Lazarus
♪ Placebo Lyrics
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Now, that you're back from the dead
It's horrid to see you again
So bored of being you
It's hard to see you again
Now, that you're back from the dead
It's horrid to see you again
It's hard to see you again
Acting like you're on some kind of cross
It's horrid to see you again
An emotional retard
It's hard to see you again
Unaware that I may not be lost
It's hard to see you again
So bored of being alive, alive, alive
It's hard to see you again
Walking around with that egg on your face
It's hard to see you again
So full of apathy
It's hard to see you again
Caught in a trap that you cannot escape
It's hard to see you again
So bored of being alive, alive, alive
The lyrics to ♪ Placebo's song “Lazarus” describe the emotions of someone who is feeling distanced and disconnected from a person who has returned from the dead. The singer is struggling to understand this person who they have always known and who has now come back with a new perspective and attitude towards life. The song describes the singer’s frustration and boredom with being alive, as well as their difficulty in comprehending the strange behavior of the person who has returned from the dead.
The chorus of the song repeats the line, “So bored of being alive, alive, alive” emphasizing the emptiness and monotony of life, especially when trying to reconnect with someone who has had such a profound experience as dying and returning. The use of the word “horrid” in the second verse suggests that the singer is not only struggling to connect with this person but also finding it unpleasant to even be in their presence.
The line “Walking around with that egg on your face” in the sixth verse is interesting because it is a play on words, referencing the biblical story of Lazarus who was raised from the dead by Jesus. In the story, Lazarus was wrapped in burial cloths, including a cloth over his face which was removed after he was raised from the dead. It is possible that the line is alluding to the shame or embarrassment that this person feels after coming back from the dead.
Line by Line Meaning
It's hard to see you again
Finding it difficult to look at you once more
Now, that you're back from the dead
Since you've returned after being gone and seemingly lifeless
It's horrid to see you again
A feeling of disgust arises upon seeing you once more
So bored of being you
Tired of existing as yourself
So bored of being alive, alive, alive
Feeling uninterested in living and repeating the same routine day after day
Acting like you're on some kind of cross
Behaving as if you are falsely assumed martyr
An emotional retard
Unable to effectively regulate and display emotions
Unaware that I may not be lost
Not realizing that I may not be in need of your help or guidance
Walking around with that egg on your face
Sulking and appearing foolish after a public failure or embarrassment
So full of apathy
Completely lacking in enthusiasm or concern
Caught in a trap that you cannot escape
Trapped in a difficult situation without the ability to find a way out
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG Rights Management
Written by: BRIAN MOLKO, STEFAN OLSDAL, STEVEN HEWITT
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@milesbosworthmusic
I'm not a big advocate for a lot of homeopathic remedies, but I can't help having concerns about the condescending tone this channel and the popular science community uses with regard to all things non-pharmaceutical.
Even a cursory glance at literally ANY pharmaceutical commercial will reveal 2 critical truths about them:
1. Pharmaceuticals are often highly unreliable (admitted by the producers, themselves in that "fine print" you hear for the last 30 seconds of any pharmaceutical ad).
2. They carry a plethora of side effects, some of which are severe.
So by their own admission, pharmaceutical companies acknowledge that their "products" are not reliably effective AND they often cause more problems than they solve.
This is of course evident in the patient experience as well- ranging from nausea and dependency that come from narcotics to chemotherapy treatments that either kill the patient or out right cause more cancer to grow in the body.
Meanwhile, homeopathic approaches that includes everything from herbal teas to cannabis carry with them anecdotally effective results with far fewer side effects. Naturopathic methods are often even MORE influential in creating health and wellness, while equipping the body to heal itself... and they are often supported by rigorous scientific testing.
To illustrate the hypocrisy your channel exhibits on this particular subject matter, while typing this comment, a second video from SciShow came on that acknowledged that vitamin A deficiency can CAUSE certain disorders such as blindness. This also means that resolving the deficiency prevents and often "cures" these kinds disorders. See also: The relationship between scurvy and vitamin C <--- This is naturopathy and it is often WAY more effective than pharmaceuticals.
So maybe an open mind and a little respect for the "alternative" well make your channel better.
@Ansatz66
"Don't block medical research and then claim anything we do to be anecdotal!"
If research is blocked then all that's left is anecdotes. Obviously it's bad to forbid scientific research, but the very reason we should allow scientific research is because it's the only way to improve our understanding of any topic. If we don't have scientific research, then we really do have nothing but anecdotes as our source of information.
"Yet doing the same thing over and over again and getting the right positive result is only accepted when the men in white coats officially confirm it."
There's nothing "official" about science. There is no high authority that makes pronouncements on what is to be considered scientific truth. Science is a process of never ending investigation. No issue is ever settled and there's no hierarchy telling people what they should believe. The total lack of anything sacred is exactly why science is so effective.
If science can't investigate an issue, then anecdotes are our next best alternative. Anecdotes are a terrible way to learn about the world, but they're better than many other options like superstitions, religious scriptures, and divining answers through tea leaves and chicken bones. By those standards, anecdotes are excellent, but they are still just people telling stories about things they saw. People lie, people make mistakes, and one person's experiences cannot be used to justify a conclusion since those experiences might be abnormal for all sorts of reasons. A large collection of anecdotes is no better, since there are no rules for whose stories we hear. Maybe only people with abnormal experiences tell their stories since normal experiences are so unremarkable.
If we want real answers we need to be systematic. Ignore all the anecdotes. Get a large group of random people, have them all try the thing in question, and then record every result. That's the only way to be sure we're getting a fair distribution of outcomes. Anecdotes can never give us that because we don't know who is reporting and why.
@JeffreyPappas786
The mode of administration of the placebo also has an impact. Example, saline injections are more effective than sugar pills; likely because an injection is a more dramatic and invasive mode of administration than a pill.
@teknophyle1
“Cats on Placebos” would be a good band name
@snowdaysrule2
3:36 "Only 10% to 63%" hmm... Is that data even saying anything?
@kirachouinard3490
my thoughts exactly
@martinhenriksson8617
I was going to add the same comment asking what's the standard deviation on that.
@LubnaSiddiq
3:24 They were 5 studies. That's why there are different percentages
@RebeccaS1231
@Lubna Siddiq
If one of the studies showed 63% improvement when reanalyzed, surely that would still be an impressive result?
@chrisschoenthaler5184
RebeccaS1231 Perhaps, but if it was originally reported as 75%, that is still a considerable error.
@herbertkeithmiller
With regards to homeopathy and animals (I know Homeopathy doesn't work it is only a placebo effect) animals also respond homeopathic treatments, but this is because pet owners lavish more attention and encouragement upon the animal. The animal receiving the attention and affection will perk up and seem to be doing better.
My cat had Feline lower urinary tract disease and the cat needed to drink a lot of water to stay hydrated and flush the crystals causing this out of his bladder. Unfortunately one of the effects of the disease is a cat stops drinking exacerbating the problem.
So I tried treating my cat as if he were well in that I provided lots of encouragement snuggles happy talk and projecting a positive attitude towards him. Before hitting on this idea I had been approaching him with a worried demeanor.
Now being positive towards him and encouraging him did not make the crystals go away but he did perk up enough to go drink some water and that's what he needed to do.
@that1valentian769
Stupid animals falling for placebos. Us humans are too smart for... wait.