A major presence on the international club/festival circuit for over a decade, Freeland continues to hold residencies at the best dancefloors around the globe.
Adam also owns and runs his own label Marine Parade. It released Freeland’s breakthrough full-length artist album, 2003’s Now & Them, which spawned the smash single “We Want Your Soul,” a Top 40 chart hit in various countries ‘round the world that also resulted in an award-winning video. The follow up to Now & Them was released in spring 2009: it was as genre-shattering as ever, with guest slots from Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago, Tony Bevilacqua, Brody Dalle and Jerry from Devo. “Creatively, the sound I want to hear— somewhere between Soulwax and Sonic Youth, Justice and My Bloody Valentine—doesn’t exist yet, so I had to go and make it,” Freeland explains. “I’ve always played whatever I want, but the audience now is even more receptive. There’s been limits, but now it’s wide open.”
We Want Your Soul
Adam Freeland Lyrics
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No barcode, no party, no iodine, no beers
Your bankcard, your license, your thoughts, your fears
No simcard, no disco, no photo, not here
Your blood, your sweat, your passions, your regrets
Your office, your timeoff, your fashions,
Your sex, your pills, your grass, your tits, your ass, your laughs, your balls, we want
We want your soul
We want your soul
We want your soul
We want your soul
Tell us your habits, your facts, your fears
Give us your address, your shoe size, your years
Your digits, your plans, your number, your eyes
Your schedule, your desktop, your details, your life
Show us your children, your photos, your home
Here, take credit, take insurance, take a loan
Get a job, get a pension, get a haircut, get a suit
Play the lottery, play football, play the field, sports on two
Well show you things well show you swings
We'll buy you things, llamas, big yard birds
Well sell you crap well charge you fat
Were gonna find big guns & a drunk in your kitchen
We want your soul (your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
We want your soul (your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
We want your soul (your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
We want your soul (your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
We want your soul (your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
Your thoughts, your emotions
Your loves, your dreams, your checkbook
Your essecnse, your sweat, your screams
Your security your soberiety
Your innocence
Your society, your self your place your distance your space
We want your soul
Here's boy bands here's matters, here's britney, here's cola
Here's pizza, here's tv, here's some rock and some plur
Watch commercials, more commercials, watch jerry, not oprah
Buy a better life from the comfort of your sofa
Here's popcorn, here's magazines, here's milkshake, here's blue jeans
Here's padded bras, here's long cars, here's football shirts, here's baseball caps
Here's live talk shows, here's video games, here's cola lite, here's timberlake
Here's fingertips, here's colegen, here's all night bars, here's plastic hips
We want your soul (your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
We want your soul (your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
We want your soul (your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
We want your soul (your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
We want your soul (your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
We want your soul
We want your soul
We want your soul
We want your soul
No cookies, no stray, no drop-outs
No gays, no leftys, no loonies
No opinions, no way, no bankers
No teachers, no facts, no freaks
No skaters, no tweekers, no truth
We want your soul (your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
We want your soul (your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
We want your soul (your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
We want your soul (your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
We want your soul (your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
(Your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
(Your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
(Your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
(Your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
We want your soul (your cash, your house, your phone, your life)
The lyrics of Adam Freeland's "We Want Your Soul" satirically criticize modern society's obsession with consumerism, materialism, and conformism. The song portrays a scenario where individuals are expected to surrender their personal information, thoughts, emotions, and even their souls to a faceless corporation that is eager to profit from their desires and fears. The opening stanza sets the tone by listing the personal possessions and ideas that people are encouraged to give up to buy into this system. The chorus aggressively demands that the audience give up their cash, house, phone, and life to satisfy the corporation's insatiable hunger.
The subsequent stanzas escalate the demand for personal information, starting with detail-oriented facts such as addresses and shoe sizes and moving on to personal details such as relationships and children until their entire lives are being demanded from them. The song criticizes popular culture and media by sardonically listing different products and shows that are heavily promoted, promoting a quick solution to consume more and forget problems. Finally, the song ends with a litany of who is not acceptable, adding people with different sexual orientations, political affiliations, or lifestyles to the lengthening list of people who are not allowed in the system.
Overall, this song stands as a call to awaken society from its passive acceptance of the consumer-driven culture that distracts people from higher aspirations and greater happiness by encouraging them to seek happiness and self-worth through the acquisition of unnecessary products.
Line by Line Meaning
Your cellphone, your wallet, your time, your ideas
Your digital identity, your money, your existence, your creativity
No barcode, no party, no iodine, no beers
Without being scanned and tracked, there is no celebration, no cleanliness, no drinks
Your bankcard, your license, your thoughts, your fears
Your financial identity, your authorization, your innermost feelings, your anxieties
No simcard, no disco, no photo, not here
Without a SIM card, you're not going to the club, no pictures being taken, no 'here' for you
Your blood, your sweat, your passions, your regrets
Your life force, your hard work, your loves, your mistakes
Your office, your timeoff, your fashions,
Your place of work, your time away from it, your clothing
Your sex, your pills, your grass, your tits, your ass, your laughs, your balls, we want
Your intimate life, your drugs, your weed, your body, your humor, your courage - it's all desired
Tell us your habits, your facts, your fears
Disclose without hesitation your routines, your beliefs, your worries
Give us your address, your shoe size, your years
Tell us your location, your footwear needs, your age
Your digits, your plans, your number, your eyes
Your phone numbers, your strategies, your importance, your gaze
Your schedule, your desktop, your details, your life
Your timetable, your computer, your specifics - it's all part of your existence
Show us your children, your photos, your home
Share with us your family, your memories, your personal space
Here, take credit, take insurance, take a loan
You can have credit, insurance, or loans - it's all yours
Get a job, get a pension, get a haircut, get a suit
Work to earn a salary, save for your future, groom your appearance, dress correctly
Play the lottery, play football, play the field, sports on two
Participate in games of chance, play ball games, or freely choose between two options
Well show you things well show you swings
We will demonstrate appealing products, reveal enjoyable experiences
We'll buy you things, llamas, big yard birds
We will purchase whatever you crave, including exotic animals, and huge lawn ornaments
Well sell you crap well charge you fat
We will push mediocre merchandise on you and charge you way too much for it
Were gonna find big guns & a drunk in your kitchen
We're going to invade your home with weapons and alcohol, and make ourselves at home
Your thoughts, your emotions
Your mind, your feelings
Your loves, your dreams, your checkbook
Your passions, your aspirations, your finance
Your essecnse, your sweat, your screams
Your core being, your hard work, your cries of anguish
Your security your soberiety
Your safety, your abstention
Your innocence
Your uncorrupted nature
Your society, your self your place your distance your space
Your culture, your identity, your location, your separation, your boundlessness
Here's boy bands here's matters, here's britney, here's cola
Here are bubblegum pop groups, here are current topics, here's a famous pop star, here is soda
Here's pizza, here's tv, here's some rock and some plur
Here's food, here's entertainment, here's rock music, and some electronic music with multiple layers of sound
Watch commercials, more commercials, watch jerry, not oprah
Watch advertisements, more advertisements, watch Jerry Springer, not Oprah
Buy a better life from the comfort of your sofa
Improve your life by staying on your couch and buying products
Here's popcorn, here's magazines, here's milkshake, here's blue jeans
Here's a snack, here's reading material, here's a creamy beverage, here are pants
Here's padded bras, here's long cars, here's football shirts, here's baseball caps
Here are bras with extra cushioning, here are elongated cars, here are soccer jerseys, here are caps for baseball
Here's live talk shows, here's video games, here's cola lite, here's timberlake
Here are interactive conversations that take place live, here are interactive fun computer games, here is soda without sugar, and here is Justin Timberlake
Here's fingertips, here's colegen, here's all night bars, here's plastic hips
Here's nail polish, here's a protein that enhances the skin's pliability, here are establishments that are open all night, and here are fake body parts
No cookies, no stray, no drop-outs
No small files that track your online presence, no stray animals, and no one who quits school
No gays, no leftys, no loonies
No members of the LGBTQ+ community, no left-wing people, and no crazy people
No opinions, no way, no bankers
No personal beliefs, no possibility, and no financial leaders
No teachers, no facts, no freaks
No educators, no information, and no people who are different
No skaters, no tweekers, no truth
No skateboarders, no methamphetamine users, and no honesty
Lyrics © THE ROYALTY NETWORK INC.
Written by: ADAM CHARLES FREELAND, DAMIAN TAYLOR
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Vinbenzine
This song gets more relevant every day!
@appo8557
Literally
@kippokid
@@appo8557 Every. Day
@LunaticThinker
Back in 2009 : So scary!
Now : This is life.
@SuperAntichicken
Aye, scary ain't it
@OntarioFirewoodResource
@@SuperAntichicken This song is from at least 2003
@ljt3084
@@OntarioFirewoodResource
Was released on vinyl in 2000. I got the 12” vinyl. Was a biggie on the big beat scene in Brighton.
@OntarioFirewoodResource
@@ljt3084 that far. Awesome! It pounds in my Tahoe. I put it in one of my videos.
@ShadowArc22
hey I found the facebook theme song
@rubic0n2008
Well, this statement aged well.