Ever Kenievel - Pareidolia
liner notesThis song is about Karl Koch, a West German hacker who hacked various entities such as NASA, the Pentagon, and Los Alamos, selling secrets to the KGB for money and drugs. He confessed and received amnesty. He went missing on May 23, at age 23, and his remains were later found burnt in the woods, in a circle of burnt grass. The death was declared a suicide.

The rain, thunder, and bird noises were recorded outside my home. The recorded phone message at the end was taken from Ken's answering machine, and stopped and started erratically, as it does in the song, in the original message. Sounded spooky, so we threw it in.

the talking heads inside the TV
speak straight to him in code
the moonlight shining through the branches
spelling words out on the road

still looking for what it all could mean
nukes, spooks, computer screens
and messages from the KGB

in the clouds
and on the moon
obscured by lights
who hides the truth
he lit the match
or was it you?

which shadows after him are real?
will sorry be enough?
leaving work for the last time
on the 23rd of the month

still looking for what it all could mean
a circle of flames among the trees
and something about the number 23

in the clouds
and on the moon
obscured by lights
who hides the truth
ciphers slipped
into the news
triangles
and phone booths

in the clouds
and on the moon
obscured by lights
who hides the truth
he lit the match
or was it you?