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What did Daniel think he was? (2014)

from Project Retake by DOUG the Eagle

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Besides Merthyr, this was one of my favourite songs on 'Pancake Ferret'. There were a couple of others it might have been fun to revisit, but I was restricting myself to two songs per album, and some of the others had sad memories best left alone.

The other thing was that I never forgave myself for ending this song with a 1980s-sounding wavetable synthesizer at the end, having spent so much effort to try and pin down a 1969-1970 sound. In this new version, I used a mellotron organ tape instead. I also used an alternate take of one of the lines, where I wasn't sure whether to use "but really he's an incubi" and the attendant mangling of the English language, or the alternate line "but really he's a cu-biii". In the original song I used the former, in the new version I used the latter, so it's horses for courses.

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What did Daniel think he was...?
(Original recording appears on 'Pancake Ferret', 2008)

His name is Daniel Ti'Fiona, his mother was a succubus
And when he found her genes had carried, he didn't view that as a plus
His parents never got to tell him, they left him when he was a child.
And when he found he was a Demon, that was the last day that he smiled.

What did Daniel think he was? He should have worked it out because
He lost the need to sleep and eat - the price of power is far from sweet

He didn't know he was a Creature, he thought his wings were just for show
And now he knows that he's not mortal, it left him really feeling low
He's got the power to read your feelings, he's got the power to steal your soul
But powers come with heavy burdens, he's frightened he might lose control

And now his life will change because he's just discovered what he was
He thought he was this normal guy, but really he's a 'cubi

“...why of course not! I just love the idea that I'm now destined to become a part of the Demon race!”
“I think you're overreacting a bit...”
“There are freaking WINGS coming out of my head! I get every right to overreact!”
“Aw, Dan... cheer up. I'm sure things will turn out okay. After all, you now have hundreds of years to come to terms with the change!”

“This definitely is a big change in my life... I guess I'll have to live with it. And outlive everyone I've ever cared about... added to the fact that I'll likely start hunting others... and then be hunted down by other adventurers... Or does it actually change who I am?”

Perhaps he thought he was an Angel, his wings are feathered as should be
He didn't have a 'Cubi clan-mark on any place that he could see
His name is Daniel Ti'Fiona, his mother was a succubus
And now he knows that he's a 'Cubi, no point in kicking up a fuss

And now his life's improved because he's come to terms with what he was
Of all the things we can't escape, we have no fate but what we make

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from Project Retake, released May 6, 2014
Dan was played by James Rolls

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