Joyride
Bad Breeding Lyrics
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and blanket points of view
is a screen to obfuscate
to subdue and to disguise
the pain of living memory
to hide savagery behind parody,
and mystify abuse
remember the places
and every shallow sanction
the slow currency of violence
and all it shook from you
Because this New Town will shine
for another day
In solidarity there's a fight
for another way
With unity in our labour there
is strength
Because this New Town will shine
for another day
In red-top theatrics and sock-puppet lies
they'll sow chaos and watch it thrive
a trade to obscure and falsify
But there is a glint, a spark
in the haze
in our persistence, in our compassion
in the symphony of community
So remember the Times Club, all that glue
and the infinite love you always knew
Don't forget the feeling,of stockroom nights
and the aching strain
of their commodity worship
that turns the screw on you
The song "Joyride" by Bad Breeding is a powerful statement on the methods that society employs to conceal the horrors of living memory. The song starts by referring to the glittered fiction that we construct and the blanket points of view we adopt, which ultimately subdue and disguise the pain of living memory. The metaphorical screen we use to obfuscate represents the collective efforts of society to hide savagery behind parody and mystify abuse.
The lyrics encourage the listener to remember the names, places, and every shallow sanction that has led to the slow currency of violence, and all that it has shaken from us. Along with the fight for a new way, unity in labor creates strength to keep the town shining for another day. The second verse goes on to describe the tactics that those in power use to alter reality through red-top theatrics and sock-puppet lies. They sow chaos and watch it thrive, manipulating the narrative to obscure and falsify the truth.
The song ends by reminding us of the symphony of community that can come together despite the pain, and the importance of remembering the love and struggle that brought people together in places like the Times Club. It encourages us to never forget the aching strain of commodified worship that turns the screw on us, and the feelings that we must hold onto to continue the fight against such practices. Overall, the lyrics are a stirring call to action to remember the realities that we often try to forget or conceal behind a glittered curtain of lies.
Line by Line Meaning
Slipped behind the glittered fiction
Hidden behind a facade of glamour and beauty
and blanket points of view
And general opinions that cover up the harsh truth
is a screen to obfuscate
There is a mask to obscure
to subdue and to disguise
To suppress and conceal
the pain of living memory
The agony of past experiences
to hide savagery behind parody,
To cover up the brutality with humor
and mystify abuse
And make it seem enigmatic
So remember the names,
Therefore, never forget the identities
remember the places
Recall the locations
and every shallow sanction
Including all the ineffective measures
the slow currency of violence
The gradual acceptance of aggression
and all it shook from you
And all the negative effects it had on you
Because this New Town will shine
The city will prevail
for another day
For a long time
In solidarity there's a fight
As a group, there's a battle
for another way
Some other path
With unity in our labour there
Collectively working together
is strength
Brings great power
In red-top theatrics and sock-puppet lies
Through media deception and lies from puppets
they'll sow chaos and watch it thrive
They'll create disorder and enjoy it
a trade to obscure and falsify
A practice to hide and manipulate the truth
But there is a glint, a spark
However, there is a glimpse of hope
in the haze
Amidst the confusion and disturbance
in our persistence, in our compassion
In our determination and tenderness
in the symphony of community
In the melody played by the society
So remember the Times Club, all that glue
Therefore, remember the Times Club and the bond it represented
and the infinite love you always knew
And the endless affection that you always had
Don't forget the feeling,of stockroom nights
Don't forget the emotion of those warehouse nights
and the aching strain
And the painful distress
of their commodity worship
Of their adoration for material possessions
that turns the screw on you
That causes you great pain and agony
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Angus Stewart, Ashlea Bennett, Charlie Rose, Christopher Dodd
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Nigel Eccles
Awesome, shades of Flux in there which takes me back over 40 years.
Knockoff
I dig the new direction that the band is going for, also the production. Some fresh stuff guys!
Carl Rutter
I need to see you live immediately
Hamish alexander
I fkn love this. As a punk fan cheers radio 6.
Yas.
x78grindx
Yeah keep going guys .
Marco Calheiros
👌🏾♥️ My defenition
Christopher Mcelhinney
Most enjoyable
richjp
Hang on, is that Bedwell Community Centre? Two minutes up the road from me!
Aries Custom
🔥🔥🔥
the lengthmen
sounding good lads