- Written, produced, mixed & mastered by Blake Robinson
- Recorded at Synthetic Orchestra Studios, 2026
- Electric Guitar & Bass by Blake Robinson
- Vocals & lyrics Blake Robinson
- Accompaniment by Gloom Darkheart
The first of two monster releases for Friday the 13th! A bouncy hip-hop homage to H.G. Wells' classic love story. Aliens meet world, Aliens eat world, Aliens run out of food, Aliens go home.
Originally created back in 2002, the songs been rebuilt from the ground up to sound better than ever. Blake enlisted the vocal versatility of Gloom to help bring the chorus to life!
(Intro)
Testing testing.. Radio check, one, two, one, two
Is this thing on? Is this thing broadcasting?
Can anybody hear me? Hello?
I've got to explain.
(Verse)
It was a cold November. Everybody remembers
When the strange things came from outer space
To see the human race. We were excited and invited them
To share our world. Frickin' big mistake
Three months they were here
before they started getting scary-oh
They microwaved the president and took over the radio
The military panicked and prepared for war
While the rest of the world lived the worst case scenario
(Pre-Chorus)
We are the Martians, you will do as we say
You will become our source of food
and you will serve us every day
You will bear our Martian children,
you will wash our Martian clothes
You will spread our Martian message
and ensure the whole world knows that
(Chorus)
They got big green eyes and real long legs
Arms with claws like clothes line pegs
20ft high Martian Robots from the Planet Venus
Inside their heads are Martian crewmen
Living on a diet of humans
20ft high Martian Robots from the Planet Venus
They fly around like robot frisbees
Laser beams to make us crispy
20ft high Martian Robots from the Planet Venus
They'll eat our flesh and leave our bones
And once they'''re done they'll fly on home
20ft high Martian Robots from the Planet Venus
(Verse)
Five years went by, sucked the whole world dry
And the Martians murdered every single person left alive
But in a hive on a hill, Martians started getting ill
'cause the food supply was nearly empty,
running out of time
And the world, once a thriving human colony of millions
whose millions have disappeared, all eaten by the Martians
And now they're stuck without a meal, just bones
So it's time for them to pack up and head back home
(Pre-Chorus)
We are the Martians, you will do as we say
You will become our source of food
and you will serve us every day
You will bear our Martian children,
you will wash our Martian clothes
You will spread our Martian message
and ensure the whole world knows that
(Chorus)
They got big green eyes and real long legs
Arms with claws like clothes line pegs
20ft high Martian Robots from the Planet Venus
Inside their heads are Martian crewmen
Living on a diet of humans
20ft high Martian Robots from the Planet Venus
They fly around like robot frisbees
Laser beams to make us crispy
20ft high Martian Robots from the Planet Venus
They'll eat our flesh and leave our bones
And once they're done they'll fly on home
20ft high Martian Robots from the Planet Venus
(Bridge)
Why do you resist us when you
know that we can overpower you?
20ft high Martian Robots from the Planet Venus
Why do you resist us when you
know that we can overpower you?
20ft high Martian Robots from the Planet Venus
Why do you resist us when you
know that we can overpower you?
20ft high Martian Robots from the Planet Venus
Why do you resist us when you
know that we can overpower you?
20ft high Martian Robots from the Planet Venus
(Pre-Chorus)
We are the Martians, you will do as we say
You will become our source of food
and you will serve us every day
You will bear our Martian children,
you will wash our Martian clothes
You will spread our Martian message
and ensure the whole world knows that
(Chorus)
They got big green eyes and real long legs
Arms with claws like clothes line pegs
20ft high Martian Robots from the Planet Venus
Inside their heads are Martian crewmen
Living on a diet of humans
20ft high Martian Robots from the Planet Venus
They fly around like robot frisbees
Laser beams to make us crispy
20ft high Martian Robots from the Planet Venus
They'll eat our flesh and leave our bones
And once they're done they'll fly on home
20ft high Martian Robots from the Planet Venus
Guitar backing tabs
Learn to chug the guitar backing from "20ft High Martian Robots" with the tabs shown below. Get practicing!
Fact or Fiction?
How well do you know your Gloom-Theory? Test your knowledge with these statements about "20ft High Martian Robots from the Planet Venus". Hover over or tap on the questions to reveal the truth!
- 20ft High Martian Robots from the Planet Venus was first recorded in 2002, making it one of the oldest songs in the Gloom Theory catalogue.
- True! Both 20ft High Martians and The Bad Guy were written and recorded by Blake back in 2002 for a hip-hop album.
- The song features a full choir of Martian voices, all performed by Gloom Darkheart and a vocoder.
- True! Gloom's vocal range and extraterrestrial expertise made her the perfect candidate to perform the Martian chorus.
- Though the new version is more of a rock song, the original was a hip-hop orchestral piece and included a theramin for that extra sci-fi vibe.
- True! The original version was a orchestral piece, with strings, brass with a theramin solo. If you listen carefully you can hear an ode to it in the latter part of the song.
- The song was conceptualised by Gloom in 2002, but left to fester in the archives until Blake rediscovered it in 2026 and decided to give it a new life.
- False! The song was written and recorded by Blake in 2002; Gloom's involvement didn't come until the 2026 re-recording.
- Jeff Wayne, the original other vocalist on the track, was replaced by Gloom for the 2026 version because his vocal style didn't fit the new direction of the song.
- False! Blake wishes Jeff Wayne had been musically involved in the original, but Gloom Theory's pockets are not deep enough to afford the legendary composer and musician.
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