How The Pigs' Music Works Lyrics - Civilization Phaze Iii - Frank Zappa

Spider: I think I can explain about about how the pigs' music works 

Monica: Well, this should be interesting 

Spider: Remember that they make music with a very dense light 

John: Yeah 

Monica: O.K. 

Spider: And remember about the smoke standing still 

and how they they really get uptight when you try to move the smoke, right? 

Monica: Right 

John: Yeah? 

Spider: I think the music in that dense light is probably 

what makes the smoke stand still. 

As soon as the pony's mane starts to get good in the 

back any sort of motion, especially of smoke or gas, 

begins to make the ends split 

Monica: Well don't the splitting ends change the density 

of the ponies' music so it affects the density of the 

pigs' music, which makes the smoke move which upsets the pigs? 

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Spider: No, it isn't like that 

John: Well, how does it work? 

Spider: Well, what it does is when it strikes any sort 

of energy field or solid object or even something as 

ephemeral as smoke, the first thing it does is begins 

to inactivate the molecular motion so that it slows 

down and finally stops. That's why the smoke stops. 

And also have you ever noticed how the the smoke clouds 

shrink up? That's because the molecules come closer 

together. The cold light makes it get so small, 

this is really brittle smoke 

John: And that's why the pigs don't want you to touch it 

Spider: See, when the smoke gets that brittle what 

happens when you try to move it is it disintegrates 

John: And the pigs get uptight 'cause you know they, 

they worship that smoke. They salute it every day 

Monica: You know we've got something here 

John: And, and, and, and that's the basis of all their 

nationalism. Like if they can't salute the smoke every 

morning when they get up . . . 

Spider: Yeah, it's a vicious circle. You got it 

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