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The Information Lyrics
The information is leverage
The ticker tape feeds the mind
Looking for a lost transmission
A heaven that we left behind
When the information comes
We'll know what we're made from
And the skyline rising
Highrise eyes see through you
Say hello to a mannequin
The ghost of an automaton
The witching hour summoned
Armies where they don't belong
When the information comes
We'll know what we're made from
The skyline rising
Highrise eyes see through you
She's the sister of avarice
A wife of a poisonous time
She's the eye of a battle of stones
And sees where the atoms collide
When the information comes
We'll know what we're made from
The skyline rising
Highrise eyes see through you
The ticker tape feeds the mind
Looking for a lost transmission
A heaven that we left behind
When the information comes
We'll know what we're made from
And the skyline rising
Highrise eyes see through you
The ghost of an automaton
The witching hour summoned
Armies where they don't belong
We'll know what we're made from
The skyline rising
Highrise eyes see through you
A wife of a poisonous time
She's the eye of a battle of stones
And sees where the atoms collide
When the information comes
We'll know what we're made from
The skyline rising
Highrise eyes see through you
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Oops, I posted the wrong lyrics. Sorry! Here's the correct version.
The information is laughing at us The ticker tape feeds the mind Looking for a lost transmission A heaven that we left behind When the information comes We'll know what we're made from And the skyline rising Highrise eyes see through you
Say hello to a mannequin The ghost of an automaton The witching hour summoned Armies in a desert sun
When the information comes We'll know what we're made from The skyline rising Highrise eyes see through you
She's the sister of avarice A wife of a poisonous tide She's the eye of a battle of storms She sees where the atoms collide When the information comes We'll know what we're made from The skyline rising Highrise eyes see through you
Cool. I can't imagine what this is about. I like how he says 'you' here x]
When I first heard this song i was like wow this drum beat reminds me a lot of ladytron's witching hour album. Then I heard him say the words skyline and highrise and i was like!... Then he said witching hour and i was like wow this must be some type of tribute to that. So basically, I think it might be some type of tribute to them. :)
Does this song ever remind you of scientology? Or is it just me?
I heard this song (as well as a great part of the album) is about the theme of how communications (facebook, text messages, cell phones, etc.) have fragmented our lives and that instead of making us come closer together ... has done the opposite. More information does not necessarily mean that people are coming closer together. Technology is getting in the way of emotional intimacy and understanding.
I love Beck and this album, but trying to come up with some kind of meaningful interpretation for his songs seems rather impossible.