Faith No More - The Real Thing (1989)

Faith No More — Surprise! You're Dead! (Track 4)

Information

Artist – Faith No More

Album – The Real Thing

Label – Slash Records

Released – June 20th, 1989

Type – Full-length

Additional

Notes

The Real Thing is the third full-length studio album by Faith No More, released on June 20, 1989 via Slash Records. It marks the first recording with vocalist Mike Patton. The lineup consists of Patton on vocals, Jim Martin on guitars, Billy Gould on bass, Roddy Bottum on keyboards, and Mike Bordin on drums. The album was co-produced by the band and Matt Wallace. Recording took place at Studio D in Sausalito, California during December 1988, with mixing completed at Blue Canyon in Studio City, California in January 1989 and mastering at K-Disk in Los Angeles. The production features layered arrangements combining distorted guitar riffs, funk-oriented bass lines, synthesizer textures, and multi-style vocals ranging from melodic phrasing to rhythmic delivery.

Videos

Surprise! You're Dead! (Official Music Video)
From Out of Nowhere (Official Music Video)
Epic (Official Music Video)
Falling to Pieces (Official Music Video)

Additional

The first album to feature Mike Patton on vocals, previously of Mr. Bungle, with whom he would record again later.

The music for the album was fully written before Mike Patton joined. Mike wrote all the lyrics for it in two weeks.

Official music videos:
- From Out of Nowhere
- Epic
- Falling to Pieces
- Surprise! You're Dead!

Career direction: Warren Entner / John Vassiliou for W.E.M.
Photography by Lendon Flanagan
Art direction by Jeff Price.

Recording

Co-produced by Faith No More.
Recorded at Studio D, Sausalito, CA in December 1988.
Mixed at Blue Canyon, Studio City, CA in January 1989.
Mastered at K-Disk, Los Angeles, CA.

Identifiers

Barcode: 0 42282 81541 5
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Matrix / Runout (Side A (Variant 8)): 828 154 1 S1 = 1 670 07 1 130
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Matrix / Runout (Side A (Variant 12)): 828 154 1 S1 = 1 670 07 119
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Matrix / Runout (Side B (Variant 14)): 828 154 1 S2 = 1 670 07 11 3 °
Label Code: LC 7654
Rights Society: B.I.E.M. / STEMRA
Price Code: BA 281

Tracklist

1. From Out of Nowhere – 03:22 >

Tossed into my mind, stirring the calm You splash me with beauty and pull me down 'Cause you come from out of nowhere oh oh My glance turns to a stare Obsession rules me, I'm yours from the start I know you see me, our eyes interlock 'Cause you come from out of nowhere oh oh My glance turns to a stare One minute here and one minute there Don't know if I'll laugh or cry One minute here and one minute there And then you wave goodbye Sifting to the bottom, every day for two All energy funnels, all becomes you 'Cause you come from out of nowhere oh oh My glance turns to a stare One minute here and one minute there Don't know if I'll laugh or cry One minute here and one minute there And it hurts inside One minute here and one minute there And then you wave goodbye (goodbye)

2. Epic – 04:54 >

Can you feel it, see it, hear it today? If you can't, then it doesn't matter anyway You will never understand it 'cause it happens too fast And it feels so good, it's like walking on glass It's so cool, it's so hip, it's alright It's so groovy, it's outta sight You can touch it, smell it, taste it so sweet But it makes no difference 'cause it knocks you off your feet You want it all but you can't have it It's cryin', bleedin', lying on the floor So you lay down on it and you do it some more You've got to share it, so you dare it Then you bare it and you tear it You want it all but you can't have it It's in your face but you can't grab it It's alive, afraid, a lie, a sin It's magic, it's tragic, it's a loss, it's a win It's dark, it's moist, it's a bitter pain It's sad it happened and it's a shame You want it all but you can't have it It's in your face but you can't grab it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? You want it all but you can't have it It's in your face but you can't grab it It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it (yeah, yeah, yeah) It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it (yeah, yeah, yeah) It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it (yeah, yeah, yeah) It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it What is it? It's it (yeah, yeah, yeah) What is it? It's it

3. Falling to Pieces – 05:16 >

Back and forth, I sway with the wind Resolution slips away again Right through my fingers, back into my heart Where it's out of reach and it's in the dark Sometimes I think I'm blind Or I may be just paralyzed Because the plot thickens every day And the pieces of my puzzle keep crumblin' away But I know, there's a picture beneath Indecision clouds my vision No one listens Because I'm somewhere in between My love and my agony You see, I'm somewhere in between My life is falling to pieces Somebody put me together Layin' face down on the ground My fingers in my ears to block the sound My eyes shuttin' tight to avoid the sight Anticipating the end, losing the will to fight Droplets of yes and no In an ocean of maybe From the bottom, it looks like a steep incline From the top, another downhill slope of mine But I know, the equilibrium's there Indecision clouds my vision No one listens Because I'm somewhere in between My love and my agony You see, I'm somewhere in between My life is falling to pieces Somebody put me together Back and forth, I sway with the wind Resolution slips away again Right through my fingers, back into my heart Where it's out of reach and it's in the dark Sometimes I think I'm blind Or I may be just paralyzed Because the plot thickens every day And the pieces of my puzzle keep crumblin' away But I know, there's a picture beneath Indecision clouds my vision No one listens Because I'm somewhere in between My love, my agony You see, I'm somewhere in between My life is falling to pieces Somebody put me together Between, my love and my agony You see, I'm somewhere in between My life is falling to pieces Somebody put me together (between) Somebody put me together Somebody put me together (between) Whoa oh oh oh (my life is falling to pieces)

4. Surprise! You're Dead! – 02:27 >

Surprise, you're dead Ha ha ha, open your eyes See the world as it used to be when you used to be in it When you were alive and when you were in love and when I took it from you It's not over yet You don't remember I won't let you forget The hatred I bestowed Upon your neck with a fatal blow From my teeth and my tongue I've drank and swallowed, but it's just begun Now you are mine I'll keep killing you until the end of time Surprise, you're dead Guess what It never ends The pain, the torment and torture, profanity, nausea, suffering, perversion, calamity You can't get away It's not over yet You don't remember I won't let you forget The hatred I bestowed Upon your neck with a fatal blow From my teeth and my tongue I've drank and swallowed, but it's just begun Now you are mine I'll keep killing you until the end of time Surprise, you're dead Ha ha ha, open your eyes Surprise you're dead Guess what It never ends. never, ever ends

5. Zombie Eaters – 06:00 >

You're everything that's why I cling to you When I emerge my thoughts converge to you To you The world is so small compared to you And everybody's wrong compared to you To you I begin to see through your eyes All the former mysteries are no surprise So now, you listen 'Cause I'm omniscient Hey look at me lady I'm just a little baby You're lucky to have me I'm cute and sweet as candy As charming as a fable I'm innocent and disabled So hug me and kiss me Then wipe my butt and piss me I hope you never leave 'Cause who would hear me scream Nobody understands Except the toys in my hands So now you listen 'Cause I'm omniscient Hey look at me lady I'm just a little baby If I smile, then you smile Then I'll get mad for awhile I melt in your mouth And in your hands whenever I can But I really do nothing Except kickin' and fussin' I like to make a mess I laugh at your distress I sit all day in my crib Absorbing all you give I'm helpless I'm flawless I'm a machine Give me, I need my toys Keep me hot keep me strong keep me everlong Keep me hot keep me strong keep me everlong Keep me hot keep me strong keep me everlong Keep me hot keep me strong keep me everlong So now you listen 'Cause I'm omniscient

6. The Real Thing – 08:13 >

I know the feeling It is the real thing The essence of the soul The perfect moment That golden moment I know you feel it too I know the feeling It is the real thing You can't refuse the embrace No It's like the pattern below the skin You gotta reach out and pull it all in And you feel like you're too close But you swallow another dose The pinnacle of happiness Filling up your soul You don't think you can take any more You never wanna let go To touch the roots of experience The most basic ingredients To see the unseen glitter of life And feel the dirt, grief, anger and strife Cherish the certainty of now It kills you a bit at a time Cradle the inspiration It will leave you writhing on the floor This is so unreal, what I feel This nourishment, life is bent Into a shape I can hold A twist of fate, all my own Just grit your teeth, make no sound Take a step away and look around Just clench your fist and close your eyes Look deep inside, hypnotize The whisper is but a shout That's what it is all about Yes, the ecstasy, you can pray You will never let it slip away Like the sacred song that someone sings you, through you Like the flesh so warm that the thorn sticks into, into Like the dream you know one day will come to life, life Try to hold on just a little longer, longer, stronger, stronger It's the jewel of victory The chasm of misery And once you have bitten the core You will always know the flavor The split second of divinity You drink up the sky All of heaven is in your arms You know the reason why It's right there, all by itself And what you are, there is nothing else You're growing a life within a life The lips of wonder kiss you inside And when it's over the feeling remains It all comes down to this The smoke clears, I see what it is That made me feel this way I know the feeling It is the real thing The essence of the soul The perfect moment That golden moment I know you feel it too I know the feeling It is the real thing You can't refuse the embrace This is so unreal, what I feel Flood, sell your soul, feel the blood Pump through your veins, can't explain The element that's everything Just clench your fist and close your eyes Look deep inside, hypnotize Yes, the ecstasy, you can pray You will never let it slip away Yes, the ecstasy, you can pray You will never let it slip away You will never let it slip away You will never let it slip away Like the echoes of your childhood laughter, ever after Like the first time love urged you to take it's guidance, in silence Like your heartbeat when you realize you're dying, but you're trying Like the way you cry for a happy ending, ending, ending Ending, ending, ending

7. Underwater Love – 03:52 >

Looking down into the water It's hard to make out your face If our love is drowning, then why Do I feel so out of place Bubbling up to the surface You are getting a breath of fresh air Forever longing to make you mine But I can't escape your stare Liquid seeps into your lungs But your eyes look so serene It's wonderful how the surface ripples But you're perfect, and I cannot breathe Forever longing to make you mine But I can't escape your stare Hold me closer, keep me near My underwater love Hold me closer, keep me near I'll never get enough Touch me from below I'll never let you go Touch me from below I'll never let you go Touch me from below I'll never let you go But I can't escape Hold me closer, keep me near My underwater love Hold me closer, keep me near I'll never get enough Hold me closer, keep me near My underwater love Hold me closer, keep me near I'll never get enough (Touch me from below I'll never let you go) Touch me

8. The Morning After – 03:43 >

Awakened by the sunlight Victimized by last light Memories flashing through my head Was I just born or am I dead? Yesterday's forgotten, the morning after I can taste you, I can hear your laughter Fading in the distance Recollections drifting Bloodstains on my tattered clothes Each minute the fear grows If I could just lay down to rest I'm tired of searching for myself If I am dead, how can I feel such love? If I am dead, why am I dreaming? If I am dead, where do I go from here? If I am dead, why does this pain feel so good? Is this my blood dried upon my face? Or is it the love of someone else? It tastes so sweet, just like you used to So rescue me my love, splice us together I remember loving you so much But where are you and where's your fatal touch? When I closed my eyes, was it my siesta? Did I encounter a darkness stronger than sleep? If I am dead, how can I feel such love? If I am dead, why am I dreaming? If I am dead, where do I go from here? If I am dead, why does this pain feel so good? I am thirsty for my sleep There are no answers anyway

9. Woodpecker from Mars – 05:40

Total length: 43:27

Lineup

Band Members

    Roddy Bottum – Keyboards

    Billy Gould – Bass, Lyrics (track 6)

    Mike Bordin – Drums

    Jim Martin – Guitars, Lyrics (track 4)

    Mike Patton – Vocals, Lyrics (tracks 1-9, 11)

Miscellaneous Staff

    Matt Wallace – Producer, Engineering

    Jimm "Watts" Vereecke – Engineering

    Craig Doubet – Engineering (assistant)

    John Golden – Mastering

    Lendon Flanagan – Photography

    Jeff Price – Art direction

    Terry Robertson – Design (CD version)

Links

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