King Crimson - Dinosaur

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DINOSAUR

Long ago and far away in a different age
when I was a dumb young guy
fossilized photos of my life then
illustrate what an easy prey I must have been
standing in the sun, idiot savant
something like a monument
i’m a dinosaur, somebody is digging my bones

Ignorance has always been something i excel in
followed by naivete and pride
doesn’t take a scientist to see how
any clever predator could have a piece of me
standing in the sun, idiot savant
something like a monument
i’m a dinosaur, somebody is digging my bones

When i look back on the past
it’s a wonder i’m not yet extinct
all the mistakes and bad judgments i made
nearly pushed me to the brink
it doesn’t pay to be too nice
it’s the one thing i have learned
still, i made my fossil bed
now i toss and turn

I’m a dinosaur, somebody is digging my bones

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Robert Fripp: Guitar, Soundscapes, Mellotron
Adrian Belew: Guitar, Voice, Words
Trey Gunn: Stick, Backing Vocals
Tony Levin: Upright & Electric Basses, Backing Vocals
Pat Mastelotto: Acoustic & Electronic Percussions
Bill Bruford: Acoustic & Electronic Percussions

Music by King Crimson.
Words by Adrian Belew.
Published by Crimson Music / Universal Music MGB Ltd / District 6 Music Publishing Ltd / T Lev Inc / Poppy Due Inc.
Produced by King Crimson and David Bottrill.
Engineer: David Bottrill.
Assistant Recording Engineer: Russell Kearney.
Production Assistant and Digital Editor: David Singleton.
Soundscape Assemblage and Compositor: David Singleton.
Equipment and Strategic Liaison: John Sinks.
Coordination: Richard Chadwick, Opium (Arts) Ltd.
Live Recording Engineer: Noah Evens.
Live Mixing engineer: George Glossop.
Technician: Michele Russotto.
Recorded and mixed at Real World Recording Studios, Box, UK: Oct 24 to Nov 19, Nov 27 to Dec 4 1994.
Pre-mastering by Tön Pröb.
Digital Editing System: SADiE.
Mixed on Truth Monitors from Truth Acoustics.
RF Mellotrons restored and serviced by Mellotron Archives: Martin Smith

Thanks to Ken Berry, Declan Colgan David Enthoven, John Gaydon, Darrel Gilbert, Scott Gilfix, Uki Goni, Hernan Nuñez, Felipe Jolly, Fernando Kabusacki, Frank Landa, Carlos Pulido, Masa Matsuzaki and Atsushi Naito of Infini, John Kennedy, Stan Hertzman at Umbrella, Catharina Masters at Catalyst/Opium (Arts) America, Richard Chadwick and Deli Burnell at Opium (Arts) Ltd. and the Argentina Guitar Craft Circle.
Thanks also to Audio Technica, Celestion, Brian Wright of Digitech, Gil Griffith of Eventide, Mark Wittenberg and John Grunder et al at Fender, Ken Zemanek and Randall Whitney at Korg, Kurzweil, Lexicon, Mackie Designs, Sean Beresford and Kevin Parker at Mesa Boogie, Rich Mangicaro of Paiste, Pork Pie Percussion, Sally van Horn at Roland, Martin Smith, Stick Enterprises Inc., Joe Hibbs and Bill Reim of Tama, Neil Ostberg of Tech 21 and Clive Roberts of Trace Elliot. Beyond their ken: The Bromley Boys. Bill Bruford plays Tama acoustic and Simmons electronic drums. Bill Bruford and Pat Mastelotto play Paiste Cymbals.
Pat Mastelotto plays Yamaha acoustic and inordinate electronic drums.
Design and Computer Images ©1994 Bill Smith Studio, London.
Photography ©1994 Lewis Mulatero, except cowboy and boxer.

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