The Argus Pt. 2
"The Argus Pt. 2" is an informal title of an unreleased song by Ween.
The song is also sometimes referred to as "Call on Argus".
Song Details[edit | edit source]
The commonly seen title "The Argus Pt. 2" is unofficial, and in fact is technically incorrect, since the song was created before "The Argus". The song was conceived around 1997 and can be considered a Mollusk outtake.[1] In a Facebook post from 2015, Dean Ween explained:
The first version of "The Argus", we did this on a 4-track at my house [...] This version came way before the Quebec "Argus".[2]
In the same Facebook post, Dean explains that "The Argus Pt. 2" originates from the same source of inspiration as "The Argus"; the concept was inspired by a building they saw called "Argus International":
Up the street from Claude’s house on route 31 in Hopewell, NJ was this very big rundown factory with this crazy, almost satanic symbol on the face of the building and the name of the place was ARGUS INTERNATIONAL. That’s what started it all.[3][4]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
A little bitty snack for Argus
And a snack for the creature in his hand
Wriggling through his fingers
And into the soul of man
Hastened by the sound of craving
He turns into an energy form
Focused on the goal of pure soul
And leaving everyone in the dust
Call 'em all
But call on Argus
Call on your inner pride
Leave them alone
To postulate their own framework
Freak out on the side of real man
Johnny had a bad hair color day
So he saw his artistic extraordinaire
Dragged him along and sang him a song
Flailing his arms in the air
Johnny sent his mind to Argus
And gingerly he agreed
Once inside the mold of time
You're free to plant any seed
Call 'em all
But call on Argus
Call on your inner pride
Leave them alone
To postulate their own framework
Freak out on the side of real man
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Based on a conversion between Chris B and the Ween Archive.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/deanweengroup/posts/the-first-version-of-the-argus-we-did-this-on-a-4-track-at-my-house-up-the-stree/774123102669228/ The post is apparently set to private and no longer accessible.
- ↑ https://genius.com/Ween-the-argus-lyrics
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/deanweengroup/posts/the-first-version-of-the-argus-we-did-this-on-a-4-track-at-my-house-up-the-stree/774123102669228/ The post is apparently set to private and no longer accessible.