Editing Was Love

"'''Was Love'''" was the song that [[Philomon]] plays while running a diagnostic on [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87]]'s motor control ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]"). During the diagnostic, Philomon dances to the song with [[Zoe-R]].

== Lyrics ==
The sun is rising, <br>
it's the end of the last night. <br>
The dawn is breaking us <br>
into pieces of you and me. <br>
If this is what you truly desire, <br>
I'll do what I can to help you. <br>
But as you gather your records, <br>
your books, and your clothes; <br>
I'll try to remind you: <br>
That all this time, <br>
the only thing I've wanted to teach you ... <br>
Was Love <br>
<br>
You carried me on your shoulders, <br>
never let me fall. <br>
You screamed in my face with a passion <br>
that humbled me. <br>
I thought I was singing a song of peace, <br>
but I started a war. <br>
And now as I suffer before your anger, <br>
please try to realize <br>
that all my life, <br>
the only thing I wanted to teach you ... <br>
Was Love <br>
<br>
Was love the reason that everything fell apart? <br>
Or were you and I the ones to blame? <br>
No matter the cause, <br>
the only thing I wanted to teach you ... <br>
Was Love <br>
<br>
We stand together at the edge of time. <br>
Blame is meaningless. <br>
Life was meaningless. <br>
The only thing that ever existed ... <br>
(was love)

== Notes ==
*"Was Love" was composed by the electropop band [[w:Captain Ahab (band)|Captain Ahab]] and released as part of their album "The End of Irony" on February 19, 2010.<ref name="bandcamp">{{cite_web|url=http://captainahab.bandcamp.com/track/was-love|title=Was Love|date=|accessdate=21 January 2012|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>

== Official Statements ==
*''[[Bear McCreary]] describes his decision to choose Captain Ahab for the dance scene:''
:I wanted this song to have a high-tech feel to it, after all, its about a dancing robot!  So I turned to my friend Jonathan Snipes, whose band Captain Ahab has contributed many source pieces to ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', ''[[w:Eureka (TV series)|Eureka]]'' and ''[[w:Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]''.  Snipes is also an expert sound designer and synthesizer programmer, and has crafted custom sounds for me on ''Terminator'', ''Eureka'', ''[[w:Trauma (TV series)|Trauma]]'', ''[[w:Human Target (2010 TV series)|Human Target]]'', ''[[w:Dark Void|Dark Void]]'' and ''[[w:Dark Void Zero|Dark Void Zero]]''.<ref name="Bear McCreary">{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-gravedancing/|title=Caprica: Gravedancing|date=14 June 2010|accessdate=21 January 2012|last=McCreary|first=Bear|format=|language=English}}</ref>
*''[[Jonathan Snipes]] explains the challenge of writing a Colonial pop song:''
:I watched the scene a lot before and while writing. I wanted to create something that felt both new and nostalgic, and wasn’t *quite* a love song, since this relationship has some pretty ridiculous barriers to overcome.  If it was too sweet, it wouldn’t land since this isn’t a real relationship – a song about being in love would feel empty, but conversely if it was too on the nose (say, a song about being unable to say “I love you”) it would feel silly.  So, I wrote a song half about a failed relationship, and half about the end of the world that’s still beautiful and tender.<ref name="Bear McCreary">{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-gravedancing/|title=Caprica: Gravedancing|date=14 June 2010|accessdate=21 January 2012|last=McCreary|first=Bear|format=|language=English}}</ref>

== External links ==
*[http://captainahab.bandcamp.com/track/was-love Was Love | Captain Ahab] on [[w:Bandcamp|Bandcamp]]

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-"'''Was Love'''" is a musical piece existing in {{BCH|58}} that [[Philomon]] plays while running a diagnostic on [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87]]'s motor control. During the diagnostic, Philomon dances to the song with [[Zoe-R]] {{CAP|Gravedancing}}.
+"'''Was Love'''" was the song that [[Philomon]] plays while running a diagnostic on [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit|U-87]]'s motor control ([[CAP]]: "[[Gravedancing]]"). During the diagnostic, Philomon dances to the song with [[Zoe-R]].
-== Production ==
-"Was Love" was one of several source pieces that [[Bear McCreary]] commissioned to expand the world of ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''. McCreary brought in outside bands to offer unique sounds as part of what he described as "fun source pieces" that enhanced the audience's sense of the fictional world.<ref name="McCreary-Caprica">{{cite web |url=https://bearmccreary.com/caprica-series-soundtrack-album/ |title=Caprica Series Soundtrack Album |author=Bear McCreary |website=BearMcCreary.com |date=August 29, 2013 |access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref>
-The track was included on the ''[[Soundtrack (Caprica series)|Caprica Series Soundtrack]]'' as part of the collaborative works that demonstrated McCreary's approach to world-building through music.<ref name="McCreary-Caprica" />
 == Lyrics ==
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 == Notes ==
 *"Was Love" was composed by the electropop band [[w:Captain Ahab (band)|Captain Ahab]] and released as part of their album "The End of Irony" on February 19, 2010.<ref name="bandcamp">{{cite_web|url=http://captainahab.bandcamp.com/track/was-love|title=Was Love|date=|accessdate=21 January 2012|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>
-*The song's music and lyrics were written by [[Jonathan Snipes]].<ref name="McCreary-Caprica" />
 == Official Statements ==
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 :I wanted this song to have a high-tech feel to it, after all, its about a dancing robot!  So I turned to my friend Jonathan Snipes, whose band Captain Ahab has contributed many source pieces to ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', ''[[w:Eureka (TV series)|Eureka]]'' and ''[[w:Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]''.  Snipes is also an expert sound designer and synthesizer programmer, and has crafted custom sounds for me on ''Terminator'', ''Eureka'', ''[[w:Trauma (TV series)|Trauma]]'', ''[[w:Human Target (2010 TV series)|Human Target]]'', ''[[w:Dark Void|Dark Void]]'' and ''[[w:Dark Void Zero|Dark Void Zero]]''.<ref name="Bear McCreary">{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-gravedancing/|title=Caprica: Gravedancing|date=14 June 2010|accessdate=21 January 2012|last=McCreary|first=Bear|format=|language=English}}</ref>
 *''[[Jonathan Snipes]] explains the challenge of writing a Colonial pop song:''
-:I watched the scene a lot before and while writing. I wanted to create something that felt both new and nostalgic, and wasn't *quite* a love song, since this relationship has some pretty ridiculous barriers to overcome.  If it was too sweet, it wouldn't land since this isn't a real relationship – a song about being in love would feel empty, but conversely if it was too on the nose (say, a song about being unable to say "I love you") it would feel silly.  So, I wrote a song half about a failed relationship, and half about the end of the world that's still beautiful and tender.<ref name="Bear McCreary">{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-gravedancing/|title=Caprica: Gravedancing|date=14 June 2010|accessdate=21 January 2012|last=McCreary|first=Bear|format=|language=English}}</ref>
+:I watched the scene a lot before and while writing. I wanted to create something that felt both new and nostalgic, and wasn’t *quite* a love song, since this relationship has some pretty ridiculous barriers to overcome.  If it was too sweet, it wouldn’t land since this isn’t a real relationship – a song about being in love would feel empty, but conversely if it was too on the nose (say, a song about being unable to say “I love you”) it would feel silly.  So, I wrote a song half about a failed relationship, and half about the end of the world that’s still beautiful and tender.<ref name="Bear McCreary">{{cite_web|url=http://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/caprica/caprica-gravedancing/|title=Caprica: Gravedancing|date=14 June 2010|accessdate=21 January 2012|last=McCreary|first=Bear|format=|language=English}}</ref>
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