Since I'm on the subject
Nov. 2nd, 2011 07:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
catsittingstillI mentioned having mixed Providence Skies in my last post. Which I did, and when my album comes out it will be available in its fully mixed goodness, with bodhrans and backing vocals and rhythm octave mandolin and all. But for now I have an Alice Day version, which I'm putting up here.
This song was inspired by a development in Eve Online, a multi-player video game that Kip plays a lot and I play very occasionally. The game is set in a universe of many star systems (with gates between them.) Some star systems are in Empire space, and are safer (as long as you know the rules of engagement, which aren't obvious, but we'll let that go for a minute); these are referred to as "high sec". Some systems are at the fringes of the empire, and they're called "low sec." And some are what are called zero-zero (or 0.0) meaning lawless. Different groups of people try to inhabit different parts of 0.0. Usually they work together to keep people within the group safe, but immediately attack anyone not of their group.
One exception, as I understand it, is Providence space, where the group that holds it lets others in, and tries to police things to prevent piracy and so on. And some people, including some of our friends in the game, are so impressed by this that when a large mob tries to overrun Providence they come in from outside to shore up the defenders for a while, even though they're not part of the defenders' group.
I thought this was cool. So this is my shout-out to the CVA, which holds Providence, and to the people who come help them from time to time.
This song was inspired by a development in Eve Online, a multi-player video game that Kip plays a lot and I play very occasionally. The game is set in a universe of many star systems (with gates between them.) Some star systems are in Empire space, and are safer (as long as you know the rules of engagement, which aren't obvious, but we'll let that go for a minute); these are referred to as "high sec". Some systems are at the fringes of the empire, and they're called "low sec." And some are what are called zero-zero (or 0.0) meaning lawless. Different groups of people try to inhabit different parts of 0.0. Usually they work together to keep people within the group safe, but immediately attack anyone not of their group.
One exception, as I understand it, is Providence space, where the group that holds it lets others in, and tries to police things to prevent piracy and so on. And some people, including some of our friends in the game, are so impressed by this that when a large mob tries to overrun Providence they come in from outside to shore up the defenders for a while, even though they're not part of the defenders' group.
I thought this was cool. So this is my shout-out to the CVA, which holds Providence, and to the people who come help them from time to time.
Providence Skies lyrics and melody by Catherine Faber a capella mp3 here Dm F Am Through highsec and lowsec the warp engines sound Dm C F Am And through zero-zero, for Providence bound-- F Gm Dm For Eve will forever be making it plain: Dm Gm C Dm You have to defend what you want to maintain. Dm F C So it's X up for fleet, form up and clear comms Dm F Am We need more repair ships, and ammo, and bombs, Dm C Gm Am With fire in our bellies, and stars in our eyes, Dm C Dm We'll scour the pirates from Providence skies! In deep zero-zero, where trust often dies Strangers fly safely in Providence skies; But some would destroy that in hopes to recall The chaos incarnate of all against all. Some people are parasites, taking their joy In friendships they ruin and dreams they destroy While some folks are builders, who hold in our hearts A dream that is more than the sum of its parts! Pirates are poison; no trip is too far To hound them to death like the vermin they are! But they are good for one thing―the way that they die Like firework-flowers all over the sky! (chorus) Dm C Dm We'll hunt them like dogs till the last of them dies!
