Puzzle Pieces
From ONISM1999
Puzzle Pieces is a song that plays during the fight against the Proto-Comet. It was composed by Andrew Allanson, Calum Bowen, and Niko Tsakalakos, with the lyrics being written by Tony Manfredonia.
The song was initially going to have a more "70's" feel to it, until it was reworked by Calum Bowen.[1] Andrew Allanson disliked the original version so much he considered removing it from the soundtrack.[2]
Motif[edit | edit source]
The Motif for Puzzle Pieces plays in multiple songs.
- Overworld Chapter I
- The Essentia 2000 for Orchestra
- Further Away
- Into the Mind
- Essentia Vocalise
- Chapter IV Overworld
- It's All Over
- Forest Meadow
- Asking for Help
- The Division Ends
- Chapter III Overworld
- Riffs on Alex's Theme
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Give your final words to me I'll take a leave of absence from walking by the sea There's a path I'll take, with so much at stake Just try to understand this is not a mistake Underneath this heavy load I'll travel through the moonlight, deciphering the code of the task at hand, please just understand I can't give you what you want to know 'til I know Where's the piece of this puzzle, I'm beggin' please Where's the answer the world needs to find? To keep us safe- above the ground I'll risk my life Hoping I can claim the key The key unlocks our safety from death eternally Past the iron gate, I'll crack the code of our fate Just try to understand, this is not a mistake Until my lungs give out I'll keep searching underground The lights will guide my way, to reach another day In the end, I cannot fail, I cannot fall Where's the piece of this puzzle, I'm beggin' please Where's the answer the world needs to find? To keep us safe- above the ground I'll risk my life I'm drowning with uncertainty I'm drowning until I find the key I'm drowning 'til I find, the answer dropped in the tide In the end, I cannot fail. I cannot fall
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "When we had written it, it almost like, it had almost like a... sort of 70's rock feel to it. And then, about a month ago, I'm like, I really hate this track... I enlisted the help of my friend Calum Bowen to do a complete reproduce on the track. So he took all the MIDI data, he took the recording that we had and I let him just change the direction, the actual production on the song." Peak Earthbound & a YIIK Postmodern RPG Interview - Best Video Game Podcast 17 (1:02:48)
- ↑ "Thankfully, Calum was able to help me salvage the track because at that point I had already built a mental block against it and was about to remove it from the soundtrack but Brian was like "oh, no, we need to keep it in the game I really like the song," and I'm like okay, but if I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna need to change it completely. Thanks to Calum it doesn't suck anymore." Peak Earthbound & a YIIK Postmodern RPG Interview - Best Video Game Podcast 17 (1:03:43)
