Prodigal Son

from The Heresiarch's Breakfast by DOUG the Eagle

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This is something I started writing in early 2010 but abandoned, recently unearthed and finished. Which I will often do if the song I'm working on prior isn't panning out.

Finishing the music was a bit of a nuisance since I'd already cannibalised some of the better parts and put them into 'This is a Triangle' (the section starting around 5:30) on the 'More songs about Demons' album .
But even writing replacement melodies was only part of the problem since I had to try and figure out some lyrics for it, which I did at about 1AM about a month before the album was due to be mixed. The first multitracks were laid down on 13th Sept and the demo mix was done on the 4th of October.
The demo was a total bitch to mix, but amazingly the final stereo master was done without any splices.

The Mellotron chord slide was done by recording part of the chord on the A807 and adjusting the varispeed for the notes which needed to be bent. The intro lyrics were completely improvised and slowed down to make them sound trippier.

lyrics

Prodigal Son

This is the tale of the Prodigal Son
Now let it end as it has begun
Start at the start...
Speak
Reach the end and stop

Son - What have you done?
Son - Why did you run?

The Prodigal Son, the Prodigal Son
We’re all waiting for the Prodigal Son

So... where did you go?
Now - Roast fatted cow

The Prodigal Son, the Prodigal Son
We’re all waiting for the Prodigal Son

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from The Heresiarch's Breakfast, released March 5, 2017

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