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- On-the-Fly-Unplugged.mp3
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- On-the-Fly-acoustic.mp3
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[Verse 1]
D.I.Y
(On the fly)
Do or die
(On the fly)
By the seat of the pants
(Come on dance!)
Dance, dance
To the sky
(On the fly)
Wonder why?
(On the fly)
By the seat of the pants
(Come on dance!)
Dance, dance
[Chorus]
One of my quirks
(How the thing works)
Some of my quarks
(The curve of our arc)
[Bridge]
Guided by physics
Intertwined with music
Extemporaneous
(Less extraneous)
[Verse 2]
See how high
(On the fly)
A fly by
(On the fly)
By the seat of the pants
(Come on dance!)
Dance, dance
Why not try
(On the fly)
It’s no lie
(On the fly)
By the seat of the pants
(Come on dance!)
Dance, dance
[Chorus]
One of my quirks
(How the thing works)
Some of my quarks
(The curve of our arc)
[Bridge]
Guided by physics
Intertwined with music
Extemporaneous
(Less extraneous)
[Outro]
On the fly (aiming high)
On the fly (try, try, try)
A SCIENCE NOTE
- Chaos theory is a branch of mathematics that studies complex systems whose behavior is highly sensitive to initial conditions. It deals with deterministic systems that can exhibit unpredictable, chaotic behavior.
- Chaos theory studies unordered systems. Being in a hurricane is an example of visualizing chaos theory. If you are in the hurricane, the weather appears chaotic; however, if you pull back to a satellite view, you can see a spiraling weather system.
- Some musicians and composers have incorporated chaos theory principles into their compositions, using mathematical algorithms to generate music that exhibits chaotic or unpredictable patterns. This can result in unique and non-traditional musical structures. Similar to a hurricane, some musical compositions sound chaotic when you are in the middle of it; however, when you pull back and listen to the combined elements, a structure can be heard.
- In order to focus on their individual parts, members of bands and orchestras tend to isolate their part in their head. In order to make sense of the combined chaos, engineers, producers, and conductors need to “pull back” and listen to all the parts together.
- Extemporaneous, spontaneous, improvisation, jamming, freestyle, and impromptu music are most closely related to pure chaos. The music and lyrics evolve from the “sensitive initial conditions” similar to “a butterfly flapping its wings in China causing a hurricane in the Atlantic.”