Seen from Yesterday, by Dark Company.
From CD 1, 'SNAFU', of the triple CD album 'A for Acronym'.

SEEN FROM YESTERDAY
Keeping secrets is easy when there’s no one to tell
Isolation phonograph records it oh so well
Enforced in solitude I stare at the wall
Understanding archetypes is like playing pinball

They tell you you’re winning but you don’t understand
It’s languishing anguish from a bright shiny man
Keeping to his scheming he’s oh so intense
Comprehending techno-geeks with more brains than sense

Summon up the darkness good cover for all sin
Creationism cretins wear suits made of tin
Epigraphic entities sleeping in their shells
Carmelites and neophytes find the joys of Hell

Words by Peter Greatorex.
Copyright ℗ 2012 D & G Music / Explicit Music.

Lyrics by P. Greatorex 14th - 16th January 2012.
Music by G. Davies/P. Greatorex.

Copyright ℗ 2012 D & G Music/Explicit Music.

Recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Exeter, 2015.
Engineered, mixed and produced at Wud Records Studio One, Central Europe, 2024.

Cover Art:
“Event Horizon 3” by Peter Greatorex
See: https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex-gallery-3/

Copyright © 2025 Wud Records.

This arrangement by Dark Company.

Performers:
‘Speedy’ Pete Greatorex – vocals
Zakk Black – guitar
Barry Bridges – guitar
Josh Reynes – synths, programming
Maxx Damage – bass
Sven Stiglund – drums, programming

Fun Facts:
* The lyrics for this song were written 14th – 16th January 2012.
* This is a song that Pete never sang a proper studio version of and his vocals were lifted from the demo and cleaned up a bit.
* Well, quite a lot actually. 🙂
* When Pete sang his part, his timing was somewhat atemporal and required a fair amount of moving and stretching.
* This song is literally just a demo and will need a great deal more work before it is considered 'done'.

See also:
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/a-for-acronym-cd-1-snafu/
https://linktr.ee/dark.company
https://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/dark-company/a-for-acronym/seen-from-yesterday

A for Acronym CD 1: SNAFU

Seen from Yesterday

Downloads

Dark Company: Seen from Yesterday (demo)

Now, The Light, by Dark Company.
From CD 1, 'SNAFU', of the triple CD album 'A for Acronym'.

NOW, THE LIGHT
Make me a retard, lower the sky
I wanted to know but I didn't know why
Previous pressuring updates the need
Hothouse flowers each grown from seed

Now light me up, light me up
L-l-l-l-light me up
Light me up, light me up
L-l-l-l-light me up

Trilobytes flourish in an ancient sea
Nobody ever swims for free
Trapped in ignorance beneath the road
The way lit only by rocks that glowed

Now light me up, light me up
L-l-l-l-light me up
Light me up, light me up
L-l-l-l-light me up

Spiritual confusion often is fun
So you don't know where you're from
Be the 'you' that they want you to be
They will tell you what they want you to see

Now light me up, light me up
L-l-l-l-light me up
Light me up, light me up
L-l-l-l-light me up

Call Veronica, tell her the news
She's gotta get off my blue suede shoes
Life goes on but I'm too short
Haven't the fare but I can be bought

Now light me up, light me up
L-l-l-l-light me up
Light me up, light me up
L-l-l-l-light me up

Lyrics by P. Greatorex 1st June 2013.
Music by G. Davies/P. Greatorex.

Copyright ℗ 2013 D & G Music/Explicit Music.

Vocals and rhythm guitar recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Exeter, 2015.
Everything else recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Europe, 2020.
Engineered, mixed and produced at Wud Records Studio One, Central Europe, 2024.

Cover Art:
“Electric Sun” by Peter Greatorex
See: https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex-gallery-2/

Copyright © 2024 Wud Records.

Performers:
‘Speedy’ Pete Greatorex – vocals
Zakk Black – guitars
Maxx Damage – bass
Sven Stiglund – drums

Fun Facts:
* The lyrics for this song were written 1st June 2013.
* This is a song that Pete never sang a proper studio version of and his vocals were lifted from the demo and cleaned up a bit.
* Well, quite a lot actually. 🙂
* It was during the editing of this track that the main studio computer suddenly decided to mangle itself beyond all recognition, causing weeks of delay and expensive replacement parts to be bought.
* Fortunately no data was lost due to our cunning back-up strategies.
* This song is a piece of classic rock in a Britpop style.
* It is in the key of G and features the gratuitous use of D7 and Cmaj7 chords.

See also:
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/a-for-acronym-cd-1-snafu/
https://linktr.ee/dark.company
https://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/dark-company/a-for-acronym/now-the-light

Now, The Light

Dark Company: Now, The Light (alpha mix)

Rainy Afternoon by Dark Company.
From CD 1, 'SNAFU', of the triple CD album 'A for Acronym'.

RAINY AFTERNOON
You see ropes around their necks
They’re just there for fun
Not tied or hitched in any way
Nothing from them is swung
Just for fashion, darkened passion
Against their milk white gowns
As every night they slowly fall
And in my senses drown

Carpet tiles wreathed in smiles
Lingering on my landing
Dumbly coloured and poorly lit
They have their understanding
Arriving packed in neat bound stacks
And pulled tight with a band
If laid out in certain shapes
A door to another land

Gaudy chalk in boxes marked
Lying there just for taking
No price or test of any sort
Just for pictures making
And beware to have some care
Of what you use them for
What drawings that you do create
Or they'll come back for more

Lyrics by P. Greatorex 27th October 2010.
Copyright ℗ 2010 D & G Music/Explicit Music.

Music by G. Davies/P. Greatorex.

This arrangement by Dark Company.

Vocals and rhythm guitar recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Exeter, 2015.
Everything else recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Europe, 2020.
Engineered, mixed and produced at Wud Records Studio One, Central Europe, 2024.

Cover Art:
“Carpet Ladder” by Peter Greatorex
See: https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex-gallery-2/

Copyright © 2025 Wud Records.

Performers:
‘Speedy’ Pete Greatorex – lead vocal
Zakk Black – lead and rhythm guitars
Barry Bridges - guitar
Maxx Damage – bass
Sven Stiglund – drums

FUN FACTS:
* This is a song that Pete never sang a proper studio version of and his vocals were lifted from the very rough demo and cleaned up a bit.
* Well, quite a lot actually. :)
* The original lead guitar had a dirty sound that simply didn't work, but when Zakk used a clean tone, all the parts suddenly sounded good.
* Pete actually deviated somewhat from the lyrics he wrote when he sang this, perhaps due to tiredness or being unable to see the lyrics very well.
* The melody he sings remains the same throughout if you want to try singing along.
* The key changes weave an audible illusion of variations that are not actually there.
* The lead guitar is played on Nicodemus.
* The guitar in the right channel is Barry on the ESP, with Zakk playing the Ice Maiden to the left.

See also:
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/a-for-acronym-cd-1-snafu/
https://linktr.ee/dark.company
https://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/dark-company/a-for-acronym/rainy-afternoon

Rainy Afternoon

Dark Company: Rainy Afternoon (alpha mix)

Pluperfect, by Dark Company.
From CD 1, 'SNAFU', of the triple CD album 'A for Acronym'.

PLUPERFECT
Tabletop toyset map of the world
Jigsaw planisphere, edges all curled
Worn out games book, puzzles all done
I looked inside to see what I'd won
I'd won a seat on the train to Strangeville
Or a place on the daily treadmill
I'd won a ticket to a 'no prize' win
Or a packet of bent penny pins

Mandelbrot paint set, infinity waits
Half finished painting of a garden gate
Last year's calender was there on the wall
I checked the dates, was I there at all?
I looked out the window, was I laying low
Or was I waiting for the Late Late Show
I couldn't figure out where I'd gone
But I must have done cos I lingered on

Sinewave eyeballs in a metal made head
Robotic vision that can see through lead
Nostradamus quatrains I could decode
Told me I was going into overload
Told me I'd lived twice every day
That I had to listen to what I'd say
Told me I'd had way too much fun
That I should have walked when I'd run

Lyrics by Peter Greatorex 4th November 2010.
Copyright ℗ 2010 D & G Music / Explicit Music.

Music by G. Davies/P. Greatorex.

This arrangement by Dark Company.

Vocals and rhythm guitar recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Exeter, 2015.
Everything else recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Europe, 2020.
Engineered, mixed and produced at Wud Records Studio One, Central Europe, 2024.

Cover Art:
“Bad Habits 1d” by Peter Greatorex
See: https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex-gallery-1/

Copyright © 2025 Wud Records.

Performers:
‘Speedy’ Pete Greatorex – lead vocal
Zakk Black – lead and rhythm guitars
Maxx Damage – bass
Sven Stiglund – drums

Fun Facts:
* The lyrics for this song were written 4th November 2010.
* This is a song that Pete never sang a proper studio version of and his vocals were lifted from the demo and cleaned up a bit.
* Well, quite a lot actually. 🙂
* This song is mostly E7, D no 3rd and Asus4.
* Rhythm guitars by the Ice Maiden and Nicodemus.
* The lead guitar part at the start that was deemed reasonable was played on the Ice Maiden.
* There will be more lead guitar but it has not been recorded yet.

See also:
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/a-for-acronym-cd-1-snafu/
https://linktr.ee/dark.company
https://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/dark-company/a-for-acronym/pluperfect

Pluperfect

Dark Company: Pluperfect (alpha mix)

Decide to Ride, by Dark Company.
From CD 1, 'SNAFU', of the triple CD album 'A for Acronym'.

DECIDE TO RIDE
Reaction to refraction, a bent-stick water view
Administer situations to part of Heaven's crew
Stand smartly dressed against the rail
Uniforms with matching sails
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along

Inspected kinetics moving minds around
Archetypal archetypes esoteric sounds
Take a stand now on the stairs
Under signs saying "On The Air!"
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along

Checkerboard collectors, gamers of rare delights
Whale bone dice believers gifted with second sight
Braided caps placed there just so
Each one ready to stay or go
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along
Should we go along with you
Should we go along
Should we go along
Should we go along
Should we go along

Lyrics by P. Greatorex 15th December 2012.
Music by G. Davies/P. Greatorex.

Copyright ℗ 2012 D & G Music/Explicit Music.

Vocals and rhythm guitar recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Exeter, 2015.
Everything else recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Europe, 2020.
Engineered, mixed and produced at Wud Records Studio One, Central Europe, 2024.

Cover Art:
“Thing 2” by Peter Greatorex
See: https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex-gallery-5/

Copyright © 2024 Wud Records.

Performers:
‘Speedy’ Pete Greatorex – vocals
Zakk Black – guitar
Josh Reynes – piano, synths, trumpets
Maxx Damage – bass
Sven Stiglund – drums

Fun Facts:
* This is a song that Pete never sang a proper studio version of and his vocals were lifted from the very rough demo and cleaned up a bit.
* Well, quite a lot actually. :)
* The VST plugins didn't make the right kind of piano sound somehow so this is from the TG33.
* The guitar part is played on the Stratocaster.
* The trumpets come from the Akai S900 and a VST plugin called DSK Brass.
* There is an argument between the bass, which plays a C, and the piano and guitar, which play a C#, which has a wonderful emotive quality but which ceases to work when anything else is present.

See also:
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/a-for-acronym-cd-1-snafu/
https://linktr.ee/dark.company
https://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/dark-company/a-for-acronym/decide-to-ride

Decide to Ride

Dark Company: Decide to Ride (alpha mix)

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