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The Fate of the Nation

by Ben Vining

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This experimental, angrily political track was originally intended to be a part of an EP or album covering political topics (the track "american dream" would have immediately followed this one), but the EP never ended up getting finished. Instead, I turned my energies to Introspectralism; "american dream" was released as a single, but I thought this track was too controversial to release on its own without the context of a complete album.

As my subscribers, I want you to have to access to all the music I create. This track isn't available to the public, but I wanted you to have the chance to hear it.

Black Lives Matter.

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Can you feel it?
Can you hear it?
Getting closer...

It's gonna come for us all.

Highlands Ranch, Colorando. Nine victims.
It's gonna come for us all.
Assault rifle. white man.
It's gonna come for all of us.

Gilroy, California. Sixteen human lives.
The fate of the nation.
An AK-47 assault rifle. White man.
They're gonna come for us all.

The fate of the nation.

Dayton, Ohio. Twenty-seven innocent people.
They're gonna come for us all.
A .226-caliber assault-style weapon. White man.

The fate of the nation.

Odessa, Texas. Thirty three, including a one-year-old shot in the face.
They will come for us all.
The fate of the nation.
An AR-style assault rifle. White man.
They're gonna kill us all.

The fate of the nation.

El Paso, Texas. Forty fucking six. Forty-six. And a four-month-old toddler.
They're gonna kill us all.
The fate of the nation.
Assault rifle. White man.
They're gonna kill us all.

The fate of the nation.

You really wanna save American lives? Then let's build a fucking wall between white men who wanna kill people and guns.

The greatest threat to American lives is white men with guns.
They're gonna kill us all.
The fate of the nation.
The greatest threat to American lives is white men with guns.
They're gonna kill us all.
The fate of the nation.
The greatest threat to American lives is white men with guns.
They're gonna kill us all.
The fate of the nation.
The greatest threat to American lives is white men with guns.
They're gonna kill us all.
The fate of the nation.
The greatest threat to American lives is white men with guns.
They're gonna kill us all.
The fate of the nation.
The greatest threat to American lives is white men with guns!

God bless the U.S. of A...
The prices we all must pay...
The lives of our children, for the freedom to kill them.

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released September 24, 2020
Vocals, cello, mixing, sound design & mastering by Ben Vining

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Ben Vining Chicago, Illinois

Hi, I'm Ben! I'm a producer, composer, and songwriter from Phoenix, AZ. I love experimenting with unconventional production techniques, and also creating my own custom digital instruments and effects.

My favorite artists to listen to are Flume, Porter Robinson, Bon Iver, Madeon, and Louis The Child. I love vocal effects, processing, pitch shifting, and just all-around mangling of an audio signal.
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