Reuben's Music Tape Circa 2003-2005, pt. 1 (feat. Stephanie Walton, Matthew Walton, Unknown Female, Unknown Character, Jennifer Lyons, Elena Lyons, Patrick Bergin, Charlie O’Connell and Ashley Jones)
This is the first quarter of a tape of many overdubs. This includes a brief segment of my Dad and Stephanie having some vaguely philosophical conversation about "our reality" and mortality, them talking about some guy coming to visit us in Woods Hole, a series of quick instrumentals that I had programmed using the accompaniment feature on my synthesizer, and some audio from the B-movie horror flick "Devil's Prey (2001). It also includes some truly unhinged vocals from myself, at times sounding hysterical, at other times laughing like a madman. Who knew I was only twelve? Anyway, time flies, and now I'm cleanin' out my closet like Eminem! (The previous sentence contained another phrase to watch for).
lyrics
Stephanie Walton: Well, what's wrong with our reality? What's so wrong with dying? What's so wrong with dying? You gotta nab it.
Matthew Walton: (indistinct) I wouldn't.
SW: Well, she did--
MW: Nah nah, don't dog.
SW: Why does he all of the sudden wanna see you, though? He never wanted to see you before.
MW: Well, (indistinct) a very town (indistinct)
SW: Oh, he must've written he was in town coming.
MW: Huh?
SW: He must've written of a town coming--
MW: Or he…I don't know what happened. But it doesn’t pertain to nothing around the wedding. And, uh, also, he’s a friendly fellow, and sometimes we don’t mind talking like I might, for years without doing anything about our friendship, and then suddenly sort of saying, “Oh, I--I think I wish to call so-and-so,” or he has nothing better to do while he's in Woods Hole, or, he, might like, you and think that maybe if he, you know, if he’d come to see me he might be able to see you, which would be fun, or to get…
SW: But he doesn’t even know me, how can he like me?
MW: Well, (indistinct), has he ever laid eyes on you, do you think?
SW: I hardly know who he is, if he knew some today.
MW: You mean that’s all? You--you haven’t…met him?
SW: No, nothing, Christine Fetterlin.
MW: Oh! I thought that you really hadn’t met him, I thought you had met him even this much…
SW: You said he went--you said that he went to Greenfield--
SW: Well, what’s wrong with our reality? What’s so wrong with dying? What’s so wrong with dying?
MW: No. His mother.
SW: What about his mother?
MW: Well, his mother just fell, fell melderly, so, uh, one may mang and do it.
SW: Where does--where does she live?
MW: Past the bridge, beyond our, kind of out…(indistinct)
SW: Why does he all of the sudden wanna see you, though? He never wanted to see you before.
MW: Well, uh, as a person sinning of age, he could possibly be... (indistinct)
SW: Oh, well he must've written--he had a town coming.
MW: Huh?
SW: He must've written a scheduled town coming.
MW: Maybe yup…yeah, he did. Oh, wait…I don’t know what happened. But he’s the sort of friend who likes to stick around through the year.
*Bird calls*
Reuben Walton: Ass. Ew!
MW: Kay, see you later then, and-and, uh, so in about half an--well--
*Birds making noises, ambient noise*
RW: Ass.
Unknown Female: *Sighs*
Unknown Character: Well, let’s go in and get things ready.
MW: Kay, see you later then, and-and, uh, so in about half an--well--a little--just shortly we’ll--alright, okay, bye bye.
Unknown Character: You get things started in the house and I’ll go find a yacht. Come on, now!
MW: Reuben.
RW: What?
MW: You must--
RW: Oh, I love you, I love you so much, woo! Woo! Oh yeah, double check, woo! Underneath, woo! A Safari, File, Edit, View, History! Oh, a la la la la luh luh lahw hehh, ohhahh, haa (vocalizing). You are so beautiful, to me, can’t you see? You’re everything I’ve hoped for, you’re everything I need. Hey. To Me (vocalizing).
Samantha: (screaming) No! No! He’s my parents--(indistinct)
RW: go to IHOP! wanna go to IHOP! Can we please go to IHOP?
MW: Maybe so, if sudden…(indistinct)
RW: (laughs) Woo! Ooh. It’s good, put it on your computer--
MW: Now, wait, wait, wait, listen, I wanna t--wait--
RW: I’m pouring it out!
MW: Wait--Don’t throw it out! Give it to me--
RW: I’m gonna pour it all over your computer!
Fawn: She’s not ready.
Minister Seth: Why?
F: Because I don’t like her. She’s not worthy of a full sacrifice, she’s impure.
MW: No, Reuben, stop that! Stop that!
MS: What do you suggest?
RW: Hahahaha!
F: I suggest we just kill her.
David: *struggling*
MS: As you wish.
Sam: *Wimpering and crying*
RW: No, no, no, just that you were not--no, because it sounds cool when you play it back, because it’s recording--no, it--no, it’s recording right now. I mean, it was already recording, and while it was recording--I don’t know, because it just sounded a lot cooler when I played it back.
MW: What are you doing?
MS: We let you live long enough to see her die.
RW: Yeah, it does. It sounds cool. Yeah, it does. I don’t know, Da--there was nothing else to do--
F: Aw, Samantha, little Samantha, it’s okay, don’t worry. I’m gonna cut you really slow so you can enjoy it, sweetie. There…
Sam: *screaming and crying*
F: Aw, Samantha, little Samantha, it’s okay, don’t worry. I’m gonna take this really slow so you can enjoy it.
RW: No, no, but, Dad, there’s nothing wrong with you cussing! You can cuss all you want, okay? It has nothing to with anything except that I wanna go to IHOP! Can we go to IHOP? Dad, can we go to IHOP? Yay, woo! Woohoo! Okay, okay, just get your shoes! Okay! Yeah, woo! Yeah my name should shot all that I don’t give a fuck! A fuck! (laughing hysterically, then breathing heavily)
Sam: How let’s live through this night and throw her out! Well, at least we know why we’re gonna die tonight, because of a stranger!
Susan: We are helping her because we almost killed her, remember?
Sam: Well, you know, we’re your real friends, not her!
F: Thank you for keeping me alive, I’m sorry I was so much trouble!
Susan: Where’s Sam? Sam? (echoing)
F: We’ve had one hell of a night, haven’t we?
RW: Do you like that movie? Did you hate it?
Susan: I don’t understand.
RW: What?
Susan: Where am I? What is this place?
RW: They’re not really a full--a big family in real life, they’re actors.
F: This is the place you’re going to die.
RW: What are they saying is good about a good family--about a big family?
MW: That’s not good, that’s the whole point, c’mon--
RW: It gives me--
MW: don’t--
Susan: What have you done with David?
MS: Aw, Susan, Susan, Susan, you are a fighter, I like that. But you’ve lost. You lost the moment you were chosen at the party. You see, those parties where you take drugs and fornicate, they’re my hunting ground.
RW: (groans)
MS: …They represent the thousand choices that you make.
RW: (gagging noise)
MS: I’d like you to join our group. Will you?
Susan: Never!
MS: Really? If I can’t have you one way, I will have you another.
RW: Or just ask--
MS: You see your friend?
Susan: (gasps) Sam!
credits
from Bits and Pieces,
released August 19, 2012
Vocals by Reuben Walton, Stephanie Walton, Matthew Walton, Unknown Female, Unknown Character, Jennifer Lyons, Elena Lyons, Patrick Bergin, Charlie O’Connell and Ashley Jones
Lyrics written or supplied by Reuben Walton, Stephanie Walton, Matthew Walton, Unknown Female, Unknown Character, Jennifer Lyons, Elena Lyons, Patrick Bergin, Charlie O’Connell, Ashley Jones, C. Courtney Joyner and Randall Frakes
Synthesizer by Reuben Walton
Composed by Reuben Walton
Produced by Reuben Walton
Recorded by Reuben Walton
Overdubbing by Reuben Walton
Edited by Reuben Walton
Mixed by Reuben Walton
Reuben Walton is a singer/songwriter and music producer based in Falmouth, MA. He is a graduate of Musicians Institute in
Hollywood's Independent Artist program and their Electronic Music Production program, as well as UMass Lowell’s Music Business undergraduate program.
In 2019 he put out a self-titled EP working with producer AVLI Music and is now regularly releasing new music....more
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