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Second Wave

from The Virtualistics by Patrick Ames

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Produced by Jon Ireson

Second Wave is a serious song and we worked to release it as a single because it was so timely. I wrote it fast and recorded it fast and sent those three tracks to Jon. He was done in a week and we scheduled distro for two weeks. Chana and Mikaela were not available so I made a decision to release it as a single without them. Anyway, the single has no chorus, but the LP version does. I managed to get together for a quick session with Chana and Mikaela while busy recording Help People Up. We had gone over our time limit but I begged them for one more pass of Second Wave on the mics. Chana and Mikaela add another dimension to the entire Virtualistics playlist, and they have for years, because the three of us can form chords (a chord is a minimum of three notes). We can use our voices as individual notes or create chords and listen to them as they split apart. In Second Wave Chana and Mikaela’s voices are subdued on purpose to match the song’s intent.

Jon Ireson, Producer says:Second Wave is pretty tight and straight forward. The goal was to keep the focus on the insidious nature of this creeping disease following us and sneaking up to attack when we have our guard down. Ames put together some great lyrics about misinformation and the COVID virus spreading simultaneously. I gave it a slinky bassline, kind of moving in the shadows, as well as some 12-string to open it up in the chorus. I liked the idea of those tight, muted '70s drums for this one. Came out a tight little groovy number.

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Second Wave
© Copyright 2020 by Patrick Ames. All rights reserved.
Finished Oct 03, 2020... 209,000 have died in US.

1.
There’s a rumor out there
That the virus don't kill
There’s a rumor out there
That Masks make you ill
There's a rumor out there
Fake flus disappear
All these rumors out there
By Angry people don't care
Lies and rumors
Spread the virus
Lies and rumors
Second Wave

2.
There's a virus out there
So many empty chairs
There's a virus out there
Hear it move in the cocktail air
There's a virus out there
Streets are empty and home now a jail
There's a virus out there
There's a touch of madness everywhere
Lies and rumors
Spread the virus
lies and rumors
Second Wave

3.
Angry people out there
Rumors all they share
Angry people out there
Mad the virus interferred
So much anger out there
Lives don't matter nobody cares
So much anger out there
The virus will never disappear
Lies and rumors
Spread the virus
Lies and rumors
Second Wave

There's a rumor out there.
About the virus out there.

credits

from The Virtualistics, track released June 16, 2021
Jon Ireson: Producer; bass, lead guitars, keyboards, percussionPatrick Ames: rhythm guitars, vocalsChana Matthews: vocalsMikaela Matthews: vocals

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