Post Acid Youth
Amplifier Lyrics

Drugged a million words, just like ourselves.
We've taken drugs that have made us ramble on endlessly just as we are in our natural state.

Formed a straight line, plucking at sound-waves.
We've lined up to make music and capture sound, creating art that resonates with people.

And oh, for no-one ever.
We create this art for ourselves without any regard for how it will be received by others.

Darkest singing.
Our art is not always cheerful, but actually very bleak and grim.

The days of tripping Upon snakes are over now.
We used to do drugs and engage in risky behavior, but we've grown out of that phase now.

Do you feel empty now?
Are you feeling unfulfilled and hollow on the inside?

Do you feel empty now, Inside?
Are you feeling empty and hollow on the inside?

Do you feel empty now Inside the fascist city?
Do you feel empty and unfulfilled within the constraints of societal norms and politics?

Empty now? Inside...
A question asking if you feel empty/hollow on the inside, with some melancholy surrounding the idea of a response.

And I'm thinking of euphoria.
I'm thinking about being in a state of total happiness and ecstasy.

Spiked on golden splinters.
That euphoria is like being injected with tiny gold shards.

With the church of relativity All under my fingers.
Having a deep understanding of and connection to the principles of relativity that I can manipulate.

Head up into the bluest skies.
Gazing at the sky, whether in awe or with a sense of freedom and possibility.

Stuck in the glue with the dying flies.
Feeling stuck, perhaps in an unpleasant situation, held down by elements that will eventually lead to death or destruction.

Inside the vapour you were grown.
Referring to being exposed to drugs or psychedelics and developing a hallucinatory, fantastical sense of reality.

In the LSD of the speaker cone.
Being sonically transported and/or inspired by music or soundwaves in a way that mimics taking LSD.

Been given the cobwebs to blow away.
Being presented with a way to uncover and clear out emotional or mental cobwebs to free yourself up.

Been celebrating each wasted day.
Living each day as it comes, without worrying about 'wasting' any of them or having to be productive.

In unconditional luxury.
Living the extravagantly indulgent lifestyle you want without any rules or conditions holding you back.

Comatose, living life in a sugar cube.
Living a life devoid of excitement or change, as if frozen or trapped in a sugar cube.

Do you feel pleasure now?
Are you enjoying life to the fullest right now?

Do you feel pleasure now Inside the fascist body?
Are you experiencing pleasure while living within the confines of a society and government that dictates how you should live?

Pleaser now Inside...
Asking if you are experiencing pleasure or happiness right now, in a way that comes across almost desperate or concerned.

Post-acid youth, post-acid youth
Referring to a generation of people who came of age during the time of free love and experimentation with drugs.

Dumb and hooked on fossil fuels.
Referring to the negative impact humans have had on the planet by continuing to rely on nonrenewable resources.

A gorged generation.
A generation that has indulged itself to the point of overconsumption or excess.

Speckled and smackey.
Referring to the marks or blemishes on someone's skin from drug use or addiction, particularly from heroin.

Singing Prozac is golden.
Advocating the idea that Prozac, a commonly prescribed antidepressant, can make everything better or solve all problems.

Escaped the prison they called the head.
Breaking free from the mental or emotional constraints that were holding them back, particularly in regards to drug addiction.

And glittered the bones of the young and dead.
Looking back on a time of tragedy or loss and making it into something sparkly or beautiful.

On big Imperial chemistry.
Referring to the large-scale chemical and military advancements made during the era of imperialism and colonialism.

Elastic, dumb and vulnerable.
Being malleable, ignorant or naive, and susceptible to harm or negative influence.

But somewhere down south, You're where the birds are singing.
Referring to a place where there's natural beauty, where one doesn't feel suffocated or restricted by society, and where life is free and abundant.

You'll hear the barbed wire doves Of a million mothers.
Referring to the cries of mothers who have lost their children, whether to war or other tragedies, and the pain that comes from hearing those sounds.

Is there fulfilment now?
Are you finding fulfillment and satisfaction in your life right now?

Is there fulfilment now Inside the fascist psyche?
Are you finding fulfillment while living within the constraints of societal and political systems?

The fascist psyche.
Referring to the oppressive or limiting ideologies that can exist within a society or government.

Bring us fulfilment now.
Asking for a way to find fulfillment and purpose in life, as if this is something that can be obtained externally.

Post-acid youth, post-acid youth
Reiterating the idea of a generation of people who came of age during a time of experimentation with drugs and free thought.