Although the glory days of the Industrial music scene in Chicago had faded by this point, through constant touring and sheer hard work on a number of different projects the duo have since established themselves as favorites in the US underground scene.
In 1997, the band were forced to change their name due to a legal dispute with a Bluegrass band also called Acumen. Duffy and Novak split their project into two halves - the drum and bass influenced DJ? Acucrack, and the more traditional rock format of Acumen Nation.
Discography
Transmissions from Eville (Demo) (as Acumen; 1994; Robot Records), (as Acumen; 1994; Fifth Colvmn Records)
Territory=Universe (as Acumen; 1996; Fifth Colvmn)
Unkind (Unkind + Revelations Per Minute) (EP) (1997; Conscience Records)
More Human Heart (1997; Conscience)
If You Were (If You Were / Bleed for You) (EP) (1998; Conscience)
Transmissions from Eville (Remastered) (1998; Conscience)
Territory=Universe (Territory = Universe) (Universe) (Remastered) (1998; Conscience)
Strike 4 (EP) (2000)
Live Farewell 2001 (2001)
The 5ifth Column (Fifth Column) (5th Column) (The Fifth Column) (2002; Invisible Records)
Coming Down: The Bastard Remix Album (Coming Down (The Bastard Remix Album)) (Coming Down) (2002; Invisible)
Lord of the Cynics (2003; Cracknation Records)
Artifacts: 1990-1993 Volume 1 (Artifacts: 1990 - 1993 - Volume 1) (2004; Cracknation Records)
Acumen Nation Live at Double Door 08/06/2004 (Cracknation Records)
What the Fuck (What the F**k) (2005; Cracknation Records)
Anticore (2006; Cracknation Records)
Psycho the Rapist (2007; Cracknation Records)
Unbound Saga: Official Game Soundtrack (23, November 2010; Cracknation Records)
See also Cracknation Records, Cracknation Records
Official Site
http://www.cracknation.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cracknation/285988987668
Matador
Acumen Nation Lyrics
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It will never last
It thrives beneath the blood, it grows
With your submission to it
Like a blackened flower
The stain of the world around you
It's what you never wanted
But what you needed to hear
I like the violence in you
It's like addiction to pain
I see you dying to kill
With a smile on your face
I like the violence in you
I think you got what it takes
To lock ready and load
And shoot them all into space
Loving you is like a funeral
It's like a whitewashed black or a three car crash
I'm in love with the devil, she's a twisted little girl
She sleeps in body bags and likes shotgun blasts...
I've tried to make it through, I swear
But it's like cats and dogs, I don't belong here
I don't care about your friendship
Care about your life
Don't need your rubber plastic family
Or to be a cardboard wife
All I want is for you and I
To bring about the end...
(The sun is gone but we still got rain)
The lyrics to "Matador" by Acumen Nation speak of violence, struggle, and a twisted sense of love. The opening lines suggest a battle that can never truly be won, with violence growing stronger with the submission to it. The metaphor of a "blackened flower" hints at the corruption and decay that can come from giving in to violent tendencies, staining the world around the person. The lyrics go on to describe the singer's attraction to this violence, likening it to addiction and seeing the other person dying to kill with a smile on their face. The chorus repeats, emphasizing the singer's admiration for this violent nature, even suggesting that the subject has what it takes to shoot people into space.
Line by Line Meaning
Struggle against for hours
Fight against your problems and challenges for hours on end
It will never last
Your efforts will not last forever
It thrives beneath the blood, it grows
Your problems and challenges thrive and grow beneath the surface
With your submission to it
You are allowing your problems and challenges to control you
Like a blackened flower
Your situation is dark and bleak, like a dead flower
The stain of the world around you
The negative influence of the world is rubbing off on you
It's what you never wanted
You never wanted to be in this situation
But what you needed to hear
You needed to confront this problem head on and hear the truth
I like the violence in you
I am attracted to the darkness and aggression within you
It's like addiction to pain
The pain within you is like a drug I am addicted to
I see you dying to kill
I can see your desire to cause harm and destruction
With a smile on your face
You take pleasure in bringing pain to others
I think you got what it takes
I believe you have the potential to be a great killer
To lock ready and load
To prepare your weapon and get ready to kill
And shoot them all into space
To kill all of the people and send their bodies into the void of space
Loving you is like a funeral
Being in a relationship with you is full of death and sadness
It's like a whitewashed black or a three car crash
The relationship is completely messed up and doomed to fail
I'm in love with the devil, she's a twisted little girl
I am in love with someone who is evil and messed up
She sleeps in body bags and likes shotgun blasts...
She is surrounded by death and enjoys violent acts
I've tried to make it through, I swear
I have done everything I can to make this work
But it's like cats and dogs, I don't belong here
We are completely different and do not belong together
I don't care about your friendship
I am not interested in a platonic relationship with you
Care about your life
I only care about our mutual destruction
Don't need your rubber plastic family
I do not need your fake and plastic family
Or to be a cardboard wife
I do not want to be trapped in a fake, loveless marriage
All I want is for you and I
Our mutual desire is to bring about the end of everything
To bring about the end...
Our ultimate goal is destruction and chaos
(The sun is gone but we still got rain)
The world is dark and bleak, but there is still more destruction to come
Contributed by Caden K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@MorrisonsProphecy
Awesome track from an awesome album by a criminally underrated act.
@comicndn5169
Great song, music and lyrics.
@E.Bennett90
Used to have this on cassette, such a sick album