This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
If your right hand is causing you pain
Cut it off cut it off
If your colors have started to run
Let them all run, run away from you
There is lightning in this room
Above our heads waiting to strike
I'm a thinker not a talker
Put your faith, your faith in God
We were hoping for some romance
All we found was more despair
We must talk about our problems
We are in a state of Flux
I'd kill for an adventure
Just you and I in the Curzon Bar
Dancing till we knew
So all that we've learned disappeared
When you shouted at me
I saw my father in the second grade
Concerned and kind
But yet unable to reach me
We were hoping for some romance
All we found was more despair
We must talk about our problems
We are in a State of Flux
State of flux
State of flux
State of flux
State of flux
State of flux
State of flux
State of flux
State of flux
State of flux
We need to talk
We need to talk
We need to talk
We need to talk
We need to talk
We were hoping for some romance
All we found was more despair
We must talk about our problems
We are in a state of Flux
Cut it off cut it off
If your colors have started to run
Let them all run, run away from you
There is lightning in this room
Above our heads waiting to strike
I'm a thinker not a talker
Put your faith, your faith in God
We were hoping for some romance
All we found was more despair
We must talk about our problems
We are in a state of Flux
I'd kill for an adventure
Just you and I in the Curzon Bar
Dancing till we knew
So all that we've learned disappeared
When you shouted at me
I saw my father in the second grade
Concerned and kind
But yet unable to reach me
We were hoping for some romance
All we found was more despair
We must talk about our problems
We are in a State of Flux
State of flux
State of flux
State of flux
State of flux
State of flux
State of flux
State of flux
State of flux
State of flux
We need to talk
We need to talk
We need to talk
We need to talk
We need to talk
We were hoping for some romance
All we found was more despair
We must talk about our problems
We are in a state of Flux
Lyrics submitted by jayfowens, edited by TheDsX2013
Flux Lyrics as written by Gordon Moakes Russell Lissack
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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But from the lyrics it seems that this song is about a relationship starting to crumble:
If your right hand is causing you pain Cut it off, cut it off If your colours have started to run Let them all run, run away from you
[Basically saying that anything that is wrong for the girl to just let go of.]
There is lightning in this room Above our heads, waiting to strike I'm a thinker not a talker Put your faith, your faith in God
[Lightning Waiting to Strike means the hardships are on the way for this couple. the 2nd line is Basically stating that the Guy isn't going to talk about the problems, even if he sees them tearing them apart. He's basically telling the girl, "Put your Faith in God that this relationship works out, Because I don't have the words to make it better."]
We were hoping for some romance All we found was more despair We must talk about our problems We are in a state of flux
[It means that they wanted the relationship to be the love that they wanted but in the end it was just more hardship than they could bare, and they have to talk it out, because they are at a change in their lives (state of flux).]
I'd kill for an adventure Just you and I, in the ? Dancing till we knew So all that we've learnt disappears
[Saying that he wishes that they could just run away from their looming problems, to have things like they used to be.]
When you shouted at me I saw my father in the second grade Concerned and kind Yet unable to reach me
[Apparently there was an argument between the two, and her yelling at him was showing that shes worried at the present state of the relationship because she truly does love him.]
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You are the fuckin master.