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Ex Machina Lyrics
Final forewarning has gone through the door
I have seen this before
Etch it in my spine; now you think "he's mine" ... for all time
Overproduce me .. hoping for a dramatic change
Map out your great escape
What's the connection?
The slightest deception between you and me
Man and machine
Dissassemble me ... breathing at your knees
Your machine
Cut me open; you'll find what you've been looking for
Helpless in motion; arise to serve me once more
Relaxed movement brings too much pain to be seen
Overproduce me .. hoping for a dramatic change
Map out your great escape
What's the connection?
The slightest deception between you and me
Man and machine
Dissassemble me ... breathing at your knees
Your machine
Override command confirmed ... Manual control returned
Your machine
I have seen this before
Etch it in my spine; now you think "he's mine" ... for all time
Overproduce me .. hoping for a dramatic change
Map out your great escape
The slightest deception between you and me
Man and machine
Dissassemble me ... breathing at your knees
Your machine
Helpless in motion; arise to serve me once more
Overproduce me .. hoping for a dramatic change
Map out your great escape
The slightest deception between you and me
Man and machine
Dissassemble me ... breathing at your knees
Your machine
Your machine
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This song is the second best on the fucking cd. Jag is such a cutie.
personally, i think this song is about a guy who realizes that a girl is controlling his life. he has seen it happen to other people and so he tries to break free. but then she takes control again.
Final Fantasy interpretation: "Machina" was the name for any kind of powered machine in Final Fantasy. They were forbidden because of their destructive nature.
So, in my opinion, it's just talking about the creation of one of those monster machines.
At the end, it's talking about how the machines went bad; speaking of their destructive nature (Override command confirmed.) But it's whoever's fault for creating them. The creation was "Your machine," therefore, your fault.
Non-Final Fantasy interpretation: Being what everybody wants you to be and eventually breaking free of that mold.
I could not stop listening to this song. It is excellent. It is about someone who sacrifices everything to serve the one they love. A devoted relationship. But they then decide they want more, and think for themselves.
"override command confirmed, manual control returned" a direct line from the movie Sunshine (2007.) which is what I believe this song was inspired by. Several interviews confirm this as the band mentions said movie as an inspiration in writing "Wires and the concept of breathing"
and if you havent seen Sunshine yet, do it.
If you go to the theater in Luca towards the end of Final Fantasy X, you can purchase cg clips from the game. One of them is called Ex Machina. The movie clip is about the failed attempt to use machina to destroy Sin, the evil of the world. Even though I'm not sure that particular part has anything to do with this song, it's cool to connect it to Final Fantasy somehow.