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==Background==
==Background==
The band started looking for options to record their first demo of original material at some point in 1993 and ended up recording a 3-song cassette in Pantheon Studios with producer Tony DiMaria. The "[[Kill The Flies]]" lyrics printed on the tape's insert are almost entirely different from the ones on the actual recording. The first verse is almost the same, but the rest of the song is drastically different. These are likely earlier lyrics that were changed just prior to recording. The line "Look to the sky, its a spy" that is absent from the actual track is likely a nod to a very similar line from a song called "Ocean Size" by Jane's Addiction.<ref>[https://lplive.net/wiki/exclusives/sdahf-to-grey-daze-retrospective/ A &quot;Sean Dowdell And His Friends?&quot; To &quot;Grey Daze&quot; Retrospective - Exclusives - Linkin Park Live], April 15, 2017</ref>
The band started looking for options to record their first demo of original material at some point in 1993 and ended up recording a 3-song cassette in Pantheon Studios with producer Tony DiMaria. The "Kill The Flies" lyrics printed on the tape's insert are almost entirely different from the ones on the actual recording. The first verse is almost the same, but the rest of the song is drastically different. These are likely earlier lyrics that were changed just prior to recording. The line "Look to the sky, its a spy" that is absent from the actual track is likely a nod to a very similar line from a song called "Ocean Size" by Jane's Addiction.<ref>[https://lplive.net/wiki/exclusives/sdahf-to-grey-daze-retrospective/ A &quot;Sean Dowdell And His Friends?&quot; To &quot;Grey Daze&quot; Retrospective - Exclusives - Linkin Park Live], April 15, 2017</ref>


==Versions==
==Versions==

Revision as of 19:08, 1 July 2020

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Background

The band started looking for options to record their first demo of original material at some point in 1993 and ended up recording a 3-song cassette in Pantheon Studios with producer Tony DiMaria. The "Kill The Flies" lyrics printed on the tape's insert are almost entirely different from the ones on the actual recording. The first verse is almost the same, but the rest of the song is drastically different. These are likely earlier lyrics that were changed just prior to recording. The line "Look to the sky, its a spy" that is absent from the actual track is likely a nod to a very similar line from a song called "Ocean Size" by Jane's Addiction.[1]

Versions

Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
Kill The Flies Sean Dowdell And His Friends? 3:27 1993 1993

Live

Personnel

Sean Dowdell And His Friends?

  • Drums: Sean Dowdell
  • Guitar: Chris Goad
  • Bass: Jason Cekoric
  • Vocals: Chester Bennington

Production

  • Produced by: Robert Rogers & Tony DiMaria
  • Engineered by: John Biehl & Scott Adkins
  • Photo by: Mike Wallister
  • Recorded at: Pantheon Studios Scottsdale, AZ
  • Special thanks to: Bill Rogers and Shannan Smith

Artwork

  • Photo by: Mike Wallister

Lyrics

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AHH

Well get away, get away,
Turn your head and say,
That I am not enough for you

Well I don't mind, I don't mind,
'Cause it's mine for a while,
So what you think you're gonna do?

Why can't I fear what I feel, what I feel,
When I'm down looking back at you
Why can't I fear what I feel, what I feel,
When I'm down looking back at you

Look to the sky, yeah the sky
Cause it's so damn high
And a fly's come landing in my eye
Look to the sun, yeah the sun
It's a gun, a disease
A disease will bring you to your knees

Why can't I fear what I feel, what I feel,
When I'm down looking back at you
Why can't I fear what I feel, what I feel,
When I'm down looking back at you

Don't matter anyway-cause all I've got to say is
Kill the flies, kill the flies, kill the flies, yeah, yeah,
Kill the flies, yeah, yeah

Someday, sometime,
I'm gonna find just what it is when you look at me,
Kill the flies, kill the flies, cause they're stupid whores,
And I keep on coming back for more

Why can't I fear what I feel, yeah I feel,
When I'm down looking back at you

Why can't I fear what I feel, yeah I feel,
Yeah I feel looking back at you

Don't matter anyway-cause all I've got to say is
Kill the flies, kill the flies, kill the flies, yeah, yeah,
Kill the flies, yeah, yeah

Why can't I fear what I feel,what I feel,
When I'm down looking back at you

Why can't I fear what I feel, yeah I feel,
Yeah I feel looking back at you, yeah!

AHH

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