FAWM: "Punk Zero"

Punk Zero

3 weeks ago by @hmstreetteam

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Punk Zero

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Liner Notes

#guywithguitar #acousticonetake
The writing prompt suggested a time machine. I threw that together with unboxing audio gear, which also deals with time, after all. I added a cosmic pun on “punkt zero,” a German term for the zero point field that is the focus of manifestation practices, and an imagined mystery about the origin of punk style. It’s a high concept for a short little song.

Lyrics

New machine
Peel off the plastic
Start pressing buttons

If there’s a switch
And a slider
They must do something

I can criss-cross the universe
But if I want to be a hero
I’ll go back in time and find punk zero

Turntable
Go forward and back
In the mix
Track mute
And enable
I know all of these tricks

I can criss-cross the universe
But if I want to be a hero
I’ll go back in time and find punk zero

Way back in time
There was a punk who didn’t know
The one who got us all started
But was never part of the show

History books ha
I know better
Than to read

Anything is possible
But first
I have to get up to speed

I can criss-cross the universe
But if I want to be a hero
I’ll go back in time and find punk zero

Comments

@funnypunkband 2w

This is such a cool concept, and I love how you tied together time travel, gear, and the origins of punk in such a short song. The chorus flows really well, and the whole thing has a great storytelling vibe. I’ll always check out anything with “punk” in the title!

@jeremykazoo 3w

The term "Punk Zero" brings to mind the term "patient zero". An interesting intersections of folk,.punk and DJ culture in one song. Kinda reminds me of my house!