Electric Car

"**Electric Car**" is a song by Mars Argo, originally produced as an instrumental demo for their debut album, *Technology Is a Dead Bird*, and later reworked with added lyrics for the *Linden Place* EP.

## Background

The song was originally meant for inclusion on *Technology Is a Dead Bird* and initially confirmed as an album track. Despite not making the final cut, it was prominent in the album's era and was featured many times in the duo's Grocerybag videos. The track is sampled in the album's opening track "The Singularity Is Near", and its instrumental is featured as background music for *Computer Show* episodes such as "Art School" and "Loveeveryone".

Lyrics were not given to the song until 2010 when it was co-written with Johnny K. Some of these lyrics were referenced through a monologue in the video "Reality Is a Dream". An acoustic live performance of it was released to YouTube on June 5th, 2010, the audio of which was later included as a track on the *Internet Sessions* EP on August 18th, 2010.

On April 2nd, 2017, a studio demo version of the song was leaked online, which was produced by Sinclair and likely intended for use on *Linden Place*. The finalized album version remains unleaked, but a snippet was previewed in the 2011 *Computer Show* episode, "I Shaved My Pussy".

## Lyrics

I'm your emergency

Break down the front door for me

Think about my perfect life

With the windows down

I am driving to a red suburban house

Round ocean floating on a memory

Of a time when life was green

Reality is just a dream

I want to build your sunshine

And operate your breathing

(Electric, electric)

The frequency in common

You feel the pulse of my car

(Electric, electric)

I will come and rescue you

In perfect silence we're talking

Imagine I am the pilot

Blue skies will always remind me

Of a letter that she wrote

I fold into a paper plane

(Unfold the love that is flying)

Reality is just a dream

I want to build your sunshine

And operate your breathing

(Electric, electric)

The frequency in common

You feel the pulse of my car

(Electric, electric)

My battery is a child

My love is never ending

(Electric, electric)

I am communication

I found my destination

(Electric)

I want to build your sunshine

And operate your breathing

(Electric, electric)

The frequency in common

You feel the pulse of my car

(Electric, electric)

My battery is a child

My love is never ending

(Electric, electric)

I am communication

I found my destination

(Electric)

## Official versions

* Studio final version – Unknown
	+ "I Shaved My Pussy" snippet – 0:23
* "Audio 2" piano concept demo – 0:51
* "Art School" instrumental demo – 1:00
* "Loveeveryone" instrumental demo – 1:43
* *Internet Sessions* acoustic – 3:48
* Studio demo version – 4:04

## Trivia

* The acoustic performance was recorded in the Blue Room at Groovemaster Studios, most likely in the same session as the live acoustic video for "Technology Is a Dead Bird".
* This and "Everything Turns to Gold" are the duo's only two songs that were only released in acoustic form, despite a studio version having been recorded.

## References

1. ↑ grocerybagdottv (March 13, 2009). "Art School". *YouTube*. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
2. ↑ grocerybagdottv (January 23, 2010). "LoveEveryOne". *YouTube* Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
3. ↑ Titanic Sinclair (March 10, 2017). "Limo was all me. Electric was written with a producer". *Twitter*. Archived from the original. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
4. ↑ grocerybagdottv (May 10, 2010). "Mars Argo Episode 1". *YouTube*. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
5. ↑ grocerybagdottv (June 5, 2010). "Mars Argo - Electric Car (Live Acoustic)". *YouTube*. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
6. ↑ Mars Argo (August 18, 2010). "Internet Sessions". *Bandcamp*. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
7. ↑ Argo Mars (April 24, 2017). "Electric Car". *SoundCloud*. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
8. ↑ grocerybagdottv (August 17, 2011). "I Shaved My Pussy". *YouTube*. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
9. ↑ grocerybagdottv (June 8, 2010). "Mars Argo - Technology is a Dead Bird (Live Acoustic)". *YouTube*. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2022.

## Navigation

* Technology Is a Dead Bird
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