Experiment IV

We were working secretly
For the military
Our experiment in sound,
Was nearly ready to begin
We only know in theory
What we are doing:
Music made for pleasure,
Music made to thrill
It was music we were making here until

They told us
All they wanted
Was a sound that could kill someone
From a distance
So we go ahead,
And the meters are over in the red
It's a mistake in the making

From the painful cry of mothers,
To the terrifying scream,
We recorded it and put it into our machine

It could feel like falling in love
It could feel so bad
But it could feel so good
It could sing you to sleep
But that dream is your enemy

We won't be there to be blamed
We won't be there to snitch
I just pray that someone there
Can hit the switch

But they told us
All they wanted
Was a sound that could kill someone
From a distance
So we go ahead,
And the meters are over in the red
It's a mistake we have made

And the public are warned to stay off