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2) Birth Control are also a newer band from Philadelphia, featuring Sean McGuiness of Pissed Jeans. They play a strange form of punk that embodies anything that defies normality and embraces the unknown. Their music, if capable of being compared to anything/anyone at all, is similar to having your questions constantly going unanswered. Further information and mp3s can be found at: http://www.freelegalhighs.org/ and www.birth-control.de
3) Birth Control was a new wave/minimal synth band from Sweden. They released a cassette entitled Lobotomi on the Swedish label Neuköln (NK-008) in 1986.
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Birth Control Lyrics
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No Reason To Go Into Raptures
Watchin' TV
You hear Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy
Watch A Movie Show
Tells You What Will Happen There They
Show You Many Things
Maybe A Grave
Maybe With A Coloured Fountain
Casting Violet Beams Into The Sky
Take A Look At The Papers
Nothin' Else But Politics And Crimes
Among It's Advertisements
They Say Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy
Maybe A Girl?
Maybe With A Real Big Bosom
She Scares Away Your Doubts Into The Sky !
You've Just Got Paid
No Reason To Go Into Raptures
Watchin' TV
You hear Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy
Watch A Movie Show
Tells You What Will Happen There
They Show You Many Things
You Hear Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy
Maybe A Grave
Maybe With A Coloured Fountain
Casting Violet Beams Into The Sky
The lyrics to "Buy" by Birth Control highlight the pervasive nature of consumerism in society. The song describes various media sources, such as television shows, movies, and newspapers, all of which bombard the listener with messages to buy, buy, buy. The graveyard and girl with a big bosom mentioned in the lyrics suggest that consumerism is not just limited to material possessions but also extends to the commodification of our bodies and even death. The chorus, with its repetitive "buy" refrain, emphasizes the constant barrage of commercial messages we face every day and how it can be difficult to escape the pressure to consume.
The song's lyrics also address the idea that the pursuit of material wealth can be all-consuming, leaving little room for other pursuits in life. The line "You've just got paid, no reason to go into raptures" suggests that even the experience of receiving payment for one's work can be quickly overshadowed by the drive to spend it all on consumer goods. The song seems to suggest that we need to be more aware of the messages around us, and question the value or necessity of the things we are being told to buy.
Line by Line Meaning
You've Just Got Paid
You have just received your paycheck
No Reason To Go Into Raptures
There is no need to get overly excited
Watchin' TV
While watching television
You hear Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy
You constantly hear advertisements telling you to buy more
Watch A Movie Show
While watching a movie
Tells You What Will Happen There They
They inform and inform you of what will happen
Show You Many Things
They show you a lot of things
You Hear Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy
You constantly hear advertisements telling you to buy more
Maybe A Grave
Maybe you will have a grave
Maybe With A Coloured Fountain
This grave may have a colorful fountain
Casting Violet Beams Into The Sky
The fountain is casting purple beams of light upward
Take A Look At The Papers
When you read the newspaper
Nothin' Else But Politics And Crimes
There is nothing else to read about besides politics and crime
Among It's Advertisements
In the middle of all of the advertisements
They Say Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy
They constantly tell you to buy more
Maybe A Girl?
Perhaps there is a girl
Maybe With A Real Big Bosom
She may have a large chest
She Scares Away Your Doubts Into The Sky !
She distracts you from your problems and worries
You've Just Got Paid
You have just received your paycheck
No Reason To Go Into Raptures
There is no need to get overly excited
Watchin' TV
While watching television
You hear Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy
You constantly hear advertisements telling you to buy more
Watch A Movie Show
While watching a movie
Tells You What Will Happen There
The movie tells you what will happen
They Show You Many Things
They show you a lot of things
You Hear Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy
You constantly hear advertisements telling you to buy more
Maybe A Grave
Maybe you will have a grave
Maybe With A Coloured Fountain
This grave may have a colorful fountain
Casting Violet Beams Into The Sky
The fountain is casting purple beams of light upward
Contributed by Liam A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
gelsol
This track is a banger. Party jams with a sinister vibe.