FINAL PROPER 'inri' TRACK.
kind of a long story. see, i went through a string of extremely cold basements in the late 90s. it was half heating costs; on that level, i could even agree for environmental reasons. but it was half because my step-mother legitimately prefers absolutely frigid, air-conditioner-level temperatures and didn't want hot air rising from the basement to ruin the chilly temperature upstairs. you can understand how that might get frustrating sometimes.
i was offered a room upstairs, but then i'd have to go to bed at 10:00 pm rather than stay up until 4:00 am recording music and chatting on the internet. clearly an unacceptable proposal....
the song is more than a silly story, it was legitimately a sort of morbid fantasy i was having. not that there was any real chance i was going to light the basement on fire, or anything. if i were to do that, i might ruin my guitar, and then i'd be worse off. the story runs a little off the rails, but that is it's charm.
musically, this is a pivot into the electro-prog phase that followed and that really defines who i am, musically. so, i sort of see this both as my first real recording and the last recording of my childhood.
recorded in february, 1999.
https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/track/too-cold-inriched