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Murders
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Written by Joe Hawley
Appears on Hawaii: Part II
Sung by Joe Hawley
Duration 3:43
Genre World[1]
Language English
Links: Youtube
Spotify
Bandcamp
Instrumental (Bandcamp)
Demo (Bandcamp)
2009 Demo (YouTube)
1949 Steinway Samples (Bandcamp)
Vocal Effects (Bandcamp)

Murders is a song by Joe Hawley. It is the 5th track on the album Hawaii: Part II.

History

Inspiration

During a 2019 interview, Joe said the melody was inspired by a dream sequence in The Beatles' film Magical Mystery Tour and a Lied by Franz Schubert titled Erlkönig.[2]

Recording

This song was originally conceptualized during Tally Hall's Good & Evil writing phase. However, the song was nixed by Tony Hoffer when he heard them play it.[2] Its alleged it was played once live during one of Tally Hall's 3 gigs at Union Hall in Brooklyn during the month of February 2009, but its possible this is false or just bad memory.

When asked on the 2018 Reddit AMA how Bora got the piano tone during the bridge section he replied:
"I recorded the piano part first. Then I played that recording through my speakers, pointing directly at my piano strings. Leaving a barbell on the sustain pedal to keep them resonating, I recorded the piano strings as the speakers played the piano part."[3]

Trivia

  • The bridge interpolates part of "All or Nothing at All", most famously performed by Frank Sinatra.
  • Joe has yet to directly kill anyone, to his knowledge.[2]
  • Murders lately has trended on the social media site TikTok, specifically the "all for nothing at all" segment. However, the sound most used is oddly slowed down and has added reverb.
  • This song is theorized to be about to lore around the fae courts (fairies), the erlking name would refer to the king of the fairies, known for stealing the souls of children. Specifically he only appears to someone who is about to die and only them, which makes sense as to why he found the forest and she found the erlking.[citation needed]


Lyrics

He was in the forest looking to see the trees
But none were there
He found a girl
She found the Erlking

They were in the white wood
Gamboling out to picnic
In the light leaves broke above
Then fell below

I was in the middle ground
Looking to find the

Flowers in the garden
Wearying of the hate me hate me not
Wait they forgot
Woe oh the rot

Deeper in they crept
Oblivious of the bears and darker terrors
Or none were there
How did they dare

I was in the middle ground
Looking to find the
Fountain of infinite mirror
Tree falling no one would hear
Shadow of nobody there
Murders of murderers living in fear of it

Owls on the night watch
Solemn and easily wise to what we thought
They thought above
Sound broke below

They were in the black wood
Coveting indiscreetly her for him
Or him for her
Shown what they were

I was in the middle ground
Looking to find the
Fountain of infinite mirror
Tree falling no one would hear
Shadow of nobody there
Murders of murderers living in fear of it

I was in the clearing
Buzzing around to hearing but the
Bees & birds who knew the words

Soon arrived the twilight
Finally the night & day remembered
How they came to be

All for nothing at all
All for nothing at all
With something to do

I was in the forest looking to see the trees
But none were there

Demo lyrics

I was in the forest looking to see the trees
But none were there
I found a girl
She found the Erlking

We were in the white wood
Gamboling out to picnic
In the light leaves broke above
Fruit fell below

I was in the middle ground
Looking to find the

Flowers in the garden
Wearying of the hate me hate me not
Wait we forgot
Woe oh the rot

Deeper in we crept
Oblivious of the bears and darker terrors
Or none were there
Why did we dare

I was in the middle ground
Looking to find the
Fountain of infinite mirror
Evergreen falling that no one can hear
Shadow of nobody there
Murder of murderers living in fear of it

Owls on the night watch
Solemn and ever wise to what we thought
They thought above
Sound broke below

We were in the black wood
Coveting indiscreetly her for me
And me for her
Shown what we were

I was in the middle ground
Looking to find the
Fountain of infinite mirror
Evergreen falling that no one can hear
Shadow of nobody there
Murder of murderers living in fear of it

I was in the clearing
Humming along to hearing all the
Bees & birds who knew the words

Soon arrived the twilight
Finally the night & day remembered
How they came to be

All for nothing at all
And all for nothing at all
With something to do

I was in the forest looking to see the trees
But none were there

Credits

Engineered by Bora Karaca at the LaBORAtory in Beverly Hills, CA
Music & Lyrics: Joe Hawley
Vocals: Joe Hawley
Electric Bass & Guitar: Bora Karaca
Player Piano Programming: Bora Karaca
Violin: Jay Golden, Alyson Montez

References

Hawaii: Part II
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Hawaii: Part II: Part ii
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1. Introduction to the Snow (Instrumental)
2. Isle Unto Thyself (Instrumental)
3. Black Rainbows (Instrumental)
4. White Ball (Instrumental))
5. Murders (Instrumental)
6. 宇宙ステーションのレベル7 (Instrumental)
7. The Mind Electric (Instrumental)
8. Labyrinth (Instrumental)
9. Time Machine (Instrumental)
10. Stranded Lullaby (Instrumental)
11. Dream Sweet in Sea Major (Instrumental)
12. Variations on a Cloud (Instrumental)
13. Introduction to the Snow (Demo)
14. Isle Unto Thyself (Demo)
15. Isle Unto Thyself (Wee-Oh)
16. Black Rainbows (A Capella Demo)
17. Black Rainbows (Chanting Tutorial)
18. White Ball (Piano Melody Demo)
19. White Ball (Bridge Demo)
20. White Ball (Solo Demo)
21. White Ball (Ad Libs)
22. White Ball (Raw Strings)
23. White Ball (Giggle)
24. Murders (Demo)
25. Murders (1949 Steinway Samples)
26. Murders (Vocal Effects)
27. 宇宙ステーションのレベル7 (Disco Chorus)
28. 宇宙ステーションのレベル7 ("Heaven")
29. The Mind Electric (Demo)
30. The Mind Electric (Demo 2)
31. The Mind Electric (Demo 3)
32. The Mind Electric (Demo 4)
33. The Mind Electric (Cojum Dip Instrumental)
34. The Mind Electric ("Help Me/Axon-Dendrite")
35. The Mind Electric ("Gott")
36. The Mind Electric ("Teslacoil" Synth)
37. The Mind Electric ("Simon" Synth)
38. The Mind Electric (Reamplification Effects)
39. The Mind Electric (Sample - Sam Ku West Harmony Boys - "Sunkist Hawaii")
40. The Mind Electric (Sample - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Gloria - "Trinitatis")
41. Labyrinth (Chorus Demo)
42. Labyrinth (Royal Lions Chorus)
43. Labyrinth (A Capella Verses)
44. Labyrinth ("I Rewind")
45. Time Machine (Demo)
46. Time Machine (Demo 2)
47. Time Machine (Demo 3)
48. Stranded Lullaby (Demo)
49. Stranded Lullaby (Demo 2)
50. Stranded Lullaby (Demo 3))
51. Stranded Lullaby ("Ghost")
52. Stranded Lullaby (Sound Effects)
53. Dream Sweet in Sea Major (Demo))
54. Dream Sweet in Sea Major (Demo 2)
55. Dream Sweet in Sea Major (Electric Guitar)