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Disappear
Porcupine Tree Lyrics


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We made the world believe we didn't care
We gate crashed parties and just stood and stared
We moved to London and stayed in all year
You wrote poetry while I disappeared

You made a choice for us to live it up
I've got a voice inside me saying give it up
Let's get out of here, let's find a new career
You be famous, I'll disappear

Overall Meaning

Porcupine Tree's song Disappear reflects the story of a couple who moved to London with very different desires and ambitions. While one of them (presumably the singer of the song) grows increasingly unsatisfied with the monotonous, uneventful life that they are living, the other one seems content to party and write poetry. The line "We made the world believe we didn't care" suggests that their apathetic attitude is just a facade meant to mask their own unhappiness.


As the song progresses, the singer becomes more and more vocal about their desire to leave London and start something new. They feel stifled and unfulfilled, and there's a nagging voice in their head telling them that this isn't the life they were meant to lead. Meanwhile, their partner seems perfectly content to continue with the status quo, and even suggests that they pursue fame while the singer fades into obscurity.


Overall, the song seems to deal with themes of dissatisfaction, frustration, and the difficulty of trying to reconcile two different sets of desires and ambitions within a relationship. The final line, "I'll disappear," is particularly ambiguous - it could be seen as a resignation to an unfulfilling life, or as a statement of defiance in the face of someone else's expectations.


Line by Line Meaning

We made the world believe we didn't care
We pretended to be indifferent to the world around us.


We gate crashed parties and just stood and stared
We attended parties without any interaction or conversation.


We moved to London and stayed in all year
We spent an entire year of our lives without venturing out of London.


You wrote poetry while I disappeared
While you were productive and took action, I became invisible.


You made a choice for us to live it up
You decided to pursue a lifestyle of wanton pleasure and indulgence.


I've got a voice inside me saying give it up
My inner thoughts urge me to abandon this lifestyle.


Let's get out of here, let's find a new career
We should leave this place and pursue a new profession.


You be famous, I'll disappear
You can pursue fame and acclaim while I remain anonymous and unimportant.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: STEVEN WILSON

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@deBiezel

We made the world believe we didn't care
We gate crashed parties and just stood and stared
We moved to London and stayed in all year
You Wrote Poetry and I disapeared

You made a choice for us to live it up
I've got a voice inside me saying give it up
Let's get out of here, let's find a new career
You be famous and I'll disappear

I erase myself again

I need security, you favour chance
I ponder everything while you advance
You bring the world to me and I just sneer
In your shadow I disappear.

I erase myself again

I'm here
I'm here, you're never standing still



All comments from YouTube:

@FlyteDanny

Another PT track that i can't find anything wrong with it, like 99% of the rest of their music...

@NewTSLA

I have to listen to this song everyday, when Steve screams "I erase myself again" I feel like I'm ought scream my lungs out too..

@madhurjyadeka5569

I erase myself agaaaaainnnn.. Damn this line breaks me down so bad.. I feel like opposing it..damn you Pt❤❤

@toastvideos7703

i get goosebums all over my body when i hear this masterpiece

@qntristan

Awesome, just Awesome...

@bilikeogh3995

That guitar sounds very similar to any colour you like by PF!

@trevorjames9366

not really but they both use a similiat chorus or flanging gujttar effect

@FlyteDanny

demo version? sounds a lot more worked on than the original version

@bamrecordings7852

I think you could be right, I've never heard this version until today.

@liliwhitelilith6128

Grande Steven... Ti amiamo sempre tanto 😻 💞 💗

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