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In the midst of the numerous Clandestine/337 theories floating around the internet, we bring you a page dedicated only to factual information on the images found on the pages of the "Clandestine" book. We hope this will be of use to you as you formulate your own theories – or just attempt to gain a fuller appreciation for Sing the Sorrow and its artwork.
NOTE: If you post a theory which uses information found on this page, please credit www.liberty-lyrics.8k.com.
There is still a great deal of information to be brought to light, and when we find it, we will place it here, so keep checking back! We are particularly interested in obtaining some concrete info on the images/words taken from "Aldine Readers Book Four," so if anyone can help us out, please let us know!
Clandestine Contents
| Page | Description | Page | Description | Page | Description |
| | Inside Cover | 19 | Image page 13 | 41 | This Celluloid Dream |
| i | AFI Logo Page | 20 | Silver and Cold | 42 | Image page 27 |
| ii | Copyright Info | 21 | Image page 14 | 43 | Image page 28 |
| iii | Tracklisting | 22 | Image page 15 | 44 | Image page 29 |
| 1 | Image page 1 | 23 | Image page 16 | 45 | The Leaving Song |
| 2 | Image page 2 | 24 | Image page 17 | 46 | Image page 30 |
| 3 | Miseria Cantare | 25 | Image page 18 | 47 | (…but home is nowhere) |
| 4 | Image page 3 | 26 | Dancing Through Sunday | 48 | but home is nowhere |
| 5 | Image page 4 | 27 | Image page 19 | 49 | The Spoken Word |
| 6 | Image page 5 | 28 | Transparent page 2 | 50 | Image page 31 |
| 7 | Image page 6 | 29 | Transparent blank | 51 | Image page 32 |
| 8 | Preliminary Track Listing | 30 | Image page 20 | 52 | This Time Imperfect |
| 9 | Image page 7 | 31 | Girl’s Not Grey | 53 | AFI Thanks |
| 10 | The Leaving Song Pt. II | 32 | Image page 21 | 54 | Image page 33 |
| 11 | Bleed Black | 33 | Image page 22 | 55 | Notes page 1 |
| 12 | Image page 8 | 34 | Death of Seasons | 56 | Notes page 2 |
| 13 | Image page 9 | 35 | Image page 23 | 57 | Notes page 3 |
| 14 | Transparent page 1 | 36 | The Great Disappointment | 58 | Notes page 4 |
| 15 | Transparent blank | 37 | Image page 24 | 59 | Credits |
| 16 | Image page 10 | 38 | Image page 25 | 60 | Image page 34 |
| 17 | Image page 11 | 39 | Image page 26 | 61 | AFI thanks/system requirements |
| 18 | Image page 12 | 40 | Paper Airplanes (makeshift wings) | | Inside Cover |
About "Animals…"
AFI Logo Page
Alan Forbes drew the icon shown on this page, along with all the other icons in the book. While Alan did discuss the direction the artwork should head in with AFI before he started working on them, they are largely his interpretation of the album. This icon, along with the other six most common ones, was named by AFI’s message board administrator, Gavin.
An explanation of the fonts used on this page is included in the discussion on Image page 20.
Image page 2
The number 044-50440-0 is written at the bottom of this page. People have tried to find meaning in this number, but it is in fact merely the catalogue number of the Sing the Sorrow Limited Edition book. The same number can be seen on the Copyright Info page, The AFI Thanks/System requirements page, as well as on the spine of the book.
Preliminary Track Listing
Many people who believe that the songs on Sing the Sorrow are not in the correct order have turned to this page for insight into what that correct order may be. It is our belief that this list is merely a preliminary list of the songs to be included on Sing the Sorrow – possibly in the order in which they would be recorded. This would mean that the songs "Rabbits are Roadkill," "100 Words," and "Carcinogen Crush" do exist and may have even been recorded. We only see songs 3 – 17 of this list, but the top of the list is visible in the "Sing the Sorrow" booklet, and it can clearly be seen that 2) on the list is "Paper Airplanes." 1) is more difficult to see: we can see the words "The Leaving" and "II" but what lies in between them is unknown. One might think that it merely says "The Leaving Song Part II," but since "The Leaving Song" is not listed anywhere, it may be included here as well.
Image page 8
If you look closely at this page, you can see an image of a bird. Before now, the origin of all the images in the Clandestine book was unknown, but we have done some digging and have discovered that all the images in the Clandestine book were taken straight out of a book called "Animals: 1419 Copyright-Free Illustrations of Mammals, Birds, Fish, Insects, Etc. – A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources selected by Jim Harter." More information on this book can be found here. Below is the image of the bird found on page 150 of the book:
BIRDS. 662: Koel
Image page 14
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Image page 15
In the center of these two pages is an octopus. This same image also appears in the "Sing the Sorrow" booklet and on the disc of the Black on Black editions of "Sing the Sorrow." Again, this was taken from the "Animals…" book. There has been speculation as to why the octopus appears upside-down. It should be noted that the octopus is upside-down in its original book as well, so this is the most logical explanation.
OTHER INVERTEBRATES. 1352: A species of octopus.
Image page 16
Yet another animal from the "Animals…" book! There are many insects in the book, and it appears that this particular one was selected because it was the biggest and most distinctive of the lot.
INSECTS. 1215: Harlequin longhorn.
Image page 20
This page shows the "AFI" logos as well as the "Sing the Sorrow" text in its preliminary stages. We have done some research and are able to bring you information on the fonts used!
The font on the right is "Century Schoolbook." It is too similar to the "afi" we all know and love to be a coincidence. It appears that the artist used this font as an initial template. Below we can see exactly what changes were made to it:
"Sing the Sorrow" was also created using a template of a font called "Daresiel." The artist’s version is shown below, and below that is how it would have originally appeared.
It appears that the other "AFI" was also traced from a template, although it remains to be determined which font was used for this.
(…but home is nowhere)
You may have wondered why the image of the snake's head on this page contained letters and numbers. Well wonder no more! This image was also taken from the "Animals…" book. The letters appear on the image there, and the number, one of which is placed beside every image in the book, remained with the image when it was put in the Clandestine book, whereas the numbers next to all the other animals in Clandestine were erased.
REPTILES. 832: Head of rattlesnake.
Image page 31
This rabbit image on this page has been at the center of much speculation, and now we know where it came from: The "Animals…" book of course. The "Rabbits are Roadkill" that appears above the image is exactly the same as the "Rabbits are Roadkill" in the Preliminary Track Listing, which suggests it was digitally added there, and not hand written intentionally over the rabbit by a band member. The red scribbles were also added for effect.
MAMMALS. 380: Rabbit.
Image page 33
"Is it a pollen spore, a virus, a sea urchin, or something else?" We finally have an answer to this much-debated question, and remember, you heard it here first!
OTHER INVERTEBRATES. 1415: A foraminifer of the genus Globigerina.
That’s right, this is a highly-magnified image of a foraminifer. If someone says otherwise, you can now correct them with confidence, and remember to link to liberty-lyrics to prove it!
A foraminifer is a tiny marine animal, and we are working to bring you information on the specific species shown in this image.
Image page 34
Here we see the last of the images from the "Animals…" book.
MAMMALS. 415: Species of bat.
About "Animals…"
All of the images of animals in the Clandestine book (minus the one of the phoenix/dead bird) were taken from the book "Animals: 1419 Copyright-Free Illustrations of Mammals, Birds, Fish, Insects, Etc. – A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources selected by Jim Harter." People are allowed to use a limited number of images in their own works without having to ask the publisher for permission. Interestingly, all the images in the book were originally wood engravings, and this gives them their distinctive, elegant appearance. If you want to see the images firsthand, check your local library to see if they have the book!
BONUS!
For all the curious out there, here are images 336 and 337 from the book:
MAMMALS. 336-340: Domesticated horses.
Needless to say, these images don't seem to have anything to do with Clandestine.
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