Snow On Dead Neighborhoods
Electric President Lyrics


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Pluck all the wires from your skin, and toss them to the wind
Open your chest and let me in, I'll help you mend

While you carve our names in the ice on the sidewalk
And I do the same on the face of a cinderblock

Thousands of houses hug this road, but no one's home
All the picket fences look like bones, 'cause nothing grows
Snow covers everything in sight a ghostly white
Under that blanket there's no life, just blinking lights





And we peer through the glass of those empty households
The TVs are all still on. They're flashing images against the walls

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Electric President's "Snow on Dead Neighborhoods" speak to feelings of isolation and emptiness. The first two lines suggest a desire to disconnect from the world, to remove oneself from the trappings of modern life such as technology and interpersonal connections. The singer offers themselves up as a remedy, promising to help the other person mend. The recurring image of snow furthers the theme of isolation, as it covers everything in sight with a "ghostly white" blanket. The two protagonists carve their names in the ice and cinderblock, claiming some small space as their own amid the emptiness surrounding them. They peer through the windows of the houses along the road, all equally vacant despite their outward appearances. The TVs continue to flash images against the walls, but there is no one there to receive them.


The lyrics can be interpreted in a few different ways. On one hand, it could be seen as a commentary on the ways we isolate ourselves from each other in modern society. We are connected more than ever before, yet we often feel more alone than ever. The snow-covered neighborhoods represent this feeling of isolation, and the two characters in the song seek solace in each other. On the other hand, it could also be read as a post-apocalyptic story, where the snow represents the aftermath of a disaster that has wiped out the population. In this interpretation, the two people are survivors who have banded together for companionship in a bleak and empty world.


Line by Line Meaning

Pluck all the wires from your skin, and toss them to the wind
Remove all the tensions that are bothering you, let them go free


Open your chest and let me in, I'll help you mend
Let me be with you, I'll help you cope through the tough times


While you carve our names in the ice on the sidewalk
We'll make our marks and be remembered in the cold streets that we walked


And I do the same on the face of a cinderblock
I'll leave my imprint on the walls that surround us and serve as a protective block


Thousands of houses hug this road, but no one's home
There are plenty of places to live, but no one really belongs


All the picket fences look like bones, 'cause nothing grows
The white fences lose their significance and become a bare representation of the emptiness it encloses


Snow covers everything in sight a ghostly white
The snowflakes lightly descend, transforming life into a blank and overshadowing plight


Under that blanket there's no life, just blinking lights
Beneath the snow, there's no vitality, no soul, just some flickering signs of an electrified light


And we peer through the glass of those empty households
We search through the transparent people, the rooms that nobody can devour


The TVs are all still on. They're flashing images against the walls
The electronic brains don't rest, and the images flicker on walls without connection to the world where they belong.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Written by: ALEXANDER P KANE, BENJAMIN P COOPER

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