There’s a short story called “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury that fits the themes of block one. A story about… well let’s just say it’s a chilling story about breakdown of family values, set in a world filled with technological marvel that doesn’t seem so far away from where we are today. How the creation of the lyrics came about fits neatly in block two…
Chris James online had picked up the lyrics from the music producer’s Deadmau5’s soundcloud. The music producer’s fans made the artist aware of the “fan” creation via text chat in the stream. That moment is recorded here [NSFW]:
Here are the lyrics that got Deadmau5 so excited:
The world that the children made
Happy life, with the machines
Scattered around the room
Look what they made, they made it for me
Happy technologyOutside, the lions run
Feeding on remains
We’ll never leave, look at us now
So in love with the way we areHere
The world that the children made
The world that the children made
Here
The world that the children made
Here
The world that the children madeEvery night, they rock us to sleep
Digital family
Is it real, or is it a dream?
Can you believe in machines?Outside, the beating sun
Can you hear the screams?
We’ll never leave, look at us now
So in love with the way we areHere
The world that the children made
The world that the children made
Here
The world that the children made
Here
The world…
And here’s the final music and official video.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/xvtNS6hbVy4
It’s well worth reading the story, watching the video of the “eureka” moment, and also watching the final video. The order you do that in is up to you! I hope you enjoy. Certainly it’s a great set of events. The result is what has now for me at least, transcended from a song I knew, to a very memorable track.
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