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====== Human Sacrifice ======

Written in 1979.

The song was the first use of a [[vibrator|vibrating dildo]] use on the guitar to create an low-tech "e-bow" sound.


===== Lyrics =====

    Too light, too dark, confusing
    Can't seem to get organized
    Tracing footsteps through the jungle
    Don't care much for surprise
    My heart beats like a drum now
    Up-tempo rhythm for my feet
    Air ripples signify the climate
    The noise cuts through the heat

    Honor all the rituals
    Make sacrifice supreme
    Hang a lucky charm outside your door
    They're changing all the patterns
    That my soul they might redeem
    Still I don't feel that much secure

    New dolls replace the old ones
    Some pins, needle to the vein
    Promote zombie non-action
    Incentive wrapped in cellophane
    There's no pillow on the alter
    No dream: just go to sleep
    Perched on the edge of decision
    Hold hands, close eyes, and leap

    Honor all the rituals
    Make sacrifice supreme
    Hang a lucky charm outside your door
    They're changing all the patterns
    That my soul they might redeem
    Still I don't feel that much secure


===== Recordings =====


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Recorded live at CBGB, Aug 4, 1979


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Recorded live at TR3, November 15, 1979