Instrumental rock piece originally written for an album of the same name with the song originally as an introduction and a reprise. After recording a version with vocals decided that the song sounded better without vocals
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Story behind the song
The song was originally written from a poem that I wrote called "Electric Mickey Mouse Land" referring to the experience of going to a four year military college and the depersonalization that one goes through to become just a number. It was originally the main song for an album with the song at the beginning and a reprise at the end. I created a guitar solo to fill in between the two parts and decided the song was better as an instrumental. By the way, "Mickey Mouse" is slang for mind games.
Lyrics
ELECTRIC MICKEY MOUSE LAND(Please feel free to sing along)
VERSE:
EVERYTHING IS A CASTLE
MICKEY MOUSE IN BLUE
THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE WORST THAT ANYONE'S BEEN THROUGH
SHINING PRETTY METAL AND LEATHER, TOO
MICKEY MOUSE SAYS THAT'S THE ONLY THING TO DO.
EVERYONE HAS A NUMBER; EVERYONE HAS A NAME.
BUT WHAT'S THE PURPOSE, WHEN THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME?
CHORUS:
COME TO ELECTRIC MICKEY MOUSE LAND
WHERE INEFFICIENCY REIGNS SUPREME
DOING SOMETHING USEFUL
JUST A PSYCHEDELIC DREAM
ELECTRIC MICKEY MOUSE LAND --REVISITED
VERSE:
EVERYTHING WAS A CASTLE
MICKEY MOUSE WAS IN BLUE
BUT ACCORDING TO SOURCES, HE IS THROUGH
SHINING LEATHER AND PRETTY METAL, TOO
IS SOMETHING WE NO LONGER DO.
WE NO LONGER HAVE A NUMBER, BUT WE STILL HAVE A NAME
WE DON'T WEAR UNIFORMS, WE DON'T LOOK THE SAME
CHORUS:
WE WENT TO ELECTRIC MICKEY MOUSE LAND
WHERE INEFFICIENCY REIGNED SUPREME
DOING SOMETHING USEFUL; JUST A PSYCHEDELIC DREAM