Wordplay on the term 'professional suicide', meaning to do something irredeemably stupid that will end your career.
I wondered - what would it be like if you had someone whose career literally involved killing themselves for money? What would have to happen to ensure they were around afterwards to collect the reward?
The answers are in this song. Nowadays I think it was a little silly, but it's definitely different. I like the melody quite a bit and the distortion and chorusing effect on the vocals during the chorus worked rather well in my opinion.
This one was done purely on 8-track tape hence the panning on the vocals had to be done by riding the pan-pots during the mixdown. I think I did quite a lot of takes before getting it right.
lyrics
Professional Suicide
You won't believe me, but I have found a way
To come back tomorrow when I have died today
How it works I cannot say
But I get more business every day
Suicide, professional suicide
He'll kill himself to save your soul
Dies for money, that's his goal
Dying is something that anyone can do
If lying and cheating are not the goods for you
And if you think that it's not true
Then die for me, I'll die for you
Suicide, professional suicide
He'll kill himself to save your soul
Dies for money, that's his goal
Dying in your name, the only way to win
My death will redeem you of your whole life of sin
Why it works I cannot tell
My death will save your soul from Hell
Suicide, professional suicide
He'll kill himself to save your soul
Dies for money, that's his goal
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"There is lambswool under my naked feet..." - those words always come to my mind while listening to the first bars of "Wide Of The Mark". There's undoubtedly quite some "Genesis" heritage to be found in the music on this album. However, the band that is most closely related to "The ID" is certainly "IQ", which is among the favorite bands and artists named by both Peter Albrektsen (gtr, kbd) and Tim Pepper (v, kbd). So the similarity of the names "ID" vs. "IQ" is obviously not purely coincidental. Being a long-time admirer of the creative output of "IQ", this album inevitably reaches my heart. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)
The hard-hitting, genre-agnostic songs on the latest from Dan Webb were inspired by conversations he had with a wide range of musicians. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 18, 2023