Lyrics by Dana (Adams) Cain, November 1974, age 17.  Music, electronics and vocals by Mark Putt, 2016.  From the upcoming science fiction rock opera, "The Android's New Soul," written by Dana (Adams) Cain 1974 - 1980. 

Nonstop City (lyrics)

Nonstop City whirling forward, speeding into science fiction.
Technologic, plastic-pretty, caught up in progress addiction.
Never slowing, pausing, resting. Constant strain to ease the friction.
Concrete jungle; steel-eyes monster living up to their prediction. 

Advancing minds exploring space and looking for a surer way. 
They want to make life easy, so they make machines to lead the way.
But all achievements only help to bring them closer to doomsday.
The bombs lay stacked in cobalt casings, forcing people to obey. 

The scientists have found a way to test tube – create anything. 
The government ties people down with lies to ease their worrying.
And everywhere it looks the same – the buildings always towering
Above the landscape of grey concrete, dreading what the time will bring. 

Everything computerized and perfect – never wrong. 
The people fall to second rate as automation throngs.
The tension and the pace are fast – They drag people along.
They have to keep up – have to learn to face the city strong. 

A maze of buildings, walls and streets too choked with progress to foresee
That everything they make today will be tomorrow’s old debris.
They cannot see the world tomorrow – brinking on catastrophe.
The Nonstop City plunges onward, blinded by its destiny. 


Nonstop City

Lyrics by Dana (Adams) Cain, November 1974, age 17. Music, electronics and vocals by Mark Putt, 2016. Remix, backing vocals and added electronics by Mark Penner Howell. From the upcoming science fiction rock opera, "The Android's New Soul," written by Dana (Adams) Cain 1974 - 1980.

Nonstop City (lyrics)

Nonstop City whirling forward, speeding into science fiction.
Technologic, plastic-pretty, caught up in progress addiction.
Never slowing, pausing, resting. Constant strain to ease the friction.
Concrete jungle; steel-eyes monster living up to their prediction.

Advancing minds exploring space and looking for a surer way. 
They want to make life easy, so they make machines to lead the way.
But all achievements only help to bring them closer to doomsday.
The bombs lay stacked in cobalt casings, forcing people to obey.

The scientists have found a way to test tube – create anything. 
The government ties people down with lies to ease their worrying.
And everywhere it looks the same – the buildings always towering
Above the landscape of grey concrete, dreading what the time will bring.

Everything computerized and perfect – never wrong. 
The people fall to second rate as automation throngs.
The tension and the pace are fast – They drag people along.
They have to keep up – have to learn to face the city strong.

A maze of buildings, walls and streets too choked with progress to foresee
That everything they make today will be tomorrow’s old debris.
They cannot see the world tomorrow – brinking on catastrophe.
The Nonstop City plunges onward, blinded by its destiny.

Nonstop City - REMIX

Radiation - rough mix

From the upcoming science fiction rock opera, "The Android's New Soul," written by Dana (Adams) Cain 1974 - 1980. Recorded 2016. Lyrics below. 

Lyrics and Music by Dana Cain, April 1980
Vocal - Ben Hilzer
Casio Keyboards - Dana Cain
Drums, Bass - Scott McGlassen
Guitar - Mark Putt

MADE TO ORDER (lyrics)
I’m an android, one of many
Trained to fight against the Reds. 
They use guns; We don’t have any. 
We shoot lasers from our heads. 
We fight hard to please the Feds. 

Russian winters are a breeze
When you’re full of anti-freeze. 

I’m a robot, skilled in tactics,
Armed with nerve gas in my chest.
A member of the Corps Galactics
Making sure no one’s oppressed. 
No one beats us – We’re the best. 

Killing commies all day long!
Kill them cuz they’re in the wrong!

I’m an android, made to order.
Usually do just what they say.
As we near the Russian border
News comes in – We lost today.
Next they’ll hit the USA. 


Made To Order ( old version )

From the upcoming science fiction rock opera, "The Android's New Soul," written by Dana (Adams) Cain, 1980. Recorded 2016. Lyrics below.

Lyrics and Music by Dana Cain
Vocal - Steve Antonio
Backing Vocals - Mark Howell
Guitar - Mark Putt
Bass - Dean Nye
Casio Keyboards - Dana Cain
Mixing, Arrangement, Electronic percussion and added electronics - Mark Howell

MUTANT (lyrics)
Lyrics and melody 1980 

I haven’t always been this way.  I used to be a man.
But now when people look at me, they wonder what I am. 
I try to tell them not to run, but I can hardly talk. 
My friends don’t see me any more. They couldn’t stand the shock. 

And ever since this sickness hit, I’m sorry I was born. 
Is it asking all that much to be of human form?

My landlord kicked me out last week.  I haven’t got a dime. 
I sleep on corner benches and flash back to pass the time. 

And ever since this sickness hit, I’m sorry I was born. 
Is it asking all that much have back my human form?

And ever since this sickness hit, I’m sorry I was born. 
Is it asking all that much to be of human form?


Mutant

From the upcoming science fiction rock opera, "The Android's New Soul," written by Dana (Adams) Cain 1974 - 1980. Recorded 2016. Lyrics below.

Lyrics by Dana Cain
Music by Mark Putt and Dana Cain
Vocal - Suzanne Slade
Backing Vocals - Mark Howell, Cassie Williams, Mark Putt, Dana Cain, Scott McGlassen, Steve Antonio.
Guitar, Bass - Mark Putt
Casio Keyboards - Dana Cain
Drums - Scott McGlassen
Mix, Arrangement, Additional Electronics - Mark Howell

ANDROID FACTORY (lyrics)
Lyrics and melody from 1975 – lost. Lyrics reconstructed/rewritten Sept. 27, 2015.

I work all day - Android Factory.
I earn my pay - Android Factory.
Conveyor belts hum - Android Factory
And the metal keeps on coming.

We make ‘em right - Android Factory.
They’re ready to fight - Android Factory.
Then we ship ‘em to war - Android Factory.
And the metal keeps on coming.

Think of all the lives we save
By building all these army slaves.
And when they’re injured on the field
We fix them up and patch the steel.

We fix them up and ship them back
To launch another ground attack.
It’s really a dream job for me
And my robotics tech degree.

I work all day - Android Factory.
I earn my pay - Android Factory.
Conveyor belts hum - Android Factory
And the metal keeps on coming.
And the metal keeps on coming.
And the metal keeps on coming.

Android Factory

From the upcoming science fiction rock opera, "The Android's New Soul," written by Dana (Adams) Cain 1974 - 1980. Recorded 2016-2017. Lyrics below.

Lyrics by Dana Cain
Music by Mark Putt 
Additional Music by Mark Howell and Dana Cain
Vocal - Cassie Williams
Backing Vocals - Mark Howell
Guitar - Mark Putt
Bass - Dean Nye
Casio Keyboards - Dana Cain
Mix, Arrangement, Additional Electronics - Mark Howell

INTRO: WHAT HAPPENED? (lyrics)
Lyrics  2016 by Dana Cain. Music 2016 by Mark Putt with additional music by Mark Howell. 

Restart. 
KRS-24
Power on. 

Hello?
Hello.  How may I help you?

We found you in the wreckage near the shore. 
Are you a droid that fought in the war?  
But that was 40 years ago, and still you powered on. 
I hope you can tell us what went wrong.

What happened?  
How did the war begin?
What happened?
How did the world end?

We found you near a ruin of someone’s home. 
Just underneath a monument of stone
A woman carved so perfectly and clean. 
It said, “I love you still.” What does it mean?

What happened?  
How did she die?
What happened? 
Did bombs fall from the sky?

Was it you that wrote it, long ago?
Tell us the story, so we know.
What happened in that other time before
The world came to an end after the war.

What happened?  
How did the world end?
What happened?
Was she your girlfriend? 

What happened?  
But – androids have no heart.
What happened? 
How did it all start?

(spoken)
Computing …..  Accessing memory.
No access …. Accessing…. No access. 
Bypassing memory block….     Begin…

Intro: What Happened

From the upcoming science fiction rock opera, "The Android's New Soul," written by Dana (Adams) Cain 1974 - 1980. Recorded 2016-2017. Lyrics below.

Lyrics and music by Dana Cain
Vocal - Suzanne Slade
Backing Vocals - Mark Howell
Guitar - Mark Putt
Bass - Mark Putt
Casio Keyboards - Dana Cain
Mix, Arrangement, Additional Electronics - Mark Howell

I Heard the Explosion
Lyrics Sept. 1975. Music Sept. 2015

Consciousness floats back and brings me misty, flowing recollections.
Headache-blinded, I think back to what took place before the darkness. 
Then I hear the echoes, still that manner in my own reflections,
Pounding bombs into my thoughts and sickened fear with growing starkness.

I heard the explosion.

I think I see it clearly now… It’s over. 
Explosions lit the sky, then left it gray. 
I guess I’m really luck now … It’s over. 
But is it safe out there or should I stay?

I still can’t believe it happened. Just a while ago it happened. 
They must have been crazy to have really let the war go this far. 
Look what they have done. I can imagine the chaos we’re trapped in. 
Los Angeles must be a wreck now. Wonder how the neighbors are.

Could the war have come and gone so quickly? It’s so quiet here now. 
They said it would be a short one, but I never really thought it – 
It’s all seems so crazy, but I guess their point’s been made too clear now. 
Who would kill so many people? Hope their country really got it.

No, I don’t. I take that back … It’s really not like me at all, but
I can’t understand this humming in my ears that still reminds me
This is real, it’s not a dream. They dropped a bomb – I heard it fall, but
Still, I can’t accept the truth. I’m strapped in here till someone finds me.

I heard the explosion.

I think I see it clearly now… It’s over. 
Explosions lit the sky, then left it gray. 
I guess I’m really luck now … It’s over. 
But is it safe out there or should I stay?

I Heard The Explosion

From the upcoming science fiction rock opera, "The Android's New Soul," written by Dana (Adams) Cain 1974 - 1980. Recorded 2016-2017. Lyrics below.

Lyrics and Music by Dana Cain, April 1980
Vocal - Ben Hilzer
Casio Keyboards - Dana Cain
Drums, Bass - Scott McGlassen
Guitar - Mark Putt
Mixing, arranging, backing vocals, additional instruments - Mark Howell

MADE TO ORDER (lyrics)
I’m an android, one of many
Trained to fight against the Reds. 
They use Clones, with guns aplenty. 
We shoot lasers from our heads. 
We fight hard to please the Feds.

Russian winters are a breeze
When you’re full of anti-freeze.

I’m an android, fighting Clones
Armed with nerve gas in my chest.
Keep Red Clones away from our homes.
Making sure no one’s oppressed. 
No one beats us – We’re the best.

Killing Clones all day long!
Kill them cuz they’re in the wrong!

I’m an android, made to order.
Usually do just what they say.
As we near the Russian border
News comes in – We lost today.
Next they’ll hit the USA.

Made to Order

From the upcoming science fiction rock opera, "The Android's New Soul," written by Dana (Adams) Cain 1974 - 1980. Recorded 2016-2017. Lyrics below.

MUTATION BLUES 
Lyrics and Music by Mark Putt, 2013
Vocal - Mark Putt
Guitar & Bass - Mark Putt
Keyboards - Dana Cain
Mixing, arranging, electronics - Mark Howell

MUTATION BLUES (lyrics)

I saw a sign: “No Mutants Allowed”
Posted right under a mushroom cloud. 
Radiation, mutation and pain. 
 
You must be this tall and glow in the dark
If you want to get into the Fallout Park
Radiation, mutation and pain. 

Since the bomb fell I been feelin’ so bad
I lost all my hair, every tooth that I had.
Radiation, mutation and pain. 

My girl done left. She ran out the door
But she looked like hell. I don’t care no more. 
Radiation, mutation and pain. 

Grown to more eyes, and grown four more ribs.
There’s this thing on my back that looks like a squid.
Radiation, mutation and pain. 

Eyes been so red my blood turned so green
My hair fell out, but Lord I’m serene. 
Radiation, mutation and pain.

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