Vessel

Album:Year Zero

Length:4:53

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Versions:Vessel
Vessel: Bill Laswell
Vessel (Mix 1): Bill Laswell
Vessel (Mix 2): Bill Laswell

Live:N/A

"Vessel" is the fifth track on the 2007 release Year Zero.

Theories

There is a theory that "Vessel" is about John of Boston. In the transcript of his discussion with the facility member he mentions that he is a vessel for the truth. Another theory is that the song is about pills given to US soldiers to counteract the effects of Parepin or Opal. ("When I put you inside of me, none of that matters anymore" and "I am turning into God" suggests this.)

Appearances

Halos

• Year Zero
• Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D

Versions

Vessel

This is the original album version.

Vessel (Bill Laswell remix)

This official remix appears on Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D. The intro mixes the glockenspiel melody and "alarm" sound with percussion elements found within the song. A guitar can be heard playing along to the percussion beat. An echo effect can be heard in the vocals, making it sound as though a voice is whispering underneath the vocal melody. A percussion breakdown comes in after the first chorus and other sound elements come in over the beat. Many of these elements drop out before the second verse, leaving only a rhythmic percussion beat. As the second verse progresses, sound elements from the original version are added. The outro is similar to the original version as well, with the exception of a couple of new noise elements added.

Vessel (Mix 1): Bill Laswell

This remix will be on the vinyl edition of the forthcoming Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D. More information coming soon.

Vessel (Mix 2): Bill Laswell

This remix will be on the vinyl edition of the forthcoming Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D. More information coming soon.

Live

"Vessel" has yet to be played live.

Miscellaneous

• The alarm sound looped in the WARNING box on the Art is Resistance website is a sample from this song (heard at 1:48).

Lyrics

    I let you put it in my mouth
    I let it get under my skin
    I let you pump it through my veins
    I let you take me from within
    They tell us what we can and cannot do
    Same thing we've heard a hundred times before
    When I put you inside of me
    None of that matters anymore
    
    My God
    Can it go any faster?
    Oh my God
    I don't think I can last here
    
    I am you and you are me
    We will never be alone
    I have finally found my place in everything
    I have finally found my home
    I can leave all of this flesh behind
    I can see right through this whole façade
    I am becoming something else
    I am a turning into God
    
    My God
    Can it go any faster?
    Oh my God
    I don't think I can last here