This has absolutely nothing to do with cyborgs. That moment in the song is the criminal knowing that he isn't a human. Its a metaphor. He knows he is capable of doing things (murdering innocents) that normal people can't. The mechanized hum is his soul speaking to him. He's about to make an important decision that could lead to his death or alienate him from real people. I think the 'bookkeepers son' bit is about how he went from a regular guy leading a fairly simple life to what he has become.
I think it's about someone who got into debt at a casino:
"Can you hear the evil crowd
The lies and the laughter
I hear my inside
The mechanized hum of another world
Where no sun is shining "
I think it's about someone who got into debt at a casino:
"Can you hear the evil crowd
The lies and the laughter
I hear my inside
The mechanized hum of another world
Where no sun is shining "
The mechanized hum is the slot machines, there is no light in a casino.
The mechanized hum is the slot machines, there is no light in a casino.
He goes to his father, a bookie for help. The father refuses, and he steals the money.
He goes to his father, a bookie for help. The father refuses, and he steals the money.
He is pursued by the law, and takes a hostage, a luckless pedestrian.
He was a normal guy till he got caught up in gambling, and in the dark, with...
He is pursued by the law, and takes a hostage, a luckless pedestrian.
He was a normal guy till he got caught up in gambling, and in the dark, with his hostage and the police surrounding him, he realizes just what his life has come to.
The 'mechanized hum' could also be the depressed, routine, emotionless method in which he goes about his business these days...along with 'no red light flashing' [lacking the normal conscience most people have when it comes to killing, etc] and 'no sun is shining' [no joy, much depression].
The 'mechanized hum' could also be the depressed, routine, emotionless method in which he goes about his business these days...along with 'no red light flashing' [lacking the normal conscience most people have when it comes to killing, etc] and 'no sun is shining' [no joy, much depression].
'Luckless Pedestrian' might refer to himself in that he has finally been captured after being on the run or committing other crimes...by the police talking to him through megaphones on the street promising him "everything will be allright"...
'Luckless Pedestrian' might refer to himself in that he has finally been captured after being on the run or committing other crimes...by the police talking to him through megaphones on the street promising him "everything will be allright"...
'Can you hear the evil crowd...the lies and...
'Can you hear the evil crowd...the lies and the laughter'--probably refers to the usual crowd that gathers at stuff like this replete with all sorts of inflated rumors that aren't true about the suspect...others may be laughing and hoping to see some sort of killing by the police'
Some thoughts to go along with the great guitar work on this song.
This has absolutely nothing to do with cyborgs. That moment in the song is the criminal knowing that he isn't a human. Its a metaphor. He knows he is capable of doing things (murdering innocents) that normal people can't. The mechanized hum is his soul speaking to him. He's about to make an important decision that could lead to his death or alienate him from real people. I think the 'bookkeepers son' bit is about how he went from a regular guy leading a fairly simple life to what he has become.
I think it's about someone who got into debt at a casino: "Can you hear the evil crowd The lies and the laughter I hear my inside The mechanized hum of another world Where no sun is shining "
I think it's about someone who got into debt at a casino: "Can you hear the evil crowd The lies and the laughter I hear my inside The mechanized hum of another world Where no sun is shining "
The mechanized hum is the slot machines, there is no light in a casino.
The mechanized hum is the slot machines, there is no light in a casino.
He goes to his father, a bookie for help. The father refuses, and he steals the money.
He goes to his father, a bookie for help. The father refuses, and he steals the money.
He is pursued by the law, and takes a hostage, a luckless pedestrian. He was a normal guy till he got caught up in gambling, and in the dark, with...
He is pursued by the law, and takes a hostage, a luckless pedestrian. He was a normal guy till he got caught up in gambling, and in the dark, with his hostage and the police surrounding him, he realizes just what his life has come to.
Motomainaic: Great interpretation.
Motomainaic: Great interpretation.
The 'mechanized hum' could also be the depressed, routine, emotionless method in which he goes about his business these days...along with 'no red light flashing' [lacking the normal conscience most people have when it comes to killing, etc] and 'no sun is shining' [no joy, much depression].
The 'mechanized hum' could also be the depressed, routine, emotionless method in which he goes about his business these days...along with 'no red light flashing' [lacking the normal conscience most people have when it comes to killing, etc] and 'no sun is shining' [no joy, much depression].
'Luckless Pedestrian' might refer to himself in that he has finally been captured after being on the run or committing other crimes...by the police talking to him through megaphones on the street promising him "everything will be allright"...
'Luckless Pedestrian' might refer to himself in that he has finally been captured after being on the run or committing other crimes...by the police talking to him through megaphones on the street promising him "everything will be allright"...
'Can you hear the evil crowd...the lies and...
'Can you hear the evil crowd...the lies and the laughter'--probably refers to the usual crowd that gathers at stuff like this replete with all sorts of inflated rumors that aren't true about the suspect...others may be laughing and hoping to see some sort of killing by the police'
Some thoughts to go along with the great guitar work on this song.
Gotta love 'the Dan'.