They've recorded two albums and one EP under the Electric President moniker, all available under the German imprint Morr Music, with a third to be released in early 2010 on Fake Four Inc. They've had songs on television and in various short films. They both came from DIY ideas of making music, and as such record all their music in a tool shed and a bedroom with a handful of recording gear. Apparently, this gives them cred.
They hope to one day be incredibly rich from their music so they can buy an airplane and set it on fire without ever using it. To burn that sucker simply because they can, and to stand by and drink expensive wine and laugh manically until it explodes.
Snow On Dead Neighborhoods
Electric President Lyrics
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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
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
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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