"While sensitively orchestrating his chamber musical qualities on his records or in his studio, his live performances are known for kicking some ass!" From Shitkatapult website
He collaborated with Ellen Allien in 2003 on the album Berlinette, and again in 2006 on the album Orchestra of Bubbles.
Apparat's fourth album,The Devil’s Walk released on 27 September 2011 through Mute Artists, began during a lengthy trip Apparat took in 2010 to Mexico, where he worked in a makeshift studio in the town of Sayulita.
Harrowdown Hill
Apparat Lyrics
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You will be dispensed with
When you've become
Inconvenient
Up on harrowdown hill
Near where you used to go to school
This where I, this where I am lying down
Did I fall or was I pushed
But I'm coming home, I'm coming home
To make it all right
So dry your eyes
We think the same things at the same time
We just can't do anything about it.
We think the same things at the same time
We just can't do anything about it.
So don't ask me ask the ministry
So don't ask me ask the ministry
We think the same things at the same time
There are so many of us
Oh you can't count
We think the same things at the same time
There are so many of us
Oh you can't count
Can you see me when I'm running
Can you see me when I'm running
Away from there
Away from there
I can't take the pressure
No one cares if you live or die
They just want me gone
They want me gone
But I'm coming home, I'm coming home
To make it all right
So dry your eyes
We think the same things at the same time
We just can't do anything about it
We think the same things at the same time
There are too many of us so you can't
There are too many of us so you can't count!
It was walking to the back down Harrowdown Hill
It was walking to the back down Harrowdown Hill
It was a slippery slippery slippery slope
It was a slippery slippery slippery slope
I feel me slipping in and out of consciousness
I feel me slipping in and out of consciousness
I feel me
The lyrics to Apparat's song Harrowdown Hill appear to be a commentary on the death of British weapons inspector Dr. David Kelly in 2003. The first set of lyrics suggest that the singer, possibly Kelly himself, is lying on Harrowdown Hill where he either fell or was pushed to his death. The references to being dispensed with and becoming inconvenient suggest that the government may have had a hand in his death due to the information he possessed about the Iraq War. The singer seems to be coming to terms with his death and is reassuring those left behind that he is coming home to make things right and to dry their eyes. The lyrics "we think the same things at the same time, we just can't do anything about it" could be interpreted as a comment on the powerlessness of individuals to change the corrupt system they are part of. The reference to the ministry suggests that any answers about Kelly's death should be sought from the government who may have covered up the true circumstances.
The repeated line "there are too many of us so you can't count" emphasizes the sense of collective powerlessness and impotence in the face of a corrupt system that controls and suppresses people. The slippery slope could be a reference to the gradual descent into chaos and confusion that led to Kelly's death or a metaphor for the slippery slope of government corruption that leaves individuals vulnerable to being silenced. The final lines suggest that the singer is slipping in and out of consciousness, possibly representing Kelly's final moments.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't walk the plank like I did
Don't make the same mistake I did
You will be dispensed with
You will be discarded
When you've become Inconvenient
When you become problematic or an obstacle
Up on harrowdown hill
On the hill known as Harrowdown
Near where you used to go to school
Close to the place you used to attend school
This where I, this where I am lying down
This is where I am now, lying down
Did I fall or was I pushed
Did I stumble or was I forcefully moved
Then wheres the blood?
If there was forceful movement, where is the evidence of injury?
But I'm coming home, I'm coming home To make it all right So dry your eyes
I'm returning to make things right and comfort you
We think the same things at the same time We just can't do anything about it.
We share common concerns, but feel powerless to take action
So don't ask me ask the ministry
I'm not the one to answer, go ask the authorities
There are so many of us Oh you can't count
There are countless others who share our thoughts
Can you see me when I'm running Away from there I can't take the pressure
I'm running to escape the situation because I can't handle the stress
No one cares if you live or die They just want me gone They want me gone
Others may not value your life, they just want to get rid of me
It was walking to the back down Harrowdown Hill It was a slippery slippery slippery slope
Trying to navigate Harrowdown Hill was difficult and treacherous
I feel me slipping in and out of consciousness
I'm losing consciousness, then regaining it
I feel me
I feel myself
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: THOMAS EDWARD YORKE
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@maewillis3717
The lyrics :
Don't walk the plank like I did
You will be dispensed with
When you've become
Inconvenient
Up on Harrowdown Hill
Near where you used to go to school
That's where I
That's where I am lying down
Did I fall or was I pushed?
Did I fall or was I pushed?
Then where's the blood?
Then where's the blood?
But I'm coming home, I'm coming home
To make it alright, so dry your eyes
We think the same things at the same time
We just can't do anything about it
We think the same things at the same time
We just can't do anything about it
So don't ask me, ask the ministry
Don't ask me, ask the ministry
We think the same things at the same time
There are so many of us, so you can't count
We think the same things at the same time
There are so many of us, so you can't count
Can you see me when I'm running?
Can you see me when I'm running?
Away from there
Away from there
I can't take the pressure
No one cares if you live or die
They just want me gone
They want me gone
But I'm coming home, I'm coming home
To make it alright, so dry your eyes
We think the same things at the same time
We just can't do anything about it
We think the same things at the same time
There are too many of us, so you can't
There are too many of us, so you can't count
It was me lead onto the back of Harrowdown Hill
It was me lead onto the back of Harrowdown Hill
It was a slippery, slippery, slippery slope
It was a slippery, slippery, slippery slope
I feel me slipping in and out of consciousness
I feel me slipping in and out of consciousness
I feel me
@charlotteedwards7388
I was woken up at 7am at Latitude festival by Thom Yorke doing a sound check on this. Still my best memory ever
@21xristos21
and you thought that you were still dreaming right ??? :P
@annamillar4591
Charlotte Edwards ethereal
@brandondavis5547
that is so sad
@Xallisto1
7am sound check? fuck that.
@justinstrite4335
Don't listen to the fucker that said that's a gay memory
@whtplstc
Truly one of Yorke's masterworks.
@spartacusmills3569
Nearly 30 years ago I ran out of petrol in my Austin Metro, just outside of my village. I walked up the hill and knocked on the door of a house in Littlemore. The kind bearded man who lived there drove me five or so miles to Marcham to fill up my Jerrycan. An admirable and extremely kind soul.
@chicomalo444
Thom Yorke is a genius
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