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Fish Below the Ice. Lyrics
Well, the mouth is open and the noise comes out
Ain't no reason for it, just a need to shout
It's malnutrition, we could fall apart
It's never delicate, just something from the iron age
We shake it up and we break it down
The sound of a satellite saying, "Get me down"
Yeah we shake it up and we break it down
Hear the Voice of America in your hometown
Well, the film is running till the film runs out
There's no point of focus, it zooms in and out
It's information and it leaves no mark
It's just as permanent as painting in the iron age
I'm plugged in and loaded
Don't forget to phone in
The self destruct is holding
I'm counting, I'm counting, but only to three
We get it right sometimes, we shine a light sometimes
We see the fish below the ice sometimes
Stand up and fight sometimes, we get the fright sometimes
How will we ever pay the price this time?
We shake it up and we break it down
The sound of a satellite saying, "Get me down"
Yeah we shake it up and we break it down
It's east European, west European, it's moving so fast
It goes all the way round
We shake it up and we break it down
Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down
Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down
Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down
Yeah he's on a mission from God
But he don't know whose, and he don't know why
Says I'm not a light in the darkness
More like a shadow on the lungs
I'm balanced here on the edge of anger
I'm standing here on an empty page
Sooner or later I'll start receiving
I've been standing here for days
We shake it up and we break it down
Hear the Voice of America in your hometown
Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down
It's east European, west European, it's moving so fast
It goes all the way round
We get it right sometimes, we shine a light sometimes
We see the fish below the ice sometimes
Stand up and fight sometimes, we get the fright sometimes
How will we ever pay the price this time?
Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down
The sound of a satellite saying, "Get me down"
Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down
It's east European, west European, it's moving so fast
It goes all the way round
We get it right sometimes, we shine a light sometimes
We see the fish below the ice sometimes
Stand up and fight sometimes, we get the fright sometimes
How will we ever pay the price this time?
Ain't no reason for it, just a need to shout
It's malnutrition, we could fall apart
It's never delicate, just something from the iron age
The sound of a satellite saying, "Get me down"
Yeah we shake it up and we break it down
Hear the Voice of America in your hometown
There's no point of focus, it zooms in and out
It's information and it leaves no mark
It's just as permanent as painting in the iron age
Don't forget to phone in
The self destruct is holding
I'm counting, I'm counting, but only to three
We see the fish below the ice sometimes
Stand up and fight sometimes, we get the fright sometimes
How will we ever pay the price this time?
The sound of a satellite saying, "Get me down"
Yeah we shake it up and we break it down
It's east European, west European, it's moving so fast
It goes all the way round
Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down
Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down
Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down
But he don't know whose, and he don't know why
More like a shadow on the lungs
I'm standing here on an empty page
Sooner or later I'll start receiving
I've been standing here for days
Hear the Voice of America in your hometown
Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down
It's east European, west European, it's moving so fast
It goes all the way round
We see the fish below the ice sometimes
Stand up and fight sometimes, we get the fright sometimes
How will we ever pay the price this time?
The sound of a satellite saying, "Get me down"
Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down
It's east European, west European, it's moving so fast
It goes all the way round
We see the fish below the ice sometimes
Stand up and fight sometimes, we get the fright sometimes
How will we ever pay the price this time?
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(The lyrics currently shown here are for Big Hush, not Fish Below the Ice; I've submitted an update.)
So, we've got satellites beaming information and culture equally to all mankind (or at least all Europe).
But information isn't necessarily meaning. (Especially when some of it is just propaganda, the Voice of America.) Is there really any more meaning in our culture than in the paintings of early iron age culture?
And is our culture any more permanent? If we nuke the world tomorrow, how much will be left for people to pore over in a couple millennia?
The chorus is hopeful. The fish below the ice represent the murky, hidden reality beneath what we normally perceive—and sometimes, we actually can see it. Sometimes, we even fight the good fight. Of course the last line takes away a lot of the hope.
You are correct, the lyrics I posted are not what was added (just like the edit you did, I suspect). Some lyrics here seem to pull from an external source regardless of what you post so.......
Well, the mouth is open, and a noise comes out Ain't no reason for it, just a need to shout It's malnutrition, we could fall apart It's never delicate, just something from the iron age
We shake it up and we break it down The sound of a satellite saying, "Get me down" Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down Hear the voice of America in your home town
Well, the film is running till the film runs out There's no point of focus, it zooms in and out It's information and it leaves no mark It's just as permanent as painting in the iron age
I'm plugged in and loaded Don't forget to phone in The self-destruct is holding I'm counting, I'm counting, but only to three
We get it right sometimes We shine a light sometimes We see the fish below the ice sometimes Stand up and fight sometimes We get the fright sometimes How will we ever pay the price this time?
Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down The sound of a satellite saying, "Get me down" Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down It's east European, west European It's moving so fast it goes all the way round
Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down (Yeah, he's on a mission from god) (But he don't know whose and he don't know why) Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down (Says I'm not a light in the darkness) Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down (More like a shadow on the lungs) Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down (I'm balanced here on the edge of anger) (I'm standing here on an empty page) Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down (Sooner or later they'll start receiving) Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down (I've been standing here for days)
Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down Hear the voice of America in your home town Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down It's east European, west European It's moving so fast, it goes all the way round
We get it right sometimes We shine a light sometimes We see the fish below the ice sometimes Stand up and fight sometimes We get the fright sometimes How will we ever pay the price this time?
Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down The sound of a satellite saying, "Get me down" Yeah, we shake it up and we break it down It's east European, west European It's moving so fast, it goes all the way round
We get it right sometimes We shine a light sometimes We see the fish below the ice sometimes Stand up and fight sometimes We get the fright sometimes How will we ever pay the price this time?
We get it right sometimes We shine a light sometimes We see the fish below the ice sometimes Stand up and fight sometimes We get the fright sometimes How will we ever pay the price this time?
We get it right sometimes We shine a light sometimes We see the fish below the ice sometimes Stand up and fight sometimes We get the fright sometimes How will we ever pay the price this time?