#sburban

Lonely submarine in murky shades of blue and green, a silent knock on Davy Jones' door

Octopi and hydronauts explore unsalvaged shipwrecks caught in coral reefs that span the ocean floor The geothermal chemistry of vents below the deep blue sea, burning on and on The winking of an angler's light to make this underwater flight down where there is no sun

My heart lies with the sea My heart lies with the ocean My heart lies with the sea My heart lies with the ocean

My, the continental shelf And all its sunken wealth

Bones of those who walk the plank, the depth to which these pirates sank, crushed by precious gray The submarine has lost its way, shall we ever make it to the bay, from where we once did leave? A sonar ping still rings for help, diffused amongst a cloud of kelp, where mermaid kingdoms breathe

My heart lies with the sea My heart lies with the ocean My heart lies with the sea My heart lies with the ocean

My heart lies with the sea My heart lies with the ocean My heart lies with the sea My heart lies with the ocean

My heart lies with the sea My heart lies with the ocean My heart lies with the sea My heart lies with the ocean

[[ There’s... not a lot of analysis to do here! It’s pretty straightforward, if you know what all the words mean. @iambowman has pretty much confirmed that the lyrics are meant to be vague and only pertain to themes, not specific events. Still, it’s fun to try and scry meaning from these things! ]]

I was about fifteen I was walking the beach I was a-racing the wave It knocked me off my feet I fell into the tide It spat me back on the sand I left without a clue How lucky I was to land

It's been a long, long time Since my life was spared It's been a long, long time But I'm still not scared

[The first verse talks about how the narrator, presumably Mobius, but possibly Hadron, almost drowned by being sucked into the sea by a huge wave. Presumably this wouldn’t make sense, considering Mobius is an agent of Prospit, but it’s entirely possible that the situation he’s describing is either metaphorical or it took place on his Player Planet. (Both Mobius and Hadron are agents as well as players.)]

It was the dawn of man I held the bone in my hand I was as hungry as death Wandering through the sand I met a wild boar My bone came down with a crack I tasted flesh and blood And swore I'd never look back

It's been a long, long time But I had just begun It's been a long, long time Out in the African sun It's been a long, long time Since I learned that skill It's been a long, long time Since my very first kill

[This seems to be implying that the narrator was on Earth sometime long before civilization. My theory is that they both traveled from their session to Earth through some sort of shenanigans, then set up their SBURB servers and clients and all that and entered through there. It could also be a metaphor. For what, I’m not sure.]

If anyone's out there to see what we have done Can somebody tell me what we are to become? Our tiny lives They fly right by This goodly frame, it does not care if we live or die

[It seems to me like this lyric is related to Mobius and Hadron seeing The Ultimate Truth and having a sort of existential revelation. “This goodly frame” is a reference to Hamlet, and means basically the world.]

It was the month of June In Tienanmen Square The tanks were on TV But I was not yet there The guns, they all went "pop" We heard the screams and shouts I was brought into this world As they were taken out

It's been a long, long time So many people to mourn It's been a long, long time Since the day I was born It's been a long, long time And yet no time at all It's been a long, long time And yet no time at all

[These lyrics seem to imply that the narrator was there sometime after the Tienanmen Square protests. The Tienanmen Square protests were also called the ‘89 Democracy Movement. I think this is a metaphor for WV’s rebellion, which is meant to be a possibility in all sessions. The words “But I was not yet there” tells me that WV rebelled (and died, the Tienanmen Square protests weren’t successful) before Mobius and Hadron were cloned. His martyrdom may even have contributed to their finding of the Ultimate Truth.]

If anyone's out there to see what I have done Can somebody tell me what I am to become? Our tiny lives They fly right by Who were they, and next to them, who the hell am I?

[The beginning of this (chorus?) is basically the same as the last one, but the last line seems to be Mobius contemplating his own importance in relation to WV.]

Lyrics taken from

>The beat from Dave Owns plays basically for the whole song, and the chord progression as well as Those Four Notes from Sburban Jungle are used throughout the piece. If it isn’t mentioned below, it’s probably one of those. >Beatdown at 0:20 >Mutiny (a removed Bill Bolin track, you can find it here) at 0:30 >Showtime at 0:39 >The bassline from Aggrieve at 0:47 >Liquid Negrocity at 0:56 >Guardian (Bill Bolin track, found here) at 1:01. It’s hard to tell that it’s Guardian at first, so I’ll just tell you that it replaces part of the Liquid Negrocity sample. >Harlequin at 1:18. Also hard to tell at first, as it’s in double time. >Explore at 1:23 >Chorale at 1:27. It is so faint behind Explore, it took me several listens to hear it. >Underworld at 1:31. It’s a background part of Underworld, though. >Another bit of Liquid Negrocity at 1:36 >Three In The Morning at 1:42 >The tune that starts at 1:47 is an unreleased Bolin track called Non Compos Mentis. Don’t try and find it, it doesn’t exist anywhere. The only people who would have it at this point are Bolin himself and Toby “Radiation” Fox, and I highly doubt that either of them is going to release it ever. (Especially not Toby cause that’d probably be illegal.) >Pumpkin Cravings at 1:56 >Skies of Skaia at 2:01 >Vagabounce at 2:05 >Skaian Skuffle at 2:10. (This part corresponds to 1:19 of Skaian Skuffle) >Doctor at 2:23, blending in perfectly with... >Penumbra Phantasm at 2:28 >Endless Climb at 2:33 >Jackknife, (a fan song by Jit before they were on a music team) is apparently at 2:35, but I’m having trouble hearing it. Perhaps it’s a piece of the beat? Message me if you have any ideas. >Atomyk Ebonpyre at 2:41, an interesting mix of 3/4 and 4/4 time. >The beginning/underlying marimba part of Sburban Jungle at 2:50 >2:55 sounds to me like the beginning of Lotus  >At 3:04, the horns are the Problem Sleuth Theme Song by Mark Hadley. It can be found here (pressing Start sends you to the first page of Problem Sleuth) >At 3:20, there’s a small piece of an old original piece by OMGSTN called Dirgeish (found here, linked to the part that’s in Descend) >After that, pieces of Beatdown are scattered around >As far as I can tell, 3:32 is original to Descend. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Again, message me if I’m wrong. >Another bit of Penumbra Phantasm at 3:43 AND FINALLY >4:03 finishes us off with two measures of original melody! God DAMN that’s a good ending  

>And the part after the end is Penumbra Phantasm again.