Coliseum formed in November of 2003 and has since toured and recorded with … Read Full Bio ↴Coliseum formed in November of 2003 and has since toured and recorded with relentless abandon for the better part of a decade. They issued a self-titled debut album on Level Plane in 2004, followed by the Goddamage EP in 2005, and their second album No Salvation on Relapse Records in 2007. The band has been on countless tours across North America, Europe, Australia and Japan, with Converge, Rise Against, High On Fire, Mono, Napalm Death, Baroness, Russian Circles, Torche, Integrity, and many others. Coliseum joined the Temporary Residence Limited roster in 2010 with the release of their third long-player, House With A Curse, and a deluxe reissue of the their Goddamage EP on TRL followed soon after. Members also play in Black God, Legion, Yautja, and Central Fires.

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Miracle Cure
Coliseum Lyrics

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I'd like to unlearn every fucking thing they ever taught me about how we define out beauty. Wish I could tear down every precept that keeps us ugly and in line. Sell me your miracle cure, sell me your beauty lie. Sell me your perfect face, I'm ready to buy. Spent all my life searching for that one thing. A perfect level I can't attain, just another pill we have to swallow to keep us sedated and in shame. Sell me your miracle cure. Sell me your beauty lie. Sell me your perfect face. I'm ready to buy

Overall Meaning

In Coliseum's song "Miracle Cure", the lyrics express a desire to reject the societal standards of beauty that have been ingrained in us since childhood. The singer is frustrated with the pressure to conform to these preconceived notions of what is considered beautiful, and yearns to unlearn everything they have been taught about it. They long to tear down the very foundation that upholds these standards and keeps people feeling ugly and constrained. The singer is pleading for someone to sell them a "miracle cure" or a "beauty lie" that will make them feel beautiful or perfect, despite knowing that it is all just a facade.

Line by Line Meaning

I'd like to unlearn every fucking thing they ever taught me about how we define out beauty.
The singer wants to forget everything about how society determines beauty standards.

Wish I could tear down every precept that keeps us ugly and in line.
The singer hopes to dismantle every rule that keeps people in line with restrictive societal norms.

Sell me your miracle cure, sell me your beauty lie.
The singer is tired of the messages of advertisers who make promises of perfection.

Sell me your perfect face, I'm ready to buy.
The artist is now motivated to purchase these cosmetics or procedures.

Spent all my life searching for that one thing.
The artist has been on a lifelong quest to achieve physical perfection.

A perfect level I can't attain, just another pill we have to swallow to keep us sedated and in shame.
The singer acknowledges that true physical perfection is unattainable and that constantly striving for it can be self-destructive.

Sell me your miracle cure.
The singer repeats their desire to purchase cosmetic solutions to imperfection.

Sell me your beauty lie.
The artist describes the idea of physical perfection as a lie that is broadcasted by advertisers.

Sell me your perfect face. I'm ready to buy.
The artist reiterates their willingness to purchase cosmetic procedures or products to reach physical perfection.

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