In its second indie release Exit Anthem, Attack Flamingo explores new depth… Read Full Bio ↴In its second indie release Exit Anthem, Attack Flamingo explores new depths of an evolving rock/electronic sound, evoking Radiohead, Muse and the Smashing Pumpkins.

"The production befits the band’s huge sound and layered atmospherics. Some bands just can’t pull off an electronic rock hybrid sound, these guys do seamlessly . . . While AF is a band with heavy synth flavor, the catchy, guitar-driven songs are arranged so soundly that they would rock without the synth" (WVRockScene).

Attack Flamingo, from Huntington, WV, is Sean Knisely (guitar, vox), Joseph Spurgeon (synth), Marty Brown (guitar), Patrick Stanley (bass), and Sam Hodge (drums, electronics). Attack Flamingo brings an energetic stage presence and intensity live, captured in the band's second indie release thanks to a year of meticulous recording and mixing. Keith "Plex" Barnhart (Jamiroquai, Janet Jackson, Duran Duran) mastered the album, which is available on iTunes and Amazon mp3.

Superego
Attack Flamingo Lyrics

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I don't want to confess
that I am helpless
I don't want to confess
that I am helpless

I can't climb, I can't fly to you
but I could bow and be found by you
But my head won't accept that I'm dead on my own

Oh my pride says not so

So bring me low, break my soul
I must decrease, help me die to me

My superego is disease
and it cannot save me

And at my best I make you bleed
no I can't save me

I can't climb, I can't fly to you
but I could bow and be found by you
But my head won't accept that I'm dead on my own
Oh my pride says not so

Help me die to me

Help my unbelief
Don't let my ego breathe

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Attack Flamingo's Superego express a sense of powerlessness, inadequacy, and struggle with personal identity. The singer admits that they don't want to confess their helplessness or vulnerability, and yet they also recognize that they cannot save themselves from the grip of their own superego, or higher self. The superego is typically thought of as a person's moral and ethical standards, so by calling it a "disease," the singer is indicating that their own sense of morality is not enough to save them from their own flaws and shortcomings.

The chorus suggests that the singer recognizes their own weaknesses even at their best, acknowledging that their actions may cause others pain. They call for humility and self-sacrifice, saying that they "must decrease" and "die to [them]selves" in order to overcome their own egotism and find true healing. There is an acknowledgment that this is a difficult process, as the singer begs for help with their "unbelief" and pleads not to let their ego "breathe."

Overall, the song showcases the struggle of the human condition, the fight for inner peace and humility, and the recognition that sometimes we cannot do it alone.

Line by Line Meaning

I don't want to confess
I am reluctant to admit

that I am helpless
that I am incapable of doing anything on my own

I can't climb, I can't fly to you
I cannot reach you, no matter how much I try

but I could bow and be found by you
but I am willing to humble myself before you and seek your help

But my head won't accept that I'm dead on my own
My mind won't acknowledge that I am weak and powerless on my own

Oh my pride says not so
My ego insists that I can handle everything by myself

So bring me low, break my soul
Help me humble myself and make me vulnerable

I must decrease, help me die to me
I need to diminish myself, let go of my ego and become selfless

My superego is disease
My inflated sense of self is a sickness

and it cannot save me
It cannot rescue me from my weaknesses

And at my best I make you bleed
Even when I am doing well, I hurt those around me