Incubus

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Incubus
Song	Incubus
By	Recoil
Songwriter	Alan Wilder Douglas McCarthy Francis Ford Coppola
Produced by	Alan Wilder
Recorded at	The Thin Line (Sussex)
Mixed by	Alan Wilder
Mixing assistance	Paul Stevens Simon Shazell
Mastered by	Ian Cooper
Studio assistance	Hepzibah Sessa
Published by	Mute Song Not Normal Music Zoetrope Music Company Carlin Music Corp. Chappell, Inc. Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
Recorded	September 1996 - June 1997
Originally released	27 October 1997
Live performances as Recoil	0 times *
Total live performances	0 times *

"Incubus" is a song from the 1997 album Unsound Methods by Recoil.

Lyrics

Incubus

Every time I think I'm gonna wake up

Back in the jungle

Every minute I stay in this room

I get weaker

Each time I looked around

The walls moved in a little tighter

I've never seen a man so broken up

Ripped apart

They say my name is death

I've never seen a man so broken up

Ripped apart

But I'm alive, I am alive

I've never seen a man so broken up

Ripped apart

I am born ten thousand times

I've never seen a man so broken up

Ripped apart

Ten thousand ways, I'm alive

I am the shadow

I am the evening come

I am your greatest fear

Your greatest love

Born in ten thousand ways

For each and every day

I am alive

I am the victim of lying morality

And so, I am beyond caring

I am born ten thousand times

In ten thousand ways

My head swims in spoilt mothers milk

I am too alive

There are too many of me

Too many to kill

They're in my head

They know my name

My name is death but I am alive

I am alive

Songwriter: Alan Wilder/Douglas McCarthy/Francis Ford Coppola
Publishing Information: ℗ 1997 Reprise Records

Composition

Sample sources

"Incubus" Recoil 1997	Self-made samples
	Sample	Notes			Audio
	Percussion elements	A percussive loop originally recorded for use in Depeche Mode's "Clean" is re-used to create a rhythmic, tribal atmosphere in "Incubus".			✖
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Synthesizer, vocal, ambient elements	Carmine Coppola, Francis Coppola - Apocalypse Now (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - "Pre-Tiger" - 1979	Confirmed	A manipulated section of audio derived from "Pre-Tiger" by Carmine and Francis Coppola as featured on the 1979 Apocalypse Now film soundtrack is utilised sporadically throughout "Incubus".	✖
	Ambient, percussion elements	Carmine Coppola, Francis Coppola - Apocalypse Now (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - "Saigon (Narration And Dialogue)" - 1979	Confirmed	A manipulated, looping section of audio featuring crickets chirping derived from "Saigon (Narration And Dialogue)" by Carmine and Francis Coppola as featured on the 1979 Apocalypse Now film soundtrack is utilised sporadically throughout and prominently in the outro of "Incubus".	✖
	Bass guitar, piano elements	Angelo Badalamenti - Blue Velvet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - "Akron Meets the Blues" - 1986	Confirmed	A bass guitar and piano phrase derived from "Akron Meets the Blues," as composed by Angelo Badalamenti for the 1986 Blue Velvet film soundtrack, is utilised in the opening moments of "Incubus".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Saxophone elements	Bernard Herrmann - Taxi Driver: Original Soundtrack Recording - "I Still Can't Sleep / They Cannot Touch Her (Betsy's Theme)" - 1976	Confirmed	A saxophone phrase derived from "I Still Can't Sleep / They Cannot Touch Her (Betsy's Theme)" as scored by Bernard Hermann for the 1976 Taxi Driver film soundtrack is utilised in the opening moments of "Incubus".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Orchestral elements	Henryk Górecki, London Sinfonietta - Symphony No. 3, Op. 36: I. Lento - Sostenuto Tranquillo Ma Cantabile - released 9 March, 1992 (recorded 4 April, 1977)	Confirmed	A manipulated section of audio derived from the first movement of Henryk Górecki Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 is utilised sporadically throughout "Incubus".	✖
	Drum, snare, hi-hat elements	Barry Adamson - Taming of the Shrewd - "Splat Goes The Cat" - October 1989	Confirmed	A manipulated section of audio derived from "Splat Goes The Cat" by Barry Adamson is utilised throughout the latter half of "Incubus".	✖
	Guitar elements	Diamanda Galás - The Sporting Life - "Last Man Down" - 6 September 1994	Confirmed	A manipulated section of audio derived from "Last Man Down" by Diamanda Galás is utilised mid-way through "Incubus".	✖
	Guitar elements	The Comsat Angels - My Mind's Eye - "Driving" - 1992	Confirmed	A section of audio featuring guitar elements derived from the opening moments of The Comsat Angels's 1992 song "Driving" is utilised as a fill mid-way through "Incubus".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Drum elements	Saint Etienne - You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone - "Filthy" - 6 December 1993	Confirmed	A manipulated section of audio containing percussion and bass elements derived from the opening moments of "Filthy" by Saint Etienne is utilised throughout "Incubus". The drums featured in the 1991 Saint Etienne recording are themselves samples derived from "Sons and Daughters" by The Neville Brothers.	Click to display/hide audio example
	Guitar elements	Buck 65 - Vertex - "Slow Drama" - 1997	Confirmed	An audio sample featuring dissonant guitar atmospherics derived from the opening moments of Buck 65's "Slow Drama" is utilised mid-way through "Incubus".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Timpani elements	Korg Inc. - Korg 01/W Bank B, Voice #39: "Timpani"	Confirmed	The sequenced timpani performed throughout "Incubus" utilises samples derived from the Korg 01/W Bank B Voice #39 "Timpani".	✖

Dates where Incubus was played

Incubus has never been played live.