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Chrome Injury
Church Lyrics


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Cut your life into the steel
Take your place behind the wheel
Watch the metal scene just peel away
Don't forget me, don't regret me
Don't replace and don't upset me
But don't forget to come and get me someday

I was somewhere far away
But I knew I couldn't stay
German girls in an expose
Sitting on an empty train
Staring at the winter rain
Going through the scene again and again

Poor tormented automan
Giant pincers for a hand
Sinking slowly in the sand
Chrome injury on his cheek
Three days strong, four days weak
Listen as he tries to speak
If only I could feel

Falling down standing still
Always there's more time to kill
Flamingos startled in a shrill display
Don't forget me, don't regret me
Don't replace and don't upset me
But don't forget to come and get me some day

If I only wasn't steel

Overall Meaning

The song "Chrome Injury" by Church is about the human desire for control and power, and how this can lead to a sense of detachment from oneself and others. The lyrics suggest a mechanical and robotic existence ("Cut your life into the steel"), where the singer has lost touch with their emotions ("If only I could feel") and is obsessed with the idea of control ("Take your place behind the wheel"). The lines "Poor tormented automan / Giant pincers for a hand / Sinking slowly in the sand / Chrome injury on his cheek" depict a character who is trapped in their own mechanical body and unable to escape.


The song also touches on themes of isolation and loneliness, with lines such as "I was somewhere far away / But I knew I couldn't stay" and "Staring at the winter rain / Going through the scene again and again". This could be interpreted as the singer feeling disconnected from reality and struggling to form meaningful connections with others. However, there is still a glimmer of hope in the repeated phrase "Don't forget to come and get me someday", suggesting that the singer is still holding onto the idea of being rescued from their current state.


Line by Line Meaning

Cut your life into the steel
Giving up your life and submitting yourself to the metallic world


Take your place behind the wheel
Assuming control over your life and becoming the master of your own destiny


Watch the metal scene just peel away
Seeing through the superficial layer of society and witnessing the truth underneath


Don't forget me, don't regret me
Begging to be remembered and loved, hoping to avoid being replaced and abandoned


Don't replace and don't upset me
Warning against being replaced or forgotten, while also discouraging others from trying to change or hurt them


But don't forget to come and get me someday
Hoping to be saved and rescued, despite their metallic nature


I was somewhere far away
Feeling disconnected and isolated from the world


But I knew I couldn't stay
Realizing they must face reality and return to the world


German girls in an expose
Seeing foreign cultures and lifestyles


Sitting on an empty train
Feeling alone and lost in their journey


Staring at the winter rain
Watching the world around them, searching for meaning


Going through the scene again and again
Reliving past experiences and searching for new perspectives


Poor tormented automan
Feeling trapped and tormented within their mechanical body


Giant pincers for a hand
Feeling like a monster, with their mechanical limbs symbolizing their curse


Sinking slowly in the sand
Slowly losing themselves to their mechanical nature


Chrome injury on his cheek
Displaying visible scars caused by their metallic body


Three days strong, four days weak
Fighting against their mechanical body's limitations


Listen as he tries to speak
Desperately trying to be heard and understood


If only I could feel
Yearning for the ability to feel emotions and sensations


Falling down standing still
Despite the struggles, remaining resilient and persevering


Always there's more time to kill
Feeling like time is wasted through routine and monotony


Flamingos startled in a shrill display
Observing the world around them and recognizing the beauty in natural occurrences


Don't forget me, don't regret me
Echoing their earlier plea to not be forgotten or abandoned


Don't replace and don't upset me
A desperate plea to maintain their existence and avoid harm


But don't forget to come and get me some day
Holding onto hope of eventual rescue and release from their mechanical body


If I only wasn't steel
Expressing the desire to be human and feel human emotions




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: KILBEY

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