Lyric discussion by vivy_is 

Cover art for Overpowered lyrics by Róisín Murphy

This song makes reference to recent discovery that homosexuality is a genetic/scientific characteristic that humans are born with.

"A chemical reason If reason's your game A chemical needing Is there in the brain

With preprogrammed leanings Like a little more pep Alien feelings We have to accept"

  • is probably the clearest and less crypic passage of the lyrics to highlight this.

the chorus makes reference (possibly) to a character in this story, who is only recently coming to terms with thier sexuality. perhaps a gay fling has occured (see verse 1) and the character is finding it hard to repress their homosexual feelings, hence being Overpowered by them.

thoughts?