M54

M54
Written by	Bora Karaca, Jacob Hurley[citation needed] and Brian McCorkle[citation needed]
Appears on	Anthropomorphic Bible Assault EP, Cojum Dip (Album)
Sung by	Bora Karaca, Jacob Hurley, Matt S., Brian McCorkle
Duration	3:43
Genre	Avant-garde metal, Hip-hop
Language	English

M54 is the fourth song on Cojum Dip's album, Cojum Dip and fifth song in some variants of the Anthropomorphic Bible Assault EP. It was mainly written by Bora Karaca however some lyrics were free styled by other members.

The song seems to act as an introduction to each member of Cojum Dip, and is currently the only song sung by all members of Cojum Dip (except Captain No).

History

The song was originally titled 5/4 as seen on the Anthropomorphic Bible Assault EP and debuted on their Emergenza Alvin's performance on December 12th. Along with the debut of the song, a 5/4 single was made and produced in mini CDs, only around 10 copies were made.

5/4 single.

The Anthropomorphic Bible Assault EP demo of 5/4 features a different rapping verse for Bodur only, however, on live performances of the song, the members would often freestyle a verse.

An early instrumental demo of 5/4 named "fivefourfinal" was made in August of 2005 and given out to the band members, although the song existed as early as July.

5/4 was one of the two new songs featured in the Anthropomorphic Bible Assault EP along with Cell, however, the song wouldn't be rereleased again until 2014 in Cojum Dip's Self-Titled.

Trivia

• The song's time signature is 5/4 hence the name M54, this is further implied by the song's original demo title "5/4" which was changed to be "M54" ("M" likely standing for "Measure").
• The "Oh Dip!" present in the 2014 release of the song is sampled from Futurama.
• The song closes with a sample from the "Mad Watch" scene from the 1951 animated film Alice in Wonderland. In the scene, the White Rabbit's pocket watch is destroyed by the March Hare, to which the Mad Hatter says "It's two days slow, that's what it is." The sound of the broken watch and the Mad Hatter's quote is present in the song. However, the streaming release only has a modified version of the broken watch sound.
• Blake Gower (Captain No) wasn't featured in the rapping section because of his singing abilities: however, a verse was written for him.
• An old mix of the song was made available by Blake Gower, this mix being almost identical to the Anthropomorphic Bible Assault EP demo, only lacking Mumutits' verse.
• Udabn's verse was sang by Matt S. in studio releases and most live performances, however, the verse was sang live for the first time by Alex Saenz at Alvin's on December 2nd, 2005, shortly before Matt joined the band. It's unknown whether Alex ever recorded his verse in a studio.
• On the self-titled album's PDF booklet, the text "...your time is soon..." is hidden, invisible, where Laurence's verse is located. It can be seen by trying to select text over his verse.

Lyrics

To find my cranium
Providence
a life filled with kismet
Afterlife
I'll never get this far

Bodur: Yo my name is Bodur and I'm made of guano
Don't mistake my multilingual Jabberwocky for flow
Was born in deep space; hair is poison-laced
When I sneeze somewhere a baby grows knees on its face
Sworn to save the streets from evil wrong-doers
And by that I mean I stab myself with shish kebab skewers
I've turned my share of bodies into Tunisian crochet
Stealing offerings from catacombs to Laurence's dismay

Laurence: I'm gonna package up your soul leave it at the golf course
I tried to shave your mom but it was tough 'cuz she's a horse
Thirty-eight, twelve, twenty-six, thirty-two
I like chocolate
But so do you

Bodur: Everybody say "Oh Dip." (Oh Dip!)

Udabn: Udabn here, won't you play that funky clip?
I was raised by bears and a rusty chainsaw
I get a boner every time I see a broken seesaw

Mumutits: Mumutits! hawheehawheehawheehawheehaw

I cannot fight it
And there's no reason why
I see the path it's,
it's just my time
The knot will bind me
The needle will go there
It's an illusion
But not unfair

I cannot fight it
And there's no reason why
I see the path it's,
it's just my time
The knot will bind me
The needle will go there
It's an illusion
But not unfair

I cannot fight it
And there's no reason why
I see the path it's,
it's just my time
The knot will bind me
The needle will go there
It's an illusion
But not unfair

(Bagpipe interlude)

I cannot fight it
And there's no reason why
I see the path it's,
it's just my time
The knot will bind me
The needle will go there
It's an illusion
But not unfair

"It's two days slow, that's what it is."

To find my cranium
Providence
a life filled with kismet
Afterlife
I'll never get this far

Bodur: Yo my name is Bodur and I've got a big schlong
Jacob Hurley ain't got shit on me, and neither does King Kong
I'm fartin' out rhymes like they were bad gas
I'd spit some more, but I am late for a class
I go to the music school while all my friends say it's a joke
Where all I do is play the harp, and drink Coke, well
Of jazz metal I am still the king
And I'mma spike your food with Cojum Dip poisoning

Laurence: I'm gonna package up your soul leave it at the golf course
I tried to shave your mom but it was tough 'cuz she's a horse
Thirty-eight, twelve, twenty-six, thirty-two
I like chocolate
But so do you

Bodur: Everybody say "Oh Dip."

Udabn: Udabn here, won't you play that funky clip?
I was raised by bears and a rusty chainsaw
I get a boner every time I see a broken seesaw

Mumutits: Mumutits! hawheehawheehawheehawheehaw

I cannot fight it
And there's no reason why
I see the path it's,
it's just my time
The knot will bind me
The needle will go there
It's an illusion
But not unfair

I cannot fight it
And there's no reason why
I see the path it's,
it's just my time
The knot will bind me
The needle will go there
It's an illusion
But not unfair

I cannot fight it
And there's no reason why
I see the path it's,
it's just my time
The knot will bind me
The needle will go there
It's an illusion
But not unfair

(Bagpipe interlude)

I cannot fight it
And there's no reason why
I see the path it's,
it's just my time
The knot will bind me
The needle will go there
It's an illusion
But not unfair

"It's two days slow, that's what it is."

To find my cranium
Providence
a life filled with kismet
Afterlife
I'll never get this far

Bodur: Yo my name is Bodur and I've got a big schlong
Jacob Hurley ain't got shit on me, and neither does King Kong
I'm fartin' out rhymes like they were bad gas
I'd spit some more, but I am late for a class
I go to the music school while all my friends say it's a joke
Where all I do is play the harp, and drink Coke, well
Of jazz metal I am still the king
And I'mma spike your food with Cojum Dip poisoning

Laurence: I'm gonna package up your soul, leave your brain to the golf course
Take your mom at dinner and then fuck her with a seahorse
50-second motherfucking Cojum rap
Now you say what, say what, what, whatwhatwhatwhat

Bodur: Everybody say "Oh Dip."

Udabn: Udabn here, won't you play that funky clip?
I was raised by bears and a rusty chainsaw
I get a boner every time I see a broken seesaw

Mumutits: Mumutits! Mumutits!
HAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I cannot fight it
And there's no reason why
I see the path it's,
it's just my time
The knot will bind me
The needle will go there
It's an illusion
But not unfair

I cannot fight it
And there's no reason why
I see the path it's,
it's just my time
The knot will bind me
The needle will go there
It's an illusion
But not unfair

I cannot fight it
And there's no reason why
I see the path it's,
it's just my time
The knot will bind me
The needle will go there
It's an illusion
But not unfair

(Bagpipe interlude)

I cannot fight it
And there's no reason why
I see the path it's,
it's just my time
The knot will bind me
The needle will go there
It's an illusion
But not unfair

"It's two days slow, that's what it is."

Tabs/Chords

Guitar Tabs for 5/4 used by the second Mumutits Portrayer in their reunion show at the Alibi on 2008

Bass Tabs for 5/4 used by Matt S. in their reunion show at the Alibi on 2008

Recordings

Album/Title/Source	Status	Date	Duration	Reference
"cojum_rap"	Lost	?	00:47	[1]
"FiveFour"	Lost	Around July 2005	?	[2]
"FiveFourIntro"	Lost	Around July 2005?	?	[3]
"FiveFourFinal"	Available	File dated August 5th, 2005	03:57	[4]
Single	Lost	Released December 2nd, 2005	?	[5]
Cojum DEMO	Lost	Late 2005?	03:49	[6]
"5/4 mix" (Anthropomorphic Bible Assault EP)	Available	File dated June 25th, 2006, probably an even earlier demo.	03:49	[7]
Anthropomorphic Bible Assault EP	Available	Recorded late 2005, released early 2006	3:49	[8]
"Cojum Dip" (Matt's iPod)	Lost	Sometime 2006-2008?	03:49	[9]
Cojum Dip	Available	Released January 12th, 2014	03:43 (Bandcamp) / 03:47 (Streaming)	[10]