Fraser became a member of the Australian Christian music group Hillsong Worship from 2005 to 2010. She rejoined the group in 2016 and was a songwriter and lead vocalist for the Grammy winning song "What a Beautiful Name" (credited under her married name Brooke Ligertwood).
Psychosocial
Brooke Fraser Lyrics
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Your perceived perfection though it's just not true
I want an escape and tonight that's you
You are my victim, you are my muse
Just on specimen of a multitude
I wanna cliché I can click on cue
Give me all access, give me what I want
The companionship of you "tableu vivants"
I'm entertained until I'm not
Psychosocial [x4]
You don't call, you don't write
It's like I don't even know you
You don't look, you never reply
And you won't cause I'm a psychosocial
It's like I don't even know you
And you won't cause I'm a psychosocial
It's like I don't even know you
It's like I don't even know you
I love your protection but I don't love you
In Brooke Fraser's song "Psychosocial," the singer explores the ambiguity of a complicated relationship, which seems to be driven by a blend of attraction and repulsion, and the desire for a temporary escape from personal turmoil. The singer admits to loving the protection of his partner, but not the partner themselves, and seeing them as a "perceived perfection" that is not realistic or sustainable. The lyrics suggest that the singer is using the partner as a "victim" to muse upon, and they are just one example of many that he has had in the past. He craves for a "cliché" to click, which may imply that he is not looking for something genuine, but something that he can easily manipulate and control.
In the second verse, the singer asks for "all access" and the "companionship of (their) tableu vivants," indicating a desire for a superficial connection with his partner. He only wants entertainment, which will eventually get monotonous and lead to disinterest. The repetition of the song's refrain, "Psychosocial," underscores the song's theme, indicating that the relationship is unhealthy, and both partners may have larger psychological issues affecting them. The song ends with the singer bemoaning the absence of attention from his partner, who is understandably wary of him.
Overall, "Psychosocial" is a reflection on the instability of romantic relationships, and the longing for a quick fix for deeper issues without putting in the necessary work.
Line by Line Meaning
I love your protection but I don't love you
I appreciate your ability to keep me safe, but I am not romantically interested in you.
Your perceived perfection though it's just not true
You seem perfect to me, but I know that you are not really flawless.
I want an escape and tonight that's you
I need to get away from my reality and you are filling that role for me tonight.
You are my victim, you are my muse
I am using you as both a subject for my art and as a target for my harmful behavior.
Just on specimen of a multitude
You are just one person that I am using for my own purposes among many others.
I wanna cliché I can click on cue
I am looking for someone to fit into a certain stereotype that I can easily control and manipulate.
Give me all access, give me what I want
I want complete control over the situation and I expect you to give me exactly what I desire.
The companionship of you "tableu vivants"
I am looking for people to act as living scenery or props to enhance my own image or production.
I'm entertained until I'm not
I am using you for my own amusement until I lose interest and move on to someone else.
You don't call, you don't write
You are not communicating with me in the way that I desire.
It's like I don't even know you
You are not fulfilling my expectations and I feel like I do not truly understand who you are.
And you won't cause I'm a psychosocial
My manipulative and harmful behavior is preventing any real connection between us.
It's like I don't even know you
I still feel disconnected from you and frustrated by your lack of response.
It's like I don't even know you
Despite my desires, a true connection between us remains elusive.
Psychosocial [x4]
Repeating the refrain to emphasize the damaging and manipulative behavior being described.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: BROOKE FRASER
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Catherine S. Todd
[Verse 1]
I love your projection but I don't love you
You're perceived perfection though it's just not true
I want an escape and tonight that's you
You are my victim, you are my muse
Just one specimen of a multitude
I wanna cliché I can click on cue
[Chorus]
Psychosocial
Psychosocial
Psychosocial
Psychosocial
[Verse 2]
Give me all access, give me what I want
The companionship of your tableaux vivants
I'm entertained until I'm not
[Chorus]
Psychosocial
Psychosocial
Psychosocial
Psychosocial
[Bridge]
You don't call, you don't write
It's like I don't even know you
You don't look, you never reply
And you won't cause I'm a
[Chorus]
Psychosocial (It's like I don't even know you)
Psychosocial (And you won't cause I'm a)
Psychosocial (It's like I don't even know you)
Psychosocial (It's like I don't even know you)
[Outro]
I love your protection but I don't love you
Unholy Zacky
Lyrics:
I did my time and I want out, so effusive
Fate, it doesn't cut, the soul is not so vibrant
The reckoning, the sickening
Packaging, subversion, pseudo-sacrosanct, perversion
Go drill your deserts, go dig you graves
Then fill your mouth with all the money you will save
Sinking in, getting smaller again
I'm done, it has begun, I'm not the only one
And the rain will kill us all
If we throw ourselves against the wall
But no one else can see
The preservation of the martyr in me
Psychosocial, psychosocial, psychosocial
Psychosocial, psychosocial, psychosocial
Oh, there are cracks in the road we lay
But where the temple fell, the secrets have gone mad
This is nothing new but when we killed it all
The hate was all we had
Who needs another mess, we could start over
Just look me in the eyes and say I'm wrong
Now there's only emptiness venomous insipid
I think we're done, I'm not the only one
And the rain will kill us all
If we throw ourselves against the wall
But no one else can see
The preservation of the martyr in me
Psychosocial, psychosocial, psychosocial
Psychosocial, psychosocial, psychosocial
The limits of the dead!
The limits of the dead!
The limits of the dead!
The limits of the dead!
Fake anti-fascist lie
(Psychosocial)
I tried to tell you but
(Psychosocial)
Your purple hearts are giving out
(Psychosocial)
Can't stop a killing idea
(Psychosocial)
If it's hunting season
(Psychosocial)
Is this what you want?
(Psychosocial)
I'm not the only one
And the rain will kill us all
If we throw ourselves against the wall
But no one else can see
The preservation of the martyr in me
And the rain will kill us all
If we throw ourselves against the wall
But no one else can see
The preservation of the martyr in me
The limits of the dead!
The limits of the dead!
Karl Rohde
I like it.
She has evolved from her more folk orientated rock of her early years to something I think is a little more interesting and has huge potential. Very much looking forward to the whole album.
Although more commercial than her earlier works, she is still Brooke Fraser. She certainly has more talent than a lot of the recent commercial successes coming out of USA.
Unlike some have said, I don't think she has sold her soul to commercialism.
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Leah McVeagh
To all the people saying Brooke has sold out or lost her faith: you don't understand this song. She is showing the darkness of letting social media rule our lives and communication (she is under the black veil because she is symbolic of one who is consumed & falling into the trap of wasting her time on it). There's this guy also trying to kill himself, but he decides not to (he has a lighter on a bed of feathers, folks) or alternatively, he's trying to light a flame but it is easily consumed by the tyrant (severed head) watching over him. He cannot get away. He's clearly had enough of this presence watching over him & distorting the way he views life, himself and others.
Here are the lyrics. Read them as if she is talking to social media:
I love your protection but I don't love you
Your perceived perfection though it's just not true
I want an escape and tonight that's you
You are my victim, you are my muse
Just one specimen of a multitude
I want a cliche I can click on cue
PSYCHOSOCIAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL
PSYCHOSOCIAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL
Give me all access, give me what I want
The companionship of your tableau vivants
I'm entertained until I'm not
PSYCHOSOCIAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL
PSYCHOSOCIAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL
You don't call, you don't write
It's like I don't even know you
You don't look, you never reply
And you won't cause I'm a PSYCHOSOCIAL
It's like I don't even know you
And you won't cause I'm a PSYCHOSOCIAL
It's like I don't even know you
It's like I don't even know you
I love your protection but I don't love you
Mr Emmether
"Psychosocial"
I love your protection but I don't love you
Your perceived perfection though it's just not true
I want an escape and tonight that's you
You are my victim, you are my muse
Just on specimen of a multitude
I wanna cliché I can click on cue
Psychosocial [x4]
Give me all access, give me what I want
The companionship of you "tableu vivants"
I'm entertained until I'm not
Psychosocial [x4]
You don't call, you don't write
It's like I don't even know you
You don't look, you never reply
And you won't cause I'm a psychosocial
It's like I don't even know you
And you won't cause I'm a psychosocial
It's like I don't even know you
It's like I don't even know you
I love your protection but I don't love you
Roger Patrocinio
I love your protection but I don't love you
Your perceived perfection though it's just not true
I want an escape and tonight that's you
You are my victim, you are my muse
Just on specimen of a multitude
I wanna cliché I can click on cue
Psychosocial [x4]
Give me all access, give me what I want
The companionship of you "tableu vivants"
I'm entertained until I'm not
Psychosocial [x4]
You don't call, you don't write
It's like I don't even know you
You don't look, you never reply
And you won't cause I'm a psychosocial
It's like I don't even know you
And you won't cause I'm a psychosocial
It's like I don't even know you
It's like I don't even know you
I love your protection but I don't love you
Compositores: Brooke Fraser
Fernando Alencar
achei esse clip muito sombrio e pesado para uma pessoa que está fora dos caminhos do senhor Jesus entender. Nada a ver com Brooke Fraser.
Tradução da musica:
Psicossocial
Eu amo sua projeção mas, eu não te amo
Sua perfeição é percebida embora ela não seja verdadeira
Eu quero uma fuga e esta noite é você
Você é minha vítima, você é minha musa
Apenas um espécime de uma multidão
Eu quero um cliché eu posso clicar na sugestão
Psicossocial
Me dê todo o acesso, dá-me o que eu quero
A companhia de seus "tableau vivants"
Estou entretido, até que eu não sou
Psicossocial
Você não chama, você não escreve
É como se eu não te conhecesse
Você não olha, você nunca respondeu
E você não vai porque eu sou um psicossocial
Eu amo a sua projeção, mas eu não te amo
Link: http://www.vagalume.com.br/brooke-fraser/psychosocial-traducao.html#ixzz3Fs5ck0q6
Shadow Papa
It's frightening to me that people here, especially us Christians, are not picking up on the nuances in this song. This is an allegory. She is revealing the mentality inherent in a cybernetic and linked world. How every needs to be connected to multitudes of people without actually getting to know them. It is picking apart the evilness in that mentality that we are moving towards without even realizing it.
Please, look beneath the surface and think about something before you comment .This is excellent. Well done, Brooke Fraser. I honestly don't know how you could have made your point any clearer.
234SuperSimi
This song will help young people, they need to stop falling away.
André Luis
Particularmente, sou fã de artistas como a Brooke por "n" motivos. Além da voz, ela possui talento e versatilidade. E a melhor parte, é que há cada ano que ela grava um disco novo, você não ouve algo que soe como uma reciclagem do trabalho anterior. A Brooke é ousada, criativa e irreverente. Ela faz músicas reflexivas, atemporais, ou até mesmo letras "debochadas", digamos assim (Igual "Kings and Queens"). E esta letra é muito pertinente ao que temos visto na reação pessoas. Elas querem a Brooke espiritual, da época que gravava discos com a Hillsong, que soletre a Bíblia em todos os seus cds e entrevistas. Outras simplesmente preferem a Brooke "menina", com aquela imagem da "artista kiwi, que saiu da Nova Zelândia pra fazer sucesso apenas com o público alternativo, que curte folk-pop". Mas no fundo, eu acho que ela deixou bem claro que não dá a mínima pra isso. Só tá preocupada em ser autêntica e não se acomodar na zona de conforto de uma pseudo-estabilidade artista. Eu acho esta atitude digna! Parabéns a ela pela coragem e pelo "Brutal Romantic", que está excelente.
234SuperSimi
She's still doing worship music
Nayka Tally Vocal
Gente somos cristãos mas temos sentimentos, a gente sente raiva, sente frustração... e por que não passar isso em uma música...Nossa me identifiquei muito com essa música..isso faz nos refletir sobre a temática de relacionamentos, a gente crisa expectativas a respeito de uma pessoa e a passa a vida toda amando a projeção daquilo que nós criamos e na verdade não existe...simplesmente amei essa poética da Brooke Fraser...
234SuperSimi
@Luan P. Wth not at all!
Farley S.E
Pois é nayara.. concordo..
elves Souza
+Hey Listen666 han?
Junior Soares
+Hey Listen666, Brooke Fraser é cristã!
Luan P.
Ela é ateia