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R.U.O.K?
Meat Beat Manifesto

*R.U.O.K?*

 

*Yüri*

 

(Foreign man counting down in his language, maybe Russian)

(man over radio speaking)

(high-pitched distorted voice)

(high-pitched distorted voice)

(different high-pitched distorted voice)

RUOK [Are you okay?]

 

*Spinning Round*

In those first days of the world it is told nothing could be seen. The people had to listen . . .

. . . in the darkness.

All around them was life and sound (laughing) . . . sound, but they saw nothing in the darkness, in the darkness.

(laughing)

In the darkness

The path to light lies through darkness.

Darkness is difficult. (Pathfinders of hue) ?

Come into the light. I am with you.

Spinning round (repeats 6x)

Spinning

Spinning

Spinning

Spinning (round)

 

*Horn of Jerico*

(woman whispers something)

oh

(laughing)

oh

(laughing)

Towers open fire.

(woman whispers)

Explosion (reggae vocal) (echo)

(woman whispers)

(woman whispers)

(woman whispers)

(woman whispers)

 

*What Does It All Mean?*

You know, moves I (I=d, are, I=ve) never fake (faked). (Repeats scratched)

Society is a drag, so why not drop it?

(Breathing) ahhh

You are sea sick.

Ohhh

Uh every

Well be talkin and . . .

We=ll be singing (repeats 2x)

It=s the same for everyone

The same voice rocks for everyone

One million nine hundred twenty six thousand three hundred forty six tw- . . one million nine hundred twenty six thousand

Society is a drag. (Freedom)

(Freedom)

Set me free.

Give your body it=s freedom.

What is it all about?

What does it all mean?

Ohhhh!

Oh!

Oh!

Shouting when we . . .

Ohhh

Uh every

Well be talkin and . . .

We=ll be singing (repeats)

 

*No Words Necessary*

Aplogion (Implosion) (foreign man speaks)

It=s okay

One, two

One, two, three

Aww!

(Speaking over radio, sounds like it could be from THX-1138)

uh (scratches)

(Freedom)

 

*Intermission*

I won=t presume to tell you about my troubles. Because I know you have . . troubles and (that) we=re all digging out. You=ve worked hard all day, haven=t you? Trying to find water. Maybe even buying filters for your . . . cracks in the chimneys. What we shall do is provide some background music tonight. There really is no way to uh . . . talk about the infinitesimal whisp of smoke our lives really are. News of import . . broadcast throughout the night. We invite you to stay tuned. Stay tuned. Ewhhh . . . .

Are you ready?

 

*Supersoul*

Wind it up!

Supersoul

Supersoul

(man speaks)

Supersoul

(man speaks) (repeats 6x)

Supersoul

(man speaks)

(man speaks)

Supersoul

Phase two

Supersoul

Supersoul

(man speaks)

Supersoul

RUOK [Are you okay?]

 

*Hankerchief Head*

Yeah, I remember that jive splib.

Well dig man. That boot dun tommed his self right on into the formative outfit.

Nah man, you don=t mean that shine is popping the bull whip down at the plant (man)?

Yeah man, that Oreo and his hankerchief head self be down on my back all the time.

The expressions used in this conversation included, Aboot@, Ajive splib@, AOreo@, Ashine@, Atom (tommed)@, and Ahankerchief head@.

(awww)

(awww)

(Now (we, I) can) see from a hundred and eighty thousand miles . . out in space.

Uh (scratching)

(awww)

Michael, hey, I can=t imagine any of (keep imaging) this. It=s like I=m . . uh some lonely child from another planet.

(Uh Uh)

Break it down like this!

(awww)

Break it down

Break it down

Yes you just got to (gotta) break it down . . down.

(awww)

(awww)

(awww)

(vocodered voice, ("This is for the _____"))

(awww)

(awww scratched)

(awww)

(laughing vocodered)

 

*No Echo in Space*

(distorted vocodered voices)

(laughing woman, might say >outside= at end)

 

*Dynamite Fresh*

Fresh

Dynamite fresh

Dynamite fresh

Dynamite

Dynamite fresh

(yeah) or (fresh) or (ah)

(yeah)

(yeah)

(yeah)

(yeah)

Dynamite fresh

Dynamite

Dynamite

(yeah)

Dynamite

Dynamite fresh

 

*Retrograde*

(Russian man speaks)

Retrograde

 

*Happiness Supreme*

You know something (summin=)? You walk around here like you=re fucking dead and you don=t do a fucking thing around this (the) fucking shop and I want you to fucking cut this shit out. You know that shit. Back then you fucking tightened up. You did this fucking shop tight. Because it hadn=t (hasn=t) been tight for the past fucking week, man. I want it fucking tight. You hear that shit.

Fucking _____. I did that fucking shit. I fucking cleaned that kitchen. And you go >clean the fucking kitchen=. Screw you ____. Fuck you ____. (I was fucking _____ and you fucking know it) (fucking) (bitch) (now you say fucking clean that kitchen)

I was fucking around here like a motherfucker doing this and doing that, you . . .

No fucking good. You don=t fucking do that shit. You do about a half-assed job, man. You do a half-assed job. You don=t do a half-assed job. You=ll have to do this shit over, man. (_____). (That=s all.)

(Why ________)? You get me so fucking sick. You think you=re . . . You tell me >come over here= and you give me all thes- . . What do you think I am? A fucking garbage man? You better shove that shit up your fucking ass. You fucking walk around like you own this fucking place. Why don=t you go fucking back where you belong motherfucker? I can=t stand (____) fucking (____). No, fuck you Terry. You get me so fucking sick. Yeah, once or twice I fucking laugh because I thought it was funny. But then you fucking (______). It=s unbelievable. You tell me >who the fuck do you think I am=? I ain=t no fucking garbage man. (__________). And I don=t want to see it happen again.

It=s easy. (Its ________). Alright then. It=s easy. (Its _______).

(woman laughing)

RUOK [Are you okay?]

OK [Okay] (distorted AK@)

Deeply ______

Deeply ______

Happiness supreme

Happiness supreme

Beyond all conceptions boundaries

Beyond all conceptions boundaries

My (ever) ______ (perceptor)

My (ever) ______ (perceptor)

I bow to thee, I bow to thee

I bow to . . I bow to thee

I bow to . . I bow to thee

I bow to . . I bow to thee

I

(man shouts something, something like >I take over=)