Experiment IV

	We were working secretly
	For the military.
	Our experiment in sound,
	Was nearly ready to begin.
	We only know in theory
	What we are doing:
	Music made for pleasure,
	Music made to thrill.
	It was music we were making here until

		They told us
		All they wanted
		Was a sound that could kill someone
		From a distance.
		So we go ahead,
		And the meters are over in the red.
		It's a mistake in the making.

	From the painful cry of mothers,
	To the terrifying scream,
	We recorded it and put it into our machine.

	?"I'll bet my mum's gonna give me a little toy instrument!"?
				[haunting laughter]
			"Five"
			"Experiment four"
			"Experiment four"
			"Experiment four"
			"Experiment four"
			"Experiment four"
		But that dream is your enemy.
				[haunting laughter]

	We won't be there to be blamed.
	We won't be there to snitch.
	I just pray that someone there
	Can hit the switch.

		But they told us
		All they wanted
		Was a sound that could kill someone
		From a distance.
		So we go ahead,
		And the meters are over in the red.
		It's a mistake we've made.

	Hmm hmm hmm, hmm hmm hmm.
	And the public are warned to stay off.


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