Abby Travis is a Los Angeles based musical vixen of many hats. Her critical… Read Full Bio ↴Abby Travis is a Los Angeles based musical vixen of many hats. Her critically acclaimed releases (Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, NPR, AP) include "The Abby Travis Foundation", "Cutthroat Standards & Black Pop" and "GlitterMouth." In addition to her work as a solo artist, Abby has played bass and/or sang with a scrillion acts including; Beck, Elastica, The Bangles, KMFDM, The Original Sinners, Michael Penn, Gibby Haynes and even Spinal Tap. Her catalogue has been adapted in the new musical "Little Black Veil" (2009)

She is currently in the studio working on her fourth full length release.

Hypnotized
Abby Travis Lyrics

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Do you remember now?
You've gone back to being a child
Do you see faces now?
Clearly emerge from clouds

Hey you've been hypnotized

Silence fades

Gravity slips away charades
You can never change lifetimes
Make us all the same

Hey you've been hypnotized

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song "Hypnotized" by Abby Travis talks about how someone has been hypnotized and has reverted back to being a child. The word "hypnotized" implies that the person may have been brainwashed by someone or something, and now they must see faces clearly emerging from the clouds. The idea of seeing faces emerging from clouds could represent the confusion in one's mind or the inability to see things clearly. The lines "Silence fades, Gravity slips away charades" suggests that the person is starting to lose touch with reality as their mind has been overtaken by hypnosis.

The lyrics continue to say "You can never change lifetimes, Make us all the same," which could imply that the person's life is now under someone else's control, and they have lost their identity. In conclusion, "Hypnotized" is a song that explores the loss of identity when someone is hypnotized.

Line by Line Meaning

Do you remember now?
Are you able to recollect past events in your memory?

You've gone back to being a child
Your behavior and actions resemble that of a young, innocent person.

Do you see faces now?
Are you able to recognize and identify familiar people?

Clearly emerge from clouds
Appear vividly as if emerging from a fog or haze.

Hey you've been hypnotized
You are under a trance induced by hypnosis.

Silence fades
The absence of noise disappears and becomes audible.

Gravity slips away charades
The force of gravitation weakens and seems deceptive.

You can never change lifetimes
You can never alter the passage of time or time periods.

Make us all the same
Force everyone to become identical and uniform.

Hey you've been hypnotized
You are under a trance induced by hypnosis.

Contributed by Cameron R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.