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| Styx – Mr. Roboto Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Heh, I first heard this song when I was ten or eleven. Back then, I enjoyed it greatly, but my interpretation of it was completely different. I thought it was the story of an android trying to live as a flesh-and-blood human. Hence, the protestation of "I'm not a robot without emotion!" and the mentions of a mask. Now, I realize that it's just another rant about the "evils" of technology, complete with a dose of national stereotyping. ("Them wacky Japanese and their crazy robots!") Also, I seriously hope that the songwriter didn't think he was being deep or meaningful with these lyrics. Anyone can say, "Machines are taking over our lives, and since they're dehumanizing, we are like machines ourselves." I still prefer my interpretation from my childhood, even though I'm well aware that it's wrong. |
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| Echo and the Bunnymen – The Killing Moon Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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The "you" the singer addresses refers to Death. He knows that Death is coming to claim him and that he is powerless to stop it, so he surrenders himself to him. The "killing moon" itself is the night on which he is destined to die, and the "him" of the chorus refers to Fate.
When I first heard this song, I thought the "killing moon" was a moon that signaled the time for a human sacrifice (as in James Frazer's THE GOLDEN BOUGH or Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"). Now, I think I might still be right.... |
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| Echo and the Bunnymen – The Killing Moon Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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The "you" the singer addresses refers to Death. He knows that Death is coming to claim him and that he is powerless to stop it, so he surrenders himself to him. The "killing moon" itself is the night on which he is destined to die, and the "him" of the chorus refers to Fate.
When I first heard this song, I thought the "killing moon" was a moon that signaled the time for a human sacrifice (as in James Frazer's THE GOLDEN BOUGH or Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"). Now, I think I might still be right.... |
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| Devo – Jocko Homo Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Actually, the members of Devo are (or were) very much against organized religion. They eschewed sentimentality and optimism and admitted that Mr. Spock was their idea of the perfect human. The lyrics of "Jocko Homo" result from the misconception that evolution is necessarily a change for the better and that it is possible to "devolve." In reality, "devolution" does not exist; any species-wide change is evolution, and it makes no sense for any species to "devolve" in the first place, since that would require it to become *less* suited to its environment. Even if humans gradually developed more simian features, it would still be evolution, despite being an atavistic change. This song is a criticism of human stupidity, not of evolution. The mention of God has nothing to do with any particular religion. As Kupo75 said, it doesn't matter whether or not God was involved with humanity; humans are still regressing, according to Devo. And yes, this song is an explanation of why the band chose to name themselves what they did. |
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