Album: '128 BPM'
Style: single
Date: March 9, 2017
Artists:
- Michael Guy Bowman
Color: '#71fcd2'
URLs:
- https://bowman.bandcamp.com/track/128-bpm
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRdQ8kf9Xk0
- https://open.spotify.com/album/6aFV9prxNNw6EXRXq86KuN
- https://music.apple.com/us/album/128-bpm-ep/1842471886
- https://soundcloud.com/michael-guy-bowman/128-bpm
Cover Artists:
- Michael Guy Bowman
Art Tags:
- Michael Guy Bowman
Groups:
- Michael Guy Bowman
- Beyond
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Track: '128 BPM'
Duration: 19:33
Referenced Tracks:
- Airwaves
- Beta Version
- track:synchronize-hush
- Noun (Astro Kid's Pronoun Remix)
- Polyominoes
- Michael Bowman Remix
Sampled Tracks:
- Airwaves
- Bowman's Credit Score
- Beta Version
- track:synchronize-hush
- Noun (Astro Kid's Pronoun Remix)
- Polyominoes
- Michael Bowman Remix
Lyrics: |-
    I'm thinking of a number
    I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm
    I'm thinking of a number
    I'm thinking of a number
    I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm thinking of a number
    I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm—

    Keep your eyes on the airwaves
    Don't look down if you don't want to fall
    Out here, ain't nobody dancing
    Up in the air you ain't nobody at all

    Keep your forward direction
    Look for signs of the enemy, enemy
    You're too far gone for protection
    I am a spaceship who's looking for love (yeah)

    Open your doors and shoot your missiles
    Blow away everybody you pass
    Just a bunch of peculiar people
    Looking for a party to crash

    Keep your back to the sunlight
    Keep your eyes on the rubber T-Rex
    Save your teardrops for later
    You're going to need them for the part that comes next

    Wake up trashed in the ocean
    Look for signs of the enemy, enemy
    These drones can feel emotion
    I am a spaceship who's looking for love (yeah)

    Open your doors and shoot your missiles
    Blow away everybody you pass
    Just a bunch of peculiar people
    Looking for a party to crash

    All I wanna do is synchronize with you, babe
    All I wanna do is synchronize with you
    All I wanna do is synchronize with you, babe
    All I wanna do is synchronize with you

    All I wanna do is synchronize
    See the look of terror in your eyes
    At the moment when you sympathize with me

    All we ever do is fantasize
    About the life that you've romanticized
    Well, the lonely nights are no surprise to me

    All I ever do is simulate with you, babe
    All I ever do is simulate with you
    All I ever do is simulate with you, babe
    All I ever do is simulate with you

    All I ever do is simulate
    All the moments that we could create
    When you're acting like you don't relate to me

    All I wanna do is stimulate
    All the feelings we could consummate
    If you'd let your heart negotiate with me

    All I wanna do
    All I wanna do
    All I wanna do

    All I wanna do
    All I wanna do
    All I wanna do

    All I wanna do is synchronize with you, babe
    All I wanna do is synchronize with you
    All I wanna do is synchronize with you, babe
    All I wanna do is synchronize with you
    Synchronize

    Synchronize
    Synchronize
    Synchronize
    Synchronize

    All I wanna do is synchronize
    See the look of terror in your eyes
    At the moment when you sympathize with me

    All we ever do is fantasize
    About the life that you've romanticized
    Well, the lonely nights are no surprise to me

    All I ever do is simulate
    All the moments that we could create
    When you're acting like you don't relate to me

    All I wanna do is stimulate
    All the feelings we could consummate
    If you'd let your heart negotiate with me

    All I wanna do
    All I wanna do
    All I wanna do

    All I wanna do
    All I wanna do
    All I wanna do

    All I wanna do
    All I wanna do
    All I wanna do

    All I wanna do
    All I wanna do
    All I wanna do

    A person, name, a thing, or place
    There's something else I'll
    There's something else I'll
    There's something else I'll
    Person— name— or place

    The noun

    Somewhere in a jungle grove a candle burns denoting Saint Therese
    A prayer that those we've left behind are troubled not with heart and mind at peace
    Nurse attending close at hand with wine to cast its old familiar spell
    An elder soul looks into you but cannot speak in things the tongue can tell

    Somewhere
    Somewhere in this downward race
    A person, name, a thing, or place
    Solution to my endless chase
    I'm sure I'd recognize its face

    Though I forget myself
    I'm sure there's something else
    I'll come around
    I'll make the sound
    The noun

    There's something else I'll
    There's something else I'll
    There's something else I'll
    Person— name— or place

    The noun

    In my car I'm on my way from where I live to where you are right now
    And though I've been here many times it seems as though it all has changed somehow
    I'm sure I've seen this busy road a million times or was it in my sleep?
    My minivan was in the sky, but never mind - I'm thinking far too deep

    Familiar signs have gone away
    I'm sure if it was not today
    I'd be there now - I'd find my way

    Somewhere in this downward race
    A person, name, a thing, or place
    Solution to my endless chase
    I'm sure I'd recognize its face

    Somewhere in this downward race
    A person, name, a thing, or place
    Solution to my endless chase
    I'm sure I'd recognize its face

    Though I forget myself
    I'm sure there's something else
    I'll come around
    I'll make the sound
    The noun (The noun, the noun)

    There's something else I'll
    There's something else I'll
    There's something else I'll
    Person— name— or place

    The noun (The noun, the noun)

    A person, name, a thing, or place
    The noun (The noun, the noun)

    I'm sorry I forgot your name
    I only have myself to blame
    I'm sorry I forgot your name
    I only have myself to blame
    I'm sorry I forgot your name
    I only have myself to blame
    If you were me you'd do the same

    It's a Michael Bowman Remix!
    Bobobobowman Bowman Bowman Bobobo— (Michael Bowman)
    Bowman Bowman Bowman Bobobo—

    Bowman Bowman Bowman Bobobo— (Michael Bowman)
    Bowman Bowman Bowman Bobobo— Bowman
    Bowman Bowman Bowman Bobobo— (Michael Bowman)
    namwoB leahciM Michael Bowman

    Bowman Bowman Bowman Bobobo— (Michael Bowman)
    Bowman Bowman Bowman Bobobo— (Michael Bowman)
    Michael Bowman Michael Bowman Mi chael Bow Man
    Mi-i-i-i-i-i-i-ichael Bowma—

    Mi-i-i-i-i-i-i-ichael Bowma-a-a-a-a-a-a-a— Michael Bowma—
    Mi-i-i-i-i-i-i-ichael Bowma-a-a-a-a-a-a-a— Michael Bowma—
    A-a-a-a-a-a-a— Michael Bowma—
    A-a-a-a-a-a-a— Michael Bowma—
    A-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a—
    Mi-chael-Bow-man...
Commentary: |-
    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([Bandcamp about blurb](https://bowman.bandcamp.com/track/128-bpm), [YouTube description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRdQ8kf9Xk0))

    The legend returns! Groove to banger after banger in this classic 2017 megamix of some of my best dance tracks.

    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([SoundCloud description](https://soundcloud.com/michael-guy-bowman/128-bpm), 3/9/2017)

    Where has the time gone? On a day sure to be filled with homages [[track:bowmans-credit-score|Bowman's Credit Score]], I am compelled to pay tribute to the man of the hour, myself.

    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([Twitter](https://twitter.com/mguybowman/status/839857899249684480, excerpt, 3/9/2017)

    128 BUTTOCKS PER MINUTE

    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([Bowmania Reaction Livestream](https://www.youtube.com/live/Q-gQDsSD8KI?&t=573), adapted to text, 3/9/2017)

    "How long have I been working on 128 BPM?"

    I had the idea a couple of weeks ago, kind of scrambling to get that done over the course of several nights, and just got it done this morning. I dunked it on the web with that glitch art, and now it's out there. I hope you all like it, I know you guys have memed my shit so fucking hard, and it's just fun to return the favor.

    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/michaelguybowman.com/post/3lzoz2vlq6c2s), excerpt, 9/25/2025)

    My classic 2017 megamix "128 BPM" is finally available on all your favorite music services!
Referencing Sources: |-
    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([Bandcamp credits blurb](https://bowman.bandcamp.com/track/128-bpm))

    [[track:airwaves|"Airwaves"]] by [[artist:michael-guy-bowman|Michael Guy Bowman]]<br>
    [[track:beta-version|"Beta Version"]] by [[artist:michael-guy-bowman|Michael Guy Bowman]]<br>
    [[track:synchronize-hush|"Synchronize"]] by [[artist:michael-guy-bowman|Michael Guy Bowman]]<br>
    [[track:noun-astro-kids-pronoun-remix|"Noun (Astro Kid's Pronoun Remix)"]] by [[artist:michael-guy-bowman|Michael Guy Bowman]] and [[artist:riki-tsuji|Astro Kid]]<br>
    [[track:polyominoes|"Polyominoes"]] by [[artist:michael-guy-bowman|Michael Guy Bowman]]<br>
    [[track:michael-bowman-remix|"Michael Bowman Remix"]] by [[artist:michael-guy-bowman|Michael Guy Bowman]]

    <i>Michael Guy Bowman:</i> ([SoundCloud description](https://soundcloud.com/michael-guy-bowman/128-bpm), excerpt, 3/9/2017)

    Includes:<br>
    [[track:airwaves|AIRWAVES]] [\[bowman.bandcamp.com/track/airwaves]\](http://bowman.bandcamp.com/track/airwaves)<br>
    [[track:beta-version|BETA VERSION]] [\[homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/beta-version]\](http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/beta-version)<br>
    [[track:synchronize-hush|SYNCHRONIZE]] [\[bowman.bandcamp.com/track/synchronize]\](https://bowman.bandcamp.com/track/synchronize)<br>
    [[track:noun-astro-kids-pronoun-remix|NOUN (ASTRO KID REMIX)]] [\[astrokid.bandcamp.com/track/noun-astro-kids-pronoun-remix]\](https://astrokid.bandcamp.com/track/noun-astro-kids-pronoun-remix)<br>
    [[track:polyominoes|POLYOMINOES]] [\[bowman.bandcamp.com/track/polyominoes]\](https://bowman.bandcamp.com/track/polyominoes)
