching” (Progressive Hard Rock, Vocals)

[jcub]

"Watching" is a heavy, progressive rock song featuring session vocalist Marko Duplišak and mixing, mastering and production from Dan Cubert. I am playing all the instruments.

https://soundcloud.com/jeremycubert/watching

The piece examines modern societal control, surveillance, and digital sensory overload.

Lyrics

Watch through a window pane
Static bleeding through my brain
Ground disappears into the sky
No need to wonder why.

Wind blows through the trees
Force you to your knees
World spins off its track
And we’re not turning back.

Staring at a wall of a thousand games
Flashing lights and forgotten names
We break focus into tiny pieces
The static feeds and never ceases.

Wind blows through the trees
Force you to your knees
World spins off its track
And we’re not turning back.

Distract and disengage
A way to rearrange
They feed the fire, watch it burn
And profit from every turn.

Watch above the clouds
Say the quiet part out loud
Gathering into a storm
There will be no time to mourn.

Wind blows through the trees
Force you to your knees
World spins off its track
And we’re not turning back.
credits

Jeremy Cubert
(Guitar, Organ, LinnStrument (synthesizer), Haken Continuum, NS Chapman Stick, Zendrum, Korg Wavedrum Global (tablas))

Marko Duplišak
(Vocals and Vocal Arrangements)

Lyrics and Composition: Jeremy Cubert
Mixing, Mastering, Production: Dan Cubert

[jcub]

Updated mix uploaded. Thanks.

[Mike777]

wow great! Timely topic! I don't see any turning back either. Although some cities are banning data centers. There might be some hope maybe.

All your guitar/key skills in top form as usual. Really enjoyed the organ and synth solos in the bridge. Dig the ending change.

[jcub]

wow great! Timely topic! I don't see any turning back either. Although some cities are banning data centers. There might be some hope maybe.

All your guitar/key skills in top form as usual. Really enjoyed the organ and synth solos in the bridge. Dig the ending change.

Thanks, Mike! Much appreciated. I am keeping up my streak of at least one dystopian song per year!

[zerocrossing]

I really love this. Sounds like a blend of Trak and Red era King Crimson, and Soundgarden. My only minor complaint is that resonant-sweep synth sound. It’s featured in the beginning and it just sounds out of place. It’s barely ever used again. I’d lose it altogether.

[jcub]

I really love this. Sounds like a blend of Trak and Red era King Crimson, and Soundgarden. My only minor complaint is that resonant-sweep synth sound. It’s featured in the beginning and it just sounds out of place. It’s barely ever used again. I’d lose it altogether.

Thanks! I appreciate the kind words. Someone else gave me the same feedback on the synth part. The synth is playing a melody line but I could replace it with a different sound.