Hello, ladies and gentlemen.

You’ve got to turn on, tune in, check the frequency
On a short wave radio. Embassies
Broadcast a blast of number codes
Of a one time pad system
Check your notes

You hear the sound of the signal bomb
Cracking the encoded message
With your headphones on
Satellite dishing out
Another transmission
Bout the CIA or Mossad
Data phishing, so

(Listen)
To the secret message
Decode what the file said
(Listen)
To the secret message
The dial’s set to code red
(Listen)
To the secret message
Three, two, one
This message will self destruct

Reading my lips
I lie
From so far away

Read MI6
I spy
From so far away

(Listen)
To the secret message
Decode what the file said
(Listen)
To the secret message
The dial’s set to code red
(Listen)
To the secret message
Three, two, one
This message will self destruct

Your antenna is a million miles away
But I’m beginning to pinpoint your location
I’m drawing up graphs and maps
From an arial view with a robot plan of attack

My code, diode
Set to explode
I’m gonna getcha through the trees, streets, oceans and roads

You can’t hide
I’ll find
Out every one of ya
Sons of a founding father’s
Secrets and lies

(Listen)
To the secret message
Decode what the file said
(Listen)
To the secret message
The dial’s set to code red
(Listen)
To the secret message
Three, two, one
This message will self destruct
This message will self destruct
This message will self destruct
This message will self destruct
This message will self destruct
This message will self destruct
This message will self destruct
This message will self destruct
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    Memory

    The initial "Hello, ladies and gentlemen" was spoken by the same IBM mainframe as the famous "Daisy, Daisy". Hear the original at blogfiles.wfmu.org/DP/2003/03/365-Days-Project-03-03-bell-telephone-labs-computer-speech-1963.mp3

    seahenon September 13, 2013   Link

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