Bodies Without Organs is a Swedish electro pop group, formed in 2004. Since… Read Full Bio ↴Bodies Without Organs is a Swedish electro pop group, formed in 2004. Since early 2006 they have usually been presented under the shortened name BWO. In Sweden they have enjoyed considerable commercial success throughout their career, so far notching up 13 Top 40 singles, including a Number 1 with "Temple of Love", and four Top 10 albums including a Number 1 with Halcyon Days, and have won several major Swedish music awards. In the mid 00s, they had significant chart success in several Eastern European countries including Finland, Ukraine and Russia, and in 2008 some moderate success in the United Kingdom, Greece, Switzerland, Germany, Norway and Denmark.

Alexander Bard, whose previous music projects had included Army of Lovers, Vacuum and Alcazar, started work on a new project during 2003, working with the record producer Anders Hansson who became the band's co-producer. They auditioned over 35 different vocalists before meeting former Popstars contestant Martin Rolinski who was duly chosen as lead singer. Marina Schiptjenko, an art-dealer and a one-time member of Vacuum, then came on board as the third member of what became Bodies Without Organs [2].
There was initially a suggestion that the band would be a four-piece including Jean-Pierre Barda from Army of Lovers, but this did not come to fruition, and Barda's explicit involvement extended as co-writing the songs "Living In A Fantasy" [2] (BWO's first single) and "European Psycho", both included on BWO's first album "Prototype" (It's odd that a picture of Barda turned up in the inner booklet of this album), and appearing on the videos "Conquering America", "Sixteen Tons of Hardware", "Open Door" and "The Bells of Freedom", in which Dominika Peczynski, also from Army of Lovers did make a cameo too.
The name of the band derives from the philosophical term body without organs, developed by French philosopher Gilles Deleuze and psychoanalyst Félix Guattari in their 1972 book Anti-Œdipus. Bard, an author and lecturer of philosophy, has referred to the ideas of Deleuze in his books Netocracy - The New Power Elite And Life After Capitalism and The Global Empire, both co-written with Jan Söderqvist.
At no point has BWO been a full-time project for any of the band's members - Bard continues his other career, notable in its own right, as a philosopher, while Schiptjenko remains an art dealer in Stockholm and Rolinski has a Master of Science in Engineering and works in that field.

Alexander Bard launched his new project Gravitonas in april 2010. Their first single "Kites" is launched in 15 versions on April 28th
Martin Rolinski will go solo also in 2010.

Voodoo Magic
BWO Lyrics

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I hang on my computer
Obsessed with late night mails
I press return to sender
And sweep the holy grail
The air has gone electric
I feel my legs go weak
Your presence is effective
I start dancing like a freak

Oh oooh do you think I'm looking tragic
Oh oooh cause I can't stop this voodoo magic
Oh oooh you have cast a spell on me tonight
Magic voodoo magic voodoo magic
Voodoo magic

I had a close encounter
The third and last degree
I'm locked inside a spaceship
And you have got the key
You must have been an angel
Who lost the grace of God
Cause I can't help repeating
Your sweet hymn on my iPod

Oh oooh do you think I'm looking tragic
Oh oooh cause I can't stop this voodoo magic
Oh oooh you have cast a spell on me tonight
Magic voodoo magic voodoo magic
Voodoo magic

A dream within a dream
Behind the screen lies another dream
Within a dream
A scene within a scene
Beyond your dream I'm your heroine

Oh oooh do you think I'm looking tragic
Oh oooh cause I can't stop this voodoo magic
Oh oooh you have cast a spell on me tonight

Magic voodoo magic voodoo magic
Voodoo magic

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to BWO's song Voodoo Magic portray a sense of obsession and being under someone's spell. The singer is seen hanging on their computer, obsessed with receiving late-night emails. They consistently return to sender and clean out their inbox, striving to attain the holy grail of the perfect message. The sudden presence of someone has a significant impact, causing the air to feel electric and the singer's legs to go weak. They feel as though they're under a spell, dancing like a freak, and unable to break free. The lyrics suggest an almost supernatural influence, highlighting the sense of magic that surrounds the other person.

The singer seems to have encountered the person before, feeling as though they've been locked in a spaceship, and the other person holds the key. The lyrics suggest that the other person was once an angel that lost the grace of God. The singer confesses that they're constantly repeating the other person's sweet hymn on their iPod, emphasizing their sense of obsession. The lines "A dream within a dream, behind the screen lies another dream, within a dream, a scene within a scene, beyond your dream, I'm your heroine" highlights a sense of confusion, as if the singer is trapped and unable to escape the spell.

Overall, the lyrics paint a picture of someone mesmerized and spellbound, unsure of how to break free. The song's theme of magic and being under a spell creates a deeply atmospheric and intense listening experience.

Line by Line Meaning

I hang on my computer
I spend a lot of time on my computer

Obsessed with late night mails
I am obsessed with checking and sending late night emails

I press return to sender
I don't want to receive certain emails, so I send them back to their sender by pressing the 'return' button

And sweep the holy grail
I delete or ignore emails that are valuable or important to others

The air has gone electric
There's an exciting and intense energy in the air

I feel my legs go weak
I am so overwhelmed by the energy that I feel physically weak and unsteady

Your presence is effective
Your presence has a strong impact on me and my emotions

I start dancing like a freak
I feel so moved and energized that I start to dance uncontrollably

Oh oooh do you think I'm looking tragic
I'm wondering if you think I look foolish or ridiculous

Oh oooh cause I can't stop this voodoo magic
I can't resist the intense energy and emotions that I'm feeling

Oh oooh you have cast a spell on me tonight
You have such a strong influence on me that it feels like magic or a spell

Magic voodoo magic voodoo magic
The energy and emotions are so strong that they feel magical and otherworldly

Voodoo magic
The intense energy and emotions that I'm experiencing

I had a close encounter
I had a very intense and significant experience

The third and last degree
It was an experience that was extremely intense and took me to my limits

I'm locked inside a spaceship
I feel like I'm in a completely different world or reality

And you have got the key
You have the power or influence over me that allows me to have this experience

You must have been an angel
You are so amazing and incredible that you seem like an angel

Who lost the grace of God
Even someone as amazing as you can lose favor in the eyes of a higher power

Cause I can't help repeating
I can't stop thinking about and repeating something that you said or did

Your sweet hymn on my iPod
I listen to a song that reminds me of you and your incredible influence

A dream within a dream
I feel like I'm experiencing different realities and worlds

Behind the screen lies another dream
Even though I'm behind a screen, I feel like there's another layer or level to my experience

Within a dream
My experiences and emotions feel like they're part of a larger, surreal dream

A scene within a scene
I feel like there are multiple connected layers to my experience

Beyond your dream I'm your heroine
Even beyond your imagination or dreams, I am a powerful and influential figure in your life

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I hang on my computer
Obsessed with late night mails
I press return to sender
And sweep the Holy Grail

The air has gone electric
I feel my legs go weak
Your presence is effective
I start dancing like a freak

O-o-o-oh, do you think I'm looking tragic
O-o-o-oh, 'cause I can't stop this voodoo magic
O-o-o-oh, you have cast a spell on me tonight
Magic, voodoo magic, voodoo magic, voodoo magic

I had a close encounter
The third and last degree
I'm locked inside a spaceship
And you have got the key

You must have been an angel
Who lost the grace of God

Cause I can't help repeating
Your sweet hymn on my iPod

O-o-o-oh, do you think I'm looking tragic
O-o-o-oh, 'cause I can't stop this voodoo magic
O-o-o-oh, you have cast a spell on me tonight
Magic, voodoo magic, voodoo magic, voodoo magic

A dream within a dream
Behind the screen lies another dream
Within a dream
A scene within a scene
Beyond your dream I'm your heroine

O-o-o-oh, do you think I'm looking tragic
O-o-o-oh, 'cause I can't stop this voodoo magic
O-o-o-oh, you have cast a spell on me tonight
Magic, voodoo magic, voodoo magic, voodoo magic