Noah's Plague (ft. Eric Quillington)
Lyrics
One upon a time, lived a man called Noah,
He was called Noah,
Once upon a time, lived a man called Noah.
Noah was a man who had no problems,
He had no problems,
Noah was a man who had no problems.
He lived in a house, with his wife and his kids,
With his wife and his kids,
He lived in a house, with his wife and his kids.
His children were young, and full of life,
So was his wife,
His children were young, and full of life.
The nights are cold, the days are long,
This is the plague, this is our song.
A thousand men descended upon Noah's village,
Shields and swords,
A thousand men descended upon Noah's village.
They took everything, money and wine,
Shields and swords,
They took everything, money and wine.
Noah was away, he could not save them,
Shields and swords.
Noah was away, he could not save them.
His family was lost, into the darkness,
Shields and swords,
His family was lost, into the darkness.
The nights are cold, the days are long,
Give me strength, to carry on,
This is the plague, this is our song.
Noah's heart was ripped from his chest,
Nothing left,
Noah's heart was ripped from his chest.
He summoned the lord, to get his revenge,
Nothing left,
He summoned the lord, to get his revenge.
Noah's Plague swept the land, destroying all,
Nothing left,
Noah's Plague swept the land, destroying all.
The nights are cold, the days are long,
Give me strength, to carry on,
At the end of the tunnel, no light shone,
This is the plague, this is our song.
With nothing left, and on his own,
Noah took himself, to the world beyond,
To see his loved ones, to see his lost,
This is the Plague, and now it's gone
Description
The song goes straight into Eric Quillington’s startling vocals. The clarity in his voice is surprising considering he is on a Buzz & Hype track. He sings the first line slowly, with each different syllable highlighted perfectly over the soft sound of a piano – rather than a keyboard. The first verse is very slow, and over the course of the verse the music does start to very slowly build up. The addition of two tuneful guitars, both playing at slightly different pitches, helps to lead the final part of the verse into the chorus.
As soon as the verse stops, a very hip-hop orientated beat comes into play, and all of a sudden the song drops. Buzz & Hype’s influence in the song is suddenly very apparent as Eric’s vocals are now being performed over a sea of noise and sounds that could only have been produced by Buzz & Hype. The first chorus is very short and only 3 seconds after Eric has finished singing, the song calms back down to a very close state to what it was at as the first verse closed.
The second verse is now starting to be sung by Eric, and in the background a steady drum beat can be heard. This is to represent the ‘Thousand Men’ descending upon Noah’s village. The guitars are now starting to play more intricate and slightly faster paced tunes. The two different tunes are different; this helps to emphasise the confusion and distress going through Noah’s head as he remembers what happened to his family. A quiet scream can be heard in the background as the vocals for the second verse finish.
Now the song drops again. The chorus has an extra line in it now, this helps to show the progression in Noah’s thoughts and how he plans to move forwards. Musically, this chorus is just as crazy and loud as the previous one, just slightly longer.
The third full verse is a lot heavier and rockier than the previous two. The guitar sounds are harsher and slightly more distorted now. This is helping to show the anger that has been stewing in Noah. During the verse, Buzz & Hype have inserted the occasional ‘wob’ to help this verse flow more comfortably and to help keep the idea of the craziness and the loss of control that the character in the song has experienced.
The final chorus comes into play now and the pace of the music increases massively; although the focus is now turning towards the music rather than the vocals, Eric Quillington’s powerful and haunting voice keeps the listener just about intact with reality. The final chorus is again slightly longer than the previous two, but ends very abruptly. Now there is only a very quiet piano riff, played by Mr Quillington himself, which he sings a final verse over. The song ends and then a quiet sigh can be heard.