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1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) Lyrics

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
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Album

Electric Ladyland

(1968)
TypeAlbum (Studio full-length)
GenresPsychedelic Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Acid Rock
LabelsTrack Records
Ranked#1 for 1968 , #121 all-time
Album rating :  95 / 100
Votes :  29
11. 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) (13:46)
Track rating :  87.5 / 100       Votes :  6       [ ]
Hurrah i awake from yesterday
alive but the war is here to stay
so my love catherina and me
decide to take our last walk
through the noise to the sea
not to die but to be re-born
away from a life so battered and torn....
forever...
oh say can you see its really such a mess
every inch of earth is a fighting nest
giant pencil and lip-stick tube shaped things
continue to rain and cause screaming pain
and the arctic stains
from silver blue to bloody red
as our feet find the sand
and the sea is strait ahead..
strait ahead.....
well its too bad
that our friends
cant be with us today
well thats too bad
"the machine
that we built
would never save us"
thats what they say
(thats why they aint coming with us today)
and they also said
"its impossible for man
to live and breath underwater..
forever" was their main complaint
(yeah)
and they also threw this in my face:
they said
anyway
you know good well
it would be beyond the will of God
and the grace of the King
(grace of the King yeah yeah)

so my darling and I
make love in the sand
to salute the last moment
ever on dry land
our machine has done its work
played its part well
without a scratch on our bodies
and we bid it farewell

starfish and giant foams
greet us with a smile
before our heads go under
we take a last look
at the killing noise
of the out of style...
the out of style, out of style
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
Electric Ladyland - Album Credits
Members
  • Jimi Hendrix : Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Percussion, Comb and Tissue Paper Kazoo, Electric Harpsichord, Bass
  • Noel Redding : Backing Vocals, Bass
  • Mitch Mitchell : Backing Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Lead Vocals on "Little Miss Strange"
Additional musicians
  • Jack Casady : Bass on "Voodoo Chile"
  • Larry Faucette : Congas on "Rainy Day Dream Away" and "Still Raining Still Dreaming"
  • Mike Finnigan : Organ on "Rainy Day Dream Away" and "Still Raining Still Dreaming"
  • Brian Jones : Percussion on "All Along the Watchtower"
  • Al Kooper : Piano on "Long Hot Summer Night"
  • Dave Mason : Twelve String Guitar on "All Along the Watchtower", Backing Vocals on "Crosstown Traffic"
  • Buddy Miles : Drums on "Rainy Day Dream Away" and "Still Raining Still Dreaming"
  • Freddie Smith : Tenor Saxophone on "Rainy Day Dream Away" and "Still Raining Still Dreaming"
  • The Sweet Inspirations : Backing Vocals on "Burning of the Midnight Lamp"
  • Steve Winwood : Organ on "Voodoo Chile"
  • Chris Wood : Flute on "1983... (a merman i should turn to be)"
Other staff
  • Jimi Hendrix : Producer, Mixing, Liner Note
  • Eddie Kramer : Engineer, Mixing
  • Gary Kellgren : Engineer, Mixing
  • David King : Cover Art
  • Donald Silverstein : Photography
  • David Montgomery : Photography
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