Concatenation Lyrics

Lyric discussion by nufy8 

Cover art for Concatenation lyrics by Meshuggah

The speaker is struggling to free himself from the shackles of the physical self. This whole song seems to affirm the superiority of the conscious being, while lamenting the "stale organic cage" it must be kept in. The "plug me in line" is a plea for a reunion with the mind/soul, but in the end, his attempts to escape the body are futile. The last three lines show the inability of the mind/soul to break free as it fizzles out and succumbs to oblivion.

It's interesting to see all of the unvocalized parenthetical lines. Haake just has too many ideas floating around in that head of his, I suppose.

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