Lyrics: I hung around On the planet Mabel She tried to stand But she was not able
She tried to find the truth She tried to colonize space She only had a few But it was a good race
Old Black Dawning is coming on Old Black Dawning is coming on Old Black Dawning Old Black Dawning
I'm always happy to Go down to old Tucson After you had your fun It's time to move on
I've got a favorite story About the Tower of Babel Some say it's true And some say it's a fable
Old Black Dawning is coming on Old Black Dawning is coming on Old Black Dawning Old Black Dawning
Quotes: From an interview with David Kushner. Mondo 2000 No. 10, c. 1993 M2: Your song "Old Black Dawning" is about Biosphere 2 in Arizona. Did you go there? FB: Yeah, like a typical tourist. I took my drive out with my co-producer Eric Feldman. It's worth the ten bucks to take the little tour. I don't know if Biosphere 2 is a good thing or a bad thing. Obviously, it has very strong critics. Some are Green political thinkers, and some are regular Joe Blows living in Tucson who are like, "What the fuck are those guys doing in the middle of the desert with a damn greenhouse?" M2: I've heard more sinister suggestions. Like maybe a dress rehearsal for some post-apocalyptic internment camp. FB: It's interesting--whatever--whether it works or not. Even if it's some evil plan for billionaires to be protected from pollution or bombs. That may be only one element, though, as it obviously has connections to space technology.
