Killer
Adamski vs. Killers Lyrics
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I wouldn't advise anyone to
I mean unless they want
To be left lying in the streets
So you would kill again?
Most definitely
I rose from the ashes
Left on my own because of your madness
This time is my own
I'll do what I want
Just to take your throne
I lay here alone
The voice of my past
The mistake I must own
You have burdened me with your lies
And your ways another card in your treachery
Can I replace the way that I feel?
No, I can't; this is my hand to play
You're just another pawn in my game
Another move, no one remembers your name
Feel my pain
Through your eyes
It's self sustaining
Liberating
The deadest part of me
In time, you will see me
A ghost of your past
Now a monster in reality
In your mind
I walk freely
Destroy your thoughts
Corrupting your reality
How can you move forward
When you're looking back?
Chasing shadows from your past
Another day, another life
But don't forget
I was there watching all the time
The blame it hangs on you
Dragging this out of me
With everything that you do
I want your neck in my noose
Don't give a shit what you say
Words bounce like blanks in my face
I wasn't here to play
I WILL OWN YOU
Feel my pain
Through your eyes
It's self sustaining
Hypnotic yet vein
I see your lies
And it justifies
This ire in flame
It entertains
The darkest part of me
Feel my pain
Through your eyes
It's self sustaining
Hypnotic yet vein
I see your lies
And it justifies
This ire in flame
It entertains
The darkest part of me
Everything you have done
Has all been in vain
Everything you have done
Has all been in vain
Everything you have done
Has all been in vain
Everything you have done
Has all been in vain
The song "Killer Killers" by Adamski vs. Killers is a dark and haunting exploration of revenge and the toll it takes on a person. The lyrics are written from the perspective of someone who has been wronged and seeks to exact revenge on their oppressor. The opening lines, "I wouldn't let me go - no, I wouldn't advise anyone to, I mean unless they want to be left lying in the streets" set the tone for the rest of the song, conveying a sense of danger and warning.
The chorus sees the singer declaring their intention to kill again, cementing their status as a dangerous and unpredictable figure. The lines "Feel my pain through your eyes, it's self-sustaining, hypnotic yet vain" convey the idea that the singer is becoming consumed by their desire for revenge, and that their anger is self-destructive in nature. The final repetition of "everything you have done has all been in vain" drives home the idea that the singer's revenge is ultimately meaningless and futile.
Throughout the song, there is a sense of darkness and foreboding, conveyed by the menacing vocal delivery and the heavy use of distortion and electronic effects. The lyrics themselves are cryptic and often ambiguous, leaving the listener to piece together the narrative of the song themselves. Overall, "Killer Killers" is a chilling and atmospheric track that explores the more sinister aspects of human nature.
Line by Line Meaning
I wouldn't let me go - no
I wouldn't advise anyone to let me go, unless they want to be left lying in the streets.
So you would kill again?
Are you willing to kill again?
Most definitely
Yes, I am.
SURPRISE!
I'm back and ready to fight.
I rose from the ashes
I have overcome a difficult time and emerged stronger.
Left on my own because of your madness
I was forced to leave because of your crazy behavior.
This time is my own
I am in control now.
I'll do what I want
I am free to do as I please.
Just to take your throne
I am coming for your power.
I lay here alone
I am feeling isolated and vulnerable.
The voice of my past
My past experiences continue to influence me.
The mistake I must own
I accept responsibility for my past mistakes.
You have burdened me with your lies
Your dishonesty has had a negative impact on me.
And your ways another card in your treachery
Your actions are part of your scheme to betray me.
Can I replace the way that I feel?
Is it possible for me to change how I feel?
No, I can't; this is my hand to play
I have to deal with the situation as it is.
You're just another pawn in my game
You are not in control of the situation, I am.
Another move, no one remembers your name
You're insignificant in the grand scheme of things.
Feel my pain
Experience my emotions.
Through your eyes
By seeing things from my perspective.
It's self sustaining
My pain is self-perpetuating and self-sufficient.
Liberating
Freeing myself from negative emotions.
The deadest part of me
The part of me that is most damaged and hurt.
In time, you will see me
Eventually, you will realize my true nature.
A ghost of your past
A reminder of things you have done and people you have hurt.
Now a monster in reality
I have become a dangerous person to you.
In your mind
In the way you perceive things.
I walk freely
I am not afraid of you anymore.
Destroy your thoughts
I will make you question yourself.
Corrupting your reality
I will make you uncertain about what is real.
How can you move forward
How can you make progress?
When you're looking back?
If you keep dwelling on the past.
Chasing shadows from your past
Trying to deal with past mistakes and regrets that can't be undone.
Another day, another life
Every day is a new opportunity.
But don't forget
Still, remember.
I was there watching all the time
I saw everything you did and how it affected me.
The blame it hangs on you
You are responsible for what happened.
Dragging this out of me
I am being forced to confront these feelings.
With everything that you do
Every action you take.
I want your neck in my noose
I want to punish you for what you've done.
Don't give a shit what you say
I don't care about your excuses or justification.
Words bounce like blanks in my face
Your words have no effect on me.
I wasn't here to play
I am serious and not messing around.
I WILL OWN YOU
I will have complete control over you.
Hypnotic yet vein
Mesmerizing but ultimately destructive.
I see your lies
I am aware of your dishonesty and deception.
And it justifies
It makes sense of why I am angry and upset.
This ire in flame
This intense anger that is consuming me.
It entertains
It gives me pleasure to think about punishing you.
Everything you have done
All of your actions.
Has all been in vain
It was all pointless and had no lasting impact.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Jon Dale, Mathew Trumpy, Waylon Reavis.
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@mararooney646
June 2020...Now I'm 46 years old and when I close my eyes, I feel like I was a teenager.
Then I open my eyes and look in the mirror... My face has gotten older, but the laughter in my eyes, when I hear the music of that time, is the same that I had as a teenager.
I'm too 💯%sure it's YOUR THING!
In our hearts we have ALL remained young ♥.
A lot of love and hugs to all who read this, send you my like-minded, Mara Rooney from Austria 🇦🇹
🤗 😘 🤗 ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ 🤗 😘 🤗
EDIT:
Wow, it's Saturday the 22nd of january 2022 and I am very happy about all your likes and all your kind comments.
It's a pity that I can't talk to each and every one of you personally.
But I would be very happy if you write me here from time to time how you are currently doing, what you are doing and what music you are listening to.
A lot of kisses 😘 and hugs 🤗 for all of you! 😍 😘
Your Mara
@klaxoncow
Real clever on-beat / off-beat switch in this hook.
In the first bar, the bass notes hit with the bass drum. Then it does a little "shuffle" at the end of the bar and then it's alternating bass drum and bass notes in the second bar.
The "shuffle", though, from the on-beat to off-beat is a clever little delay (supported by percussion to help disguise the switch), so you kind of don't notice the switch take place.
The on-beat - on the one - gives you impact. The alternating off-beat gives you forward motion, like it's leading you into the next on-beat... on the one.
This is actually very much a funk-like rhythm, to exploit the off-beat but come back to be "on the one" - but expressed in an electronic style.
That's really "the secret sauce" of this choon, lads.
@garyproffitt5941
He is a genius and very intelligent Adamski and real name Adam Paul Tinley (born 4 December 1967, known professionally as Adamski, as well as Sonny Eriksson, is an English DJ, musician, singer and record producer, prominent at the time of acid house for his tracks "N-R-G" and "Killer", a collaboration with Seal, which was a No. 1 song in the UK in 1990.
Career
Tinley was born in Lymington, Hampshire, England. As a youngster, influenced by punk rock and John Peel, he formed his first band The Stupid Babies when he was 11 and living in New Forest in England. He persuaded his 5-year-old brother Dominic to sing while he strummed a small guitar, and sent a demo tape to the indie label Fast Product, run by The Human League's manager Bob Last. "Everyone thought that was a really precocious and strange thing for an 11 year-old to do," Adamski recalls "but I just thought that's what everybody did". The kiddie-punk tracks were released on a sampler. When alternative BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel started playing their song "Babysitters" the band caused quite a stir, receiving positive write-ups in music magazines like Smash Hits and Melody Maker. He performed with his brother Mark Tinley, and Johnny Slut of the band Specimen, as Diskord Datkord. They released their only single in 1988, an electroid cover of "Identity" by punk band X-Ray Spex. It was single of the week in NME.
In March 1989, Adamski was booked for his first solo gig at Le Petit Prince Restaurant in Kentish Town, run by his manager Phil Smith. Lenny D, promoter of nightclub Heaven, happened to be walking past, and was convinced by Smith to book Adamski for an all-dayer at Heaven. He quickly catapulted into the upper echelons of the nascent rave scene. Within a few weeks, Adamski was playing to 8,000 people at Sunrise Festival at Santa Pod Raceway and, after a bidding war, signed to MCA Records, producing the first rave record on MCA called Liveandirect.
He had success with this first release, which was a collection of tracks recorded live at various raves. It contained a short, live version of his first single "N-R-G", as well as "I Dream of You", which appeared on a free 4-track 7" vinyl single given away with the music paper Record Mirror in 1989. The cover of the single "N-R-G" featured a mocked up Lucozade bottle with the word "Lucozade" replaced with "N-R-G".
Adamski toured many clubs with his portable keyboard set up, playing long sets, with an MC, Daddy Chester, and later with Seal. In front of his keyboard was a UK car number plate with the word ADAMSKI on it. Early versions of future singles "Killer" and "Future Love Paradise" were played on some of the Seal dates.
The album, Adamski's Thing, was issued in late 1998 on Trevor Horn's ZTT Records label, recorded at Adrian Sherwood’s On-U Sound studios. The style followed the trend started with his 1992 album Naughty, with guitars, strings, raw vocals and introspective lyrics, but maintaining a rhythmic dance sensibility. Adamski's Thing spawned two singles, "Intravenous Venus" and "One of the People" (a record featuring dance vocalist Gerideau, that got to No. 56 in the UK Singles Chart).
Throughout the late 1990s, Tinley shifted focus to his DJ career. He soon adopted a new moniker, Adam Sky, touring Europe, and making the odd UK appearance such as playing at the electroclash night Nag Nag Nag in London in 2002 – run by his old friend Jonny Slut. As a producer, his songs at that time also included a collaboration with musician Danny Williams. In 2007, he released a remake of The Pop Group's 1979 single "We Are All Prostitutes" with Mark Stewart, which appeared on a number of compilations. His single "ApeX" was released on Kitsuné Music in 2006. In 2009, he began to release more material on Shir Khan's record label.
In 2009, he found his way back to the UK to start his Futurewaltz project, working in the 3/4 time signature. Tinley’s latest alter ego is cyberbilly Sonny Eriksson - a self-styled Teddy Boy fusing rockabilly and psychobilly styles with the hypnotic, strange and electronic sounds of today and beyond.
In 2020, Adamski released Free To Kill Again, featuring 10 new interpretations of "Killer" with guest features by Boy George, Nina Hagen, Adrian Sherwood, Mykki Blanco, Hannah Hu and others. In 2022, Adamski released "Black Butterfly", featuring Robert Owens. The track is a tribute to Mina Smallman's daughters Nicole and Bibaa, with all proceeds donated to the charity Million Women Rise. Remixes by done by Captain Mustache, Leeroy Thornhil (The Prodigy), Mr. C (Superfreq), and Shadow Child. In October 2022, Adamski released "Black Star Acid" on Boys Noize Records.
Timeless masterclass and very intelligent Adam Paul Tinley.
@leemcbride9273
When this was released life was so much better. Raves to go to, people to meet, memories to be made. I'm 50 now and I want to go back and do it all over again. I can't be the only one.
@amanda2781
You are sooooo right
@freddyspizzaboy6754
You're not alone
@wythenshawekid1597
Inm coming...thundetdome first tho🖒🖒
@ChrisLee007
You're not the only one.
@mmaphilosophy
I'm 36 and miss my 20s so much.
I've drank myself into a old man lol
@Kessskah
Best single track of my entire life and I'm now 70. It still ignites me.
@ivanjulian2532
Yes, it's a pretty solid track, isn't it? I was just thinking to myself - "This is where it really started. Look, I get it... Blue Monday came first, but this is the true start point..."
@madjidhamdini8114
70 ? ok where is the problem ^^ you had 20 like me :) i'm 45 and yes like you say : this tune ignite me for sure i remember the first time earin this ...yup my teenage period ! a 1977 boy
Grettings from Belgium :)
@madjidhamdini8114
@@ivanjulian2532 blue monday from new order is great also , like other good song from joy division love till.... ^^