{"id":2099,"date":"2022-10-28T14:46:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T13:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perpetualemotionmachine.com\/?page_id=2099"},"modified":"2026-06-28T17:50:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T16:50:51","slug":"tremor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/perpetualemotionmachine.com\/index.php\/tremor\/","title":{"rendered":"Tremor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"key\">Key 44<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perpetualemotionmachine.com\/index.php\/etherreal\/\">EtherReal<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">from <a href=\"https:\/\/perpetualemotionmachine.com\/index.php\/etherreal\/the-flower-of-humanity\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"714\">The Flower Of Humanity<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2000<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout most of my life (but especially during the period where I was writing material for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/perpetualemotionmachine.com\/index.php\/the-flower-of-humanity\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"714\">The Flower of Humanity<\/a><\/strong>), I was experiencing the effects of a panic disorder. The fallout from this was variously tolerable and devastating, depending on my ability to cope. During the period of 1999 &#8211; 2000, it was especially strong and I had been out of work for some time, unable to be reliable enough to maintain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tremor was initially composed and programmed during the throes of a full-blown panic attack. I was unmedicated and didn&#8217;t have any other outlet to distract my self. At the time I was writing this, there were lyrics in my head, in the style of Maxi Jazz from <strong>Faithless<\/strong>. These did eventually get recorded later, but that version has been lost for some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"fob\">Fob 11<\/div>\n<div class=\"lock\">Lock 4401<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tremor<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EtherReal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);px\">The original instrumental version of the song, without lyrics.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1058525356&#038;color=%231f0e81&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"lock\">Lock 4402<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tremor (Vocal)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EtherReal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);px\">The later version with the recorded lyrics. <strong>Lost in the Ether<\/strong> &#8212; however, see below&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"lock\">Lock 4403<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tremor (2023 Redux)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EtherReal<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);px\">This version has been newly remastered from the original source material and an new vocal take has been added. Also additional turntablism elements. This more accurately resembles the final album version.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1381185226&#038;color=%231f0e81&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Credits<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">written, produced and arranged by <strong>EtherReal.<\/strong> \u00a91998 Woof Boom Productions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lyrics<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">My hands are shaking and my head explodes\nIt's a hyperactive overload\nRunning around all whacked out\nWhat's it all about, I shout into the crowd\nNo one listens as they all walk by \nand I cry; my tears fall from the sky like acid\nDown on my knees, I pray for release\nand some peace\nNever knowing when it will cease.\n\nImages pass before my eyes\nof hopes and dreams lost\nAnd it seems that forever I will be here\nKneeling on the ground\nPulling at my hair\nI swear I can't do this again\nplease let it end\nI'm tired and I'm weak\nI know not for what I seek\nAnd no one gives a damn\nthat I'm a man\nWalking on this earth without any plan\n\nNo one seems to feel the way I feel\nIs it real?\nAm I losing my grip on reality\nA mental technicality\nI'm sinking fast, I wont last another day\nI need a place, an Island of serenity\nwith all the amenities of a better life\nGet out of this abyss and bear witness \nTo the tremors all around us\nand remember the way it used to be<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key 44 EtherReal from The Flower Of Humanity 2000 Throughout most of my life (but especially during the period where I was writing material for The Flower of Humanity), I was experiencing the effects of a panic disorder. 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