Skinny Puppy

I'mmortal

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Just looking for something
is what to say
keep looking at nothing
to go away
you take my picture
a portrait prize
behind my image
your father's eyes

Just looking for something...
(repeat)
NOW

It looks like something
from far away
inside the image grows and makes the shadow fade
behind the image posted on your wall
a crack is hiding fighting for it all

Just looking for something...
(repeat)
NOW

We've taken it somewhere
from far away
the voices echo from yesterday
behind the crack behind the image on the wall
I see you curled up tightly hiding from it all

Just looking for something...
(repeat)
NOW

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smjohnson85 On Jan 22, 2006

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2006-01-22 21:49:37

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by jejh

18y ago

i feel that I'mmortal is about disillusionment with today's image-based society and rampant consumerism.

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by Europan Leopard 12y ago

That's basically the same interpretation I came up with... so maybe I'm not completely insane?

by hailtokidamnesiac

20y ago

this song proves one thing: skinny puppy could mix/make an industrial rap cd... decent change-up from previous songs, however, i don't see it as being especially good, but pretty well mixed.

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by poopytheclown

19y ago

this song is about abortion...not really take either stand on it ..its just general about it ..being that they didnt specify a certain side is why the song is titled such... immortal is ..the fetus never lived and ..you can really kill whats never alive...and the other side would be i'm mortal...as in ..im a human being..dont kill me after knowing this the rest of the song should be self explanitory..

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by Janzama

19y ago

I have a humble request and that is that no one ever says skinny puppy and rap in the same sentence again. And this song doesn't really take a side, it let's the listener think for themselves.

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