Song020_Static Jumps

This song starts with a crunchy electric guitar picking 3 strings. The drums (when they appear) are also choppy and driving which contrasts nicely with the lofty keyboard noises. There are only 12-14 tracks total (including: analog bass, 2-3 additional electric guitars, etc). I've been thinking about my previous skydiving adventures lately, so I created some lyrics that fit that theme (which also fits the theme of this week's album, Gravity is on Your Side). My friend, Rick Eckart, was living in Oklahoma when he first invited us to jump with him one weekend. I had done a tandem jump before, but jumping solo required more instruction and a series of initial jumps made on a static line. The static jumps are intense for a few reasons. One, it's still sort of new to you when you exit the plane by yourself for the first time. Also, to exit properly (without tangling yourself in the static line) you must climb out onto the wheel of the Cessna C-152 and then hang from the wing strut (feet now dangling) before you get the signal to let go. Once your chute opens you (hopefully) hear a voice coming through a small speaker built inside one ear of your helmet. There were transmission problems occasionally. Towards the end of this song I tried to imitate the old man that stood at a wooden CB-radio post outside of the airplane hanger. He usually smoked a cigarette and had other conversations going while guiding student jumpers to the ground.

LYRICS:
One step closer to this
Takes us one step further from that
Exit the plane from the back (that's military-style)
Your static line is attached
Check your wrist to calculate need (i.e. altimeter, but you don't need that for static)
Then activate your switchblade wings (i.e. parachute)
So come on and take your big chance
The horizon line is closing in fast
Before you break apart
The rush goes straight to the heart

PS: The weather report in this song reflects current conditions outside Threebynine Studios.

PSS: A new album will be completed and for sale online tomorrow evening.

-Matthew