Machine

I love the machine sound effects even though this song creeps me out ..reminds me of the opening credits of charlie and the chocolate factory ( the one with johnny depp)

I think instead of "cold respondence" its actually "a correspondence."

This part:

And I'm downloaded daily I am part of a composite

makes me think of Making Records.

I think that she could be talking about her computer as the Machine. She's "upgraded daily" and has "friends in high places". The correspondence who "just lacks my perspectives and who lacks my organics and who covets my defense" I'm thinking e-mail. Letters without feelings. Everything's provided - we're not doing anything ourselves, and because of all this we forget the worldly troubles. pre-war or post-war: we never notice. We just see our own future and our machines...

OK. a bit hard to follow maybe, but I think this is a possible interpretation.

This seems to be about the so-called Singularity, the merge of humans and machines, that is supposed to happen in the next 50 years. Check the name Ray Kurzweil in wikipedia.

Ok, first of all I want to say I love this song! It reminds me a lot of Bjork, if any of you listen to her. :D

Second of all, I'm sure my meaning isn't the right one, but to me this song is more about people all being connected into the "machine" of human kind. And the whole "collecting my moments into a higher power" bit is about people talking to God, and how God wishes to be part of humanity in a way. Especially because it says "a mightier power/who just lacks my perspectives/ and who lacks my organics/and who covets my defects"- it just makes me think of some like high perfect being who wishes to be able to connect on a human level.

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Now that I think about it that describes a machine, too, in some ways. Now that I REALLY think about it "God" and machines have a lot in common. Hehe.

Ok, well, just had to contribute my two cents. :D

i love this because her accent is so strongly russian in this song i've never read 1984 but im sure since that book was about the future that interpretation is likely i think its also about consumerism and the need to have all the gadgets

These are things I know about this song: 1)I feel like a jerk whenever I listen to it. 2)I tend to chuckle at myself when I listen to it. 3)I love this song.

Now as for my attempt at coming up with a meaning, there's a number of ways to take it.

I like the 1984 idea. It fits, but that's not what I think of when I listen to it. I personally take it as a dig on herself as well as others for being so dependent on machines (computers, cars, TV, music players, etc). Almost like we've started assimilating ourselves into being a part of one. We blog, we e-mail each other, facebook, twitter, surf, download and upload music, videos, and pictures; it's pretty funny when you start thinking about it, although a tad aggravating at the same time. lol

That's just my two cents on the matter though.

It is about George Orwell's classic book "1984" the end of this song is so creepy, almost like a smiley doll is saying it or she is being forced to say it. AHHH the new album is so great and this is my favorite of the new songs

Amazing song, I agree about the George Orwell nod.

One of my favourites off the new album.

I think this song definitely calls to attention how busy Regina is now that she is famous (at least by my standards). Calls everywhere, messages from the label, gigs, etc etc. People download her music. I wonder if one of these lines has to do with creative control from the label, a higher up not getting her music.