Electronic were a duo formed in Manchester, UK in 1989 consisting of New Or… Read Full Bio ↴Electronic were a duo formed in Manchester, UK in 1989 consisting of New Order vocalist Bernard Sumner and ex-The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe from Pet Shop Boys and Karl Bartos of Kraftwerk also collaborated with the band.

They released three albums during the '90s, with their debut Electronic selling over a million copies worldwide. However, the follow-up Raise the Pressure, despite debuting in the UK Top 10, was a commercial flop by comparison. The group's highest charting singles is 1992's Disappointed, which reached #6 in the UK. The band's biggest American hit was 1989's Getting Away With It which reached #38 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Twisted Tenderness was released in 1999 and again hit the UK Top 10. This third and final studio album was co-produced by influential New York club DJ and dance producer Arthur Baker, with whom Sumner had previously worked on New Order's 1983 hit Confusion, amongst other songs. Marr and Sumner remained the only official members of the band, but were joined by Doves Jimi Goodwin on bass and Black Grape drummer Ged Lynch.

In September 2006 the duo's work was compiled on the album Get The Message - The Best Of Electronic.

Prodigal Son
Electronic Lyrics

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You may be a star in your own mind but you're greatly deluded in my mine I heard reports that you drink and you take drugs most of the time and that your life is in danger
And that you were involved in a crime Is it over is it over will you come home now is it over is it over don't you let me down you're the architect of your own excess join the queue
At the start of the line In a wilderness with an empty sky the clouds are gone and the dessert is dry the prodigal son is returning he shouldn't be walking the streets they tell me that children are starving He's got everything that he needs is it over is it over will you come home now is it over is it over is it over is it over now Won't you come home now won't you come home now won't you come home now won't you come won't you come home won't you come home now Won't you come home now won't you come home now won't you come won't you come home

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Electronic's song "Prodigal Son" are a plea for someone to come back home after a life of excess and danger. The singer of the song is described as someone who thinks of themselves as a star, but in reality, they are greatly deluded. The singer's lifestyle is described as one where they drink and take drugs most of the time, and they have been involved in a crime. The chorus of the song asks if it's over and begs for the singer to come back home. The lyrics suggest that the singer has everything they need to come home but is unwilling to do so.

The first verse of the song sets up the idea that the singer is in danger due to their lifestyle. The second verse describes how the singer is returning home, but they shouldn't be walking the streets because of their past. The chorus repeats the plea for the singer to come home because they have everything they need. The final lines of the song repeat the plea for the singer to come home.

In summary, "Prodigal Son" is a plea for someone to come back home after a life of danger and excess. The lyrics suggest that the singer is in danger due to their lifestyle, but they have everything they need to come home. Despite this, they are unwilling to do so.

Line by Line Meaning

You may be a star in your own mind but you're greatly deluded in my mine
You might think highly of yourself, but in my eyes, you are very mistaken.

I heard reports that you drink and you take drugs most of the time and that your life is in danger
Rumors have circulated that you abuse substances and are at risk of harming yourself.

And that you were involved in a crime
There are claims that you have committed a criminal act.

Is it over is it over will you come home now is it over is it over don't you let me down
Is everything finished? Are you going to return home? Please don't disappoint me.

You're the architect of your own excess join the queue At the start of the line
You are responsible for your own self-destruction, and there are many others ahead of you traveling down a similar path.

In a wilderness with an empty sky the clouds are gone and the dessert is dry
The setting is desolate and barren, with no life in sight.

The prodigal son is returning he shouldn't be walking the streets they tell me that children are starving He's got everything that he needs
The person who left without permission is returning, but it's concerning because there are people in need.

Is it over is it over will you come home now is it over is it over is it over is it over now Won't you come home now won't you come home now won't you come home now won't you come won't you come home won't you come home now
Is it time to stop this and come back home? Will you please return to us?

Won't you come home now won't you come home now won't you come won't you come home won't you come home now Won't you come home now won't you come home now won't you come
Repeated plea for the person to come back home and end this situation.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ROBERT MATHES, GORDON SUMNER

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