Movement
LCD Soundsystem Lyrics

It's like a movement from the small place
An analogy for moving from a small town to a big city

To a bigger city
Continuation of the first line of the analogy

Or it's a bigger bag to strap the ego of a little baby
A comparison of ego to bags, conveying the idea that a person needs a bigger ego to feel secure

It's like a discipline without the discipline of
A reference to lacking structure or rules in a disciplined setting

All of the discipline
The outcome when there is no structure or rules in a disciplined setting

It's like a culture
A comparison to a lack of effort in cultural identities

Without the effort of all the culture
The outcome for lack of effort in cultural diasporas

Oh but I'm tapped
An admission of limitation or feeling drained

You're pillaging and I'm tapped
Feeling taken advantage of or drained by someone else's actions

You're yesterday
Referring to the past

And I'm tapped
Repetition of feeling drained or limited

Another reason I'm tapped
Expressing another reason for feeling drained

It's like a movement
A comparison to a movement with no substance

Without the bother of the meaning
Highlighting the emptiness of a movement with no real message

It's like a discipline
A comparison to a discipline with no consequences or structure

Without the discipline of all of the discipline
The result of a discipline with no rules or sense of reward or punishment

It's like a fat guy in a T-shirt
A comparison to someone who talks a lot but does nothing

Doing all the saying
A reminder of the emptiness of talking without action

It's like a couple dads and a few friends
A comparison to a group that's trying but struggling

Trying hard to stay in
Effort to stay afloat and relevant

Here comes the report nothing to report see
A report with nothing significant to say

It's all the same
Commentary on how everything is predictable or repetitious

It seems the punk rock as an experiment well
A reference to the emptiness of punk rock in today's world

It pulled up lame
A metaphor for punk rock's lack of impact in the modern era

You got the fat guy in the T-Shirt
A repeat of the comparison to someone who talks a lot but does nothing

Straight to the drunk tank doing the research 'n
A cautionary tale about being too invested in a fruitless project

Doing all the blame
Blaming others for the failure instead of taking accountability

You're fast asleep
A comparison of sleep to ignorance or lack of effort

And you're finicky so I'm tapped
Feeling drained by someone who is picky or hard to please

It's like the culture
Repetition of the comparison to a culture without effort

Without the effort or all of the luggage
Highlighting the idea that culture requires baggage or history to fully appreciate it