Heavily influenced by acts like Yazoo, Human League, Depeche Mode, Rational Youth and Robert Marlow, Richard Johansson and Leslie Bayne started the band in 1988 under the name Pole Position.
Robert Enforsen joined the band as lead vocalist in 1989, and the band released their first demo, at which point they changed their name to elegant MACHINERY, a name derived from the album by Data.
Due to Leslie Bayne's stagefright, Johan Malmgren joined the band as a tour musician in 1992. He later became a permanent member.
The band was very successful in Sweden, with a number of successful singles and various awards. In the rest of Europe, their biggest break into the mainstream was with the single Process, which reached number 5 in the Spanish charts.
elegant MACHINERY disbanded in 1999.
In 2001, the band temporarily reunited (with Johan temporarily replaced by Jarmo Ollila of Daily Planet) for their first-ever American appearance, followed by a performance in Mexico. Over the next few years, the band performed a number of times in Europe.
In October 2004, after a successful gig at Romo Night in Gothenburg, the band decided to work on new music. Johan, Richard, and Robert have been joined by original member Leslie Bayne, and plan to release a new single in 2006.
During the band's hiatus, Robert Enforsen worked on a number of side projects, including Enforce, Hype, Gobble & Gag, and Red Light District. Meanwhile, Johan Malmgren joined the Swedish band S.P.O.C.K as a keyboardist, programmer and composer. Johan and Robert also produced the debut album "Lost in a Maze" of the Swedish-British band Univaque in 2004.
Say Goodbye
Elegant Machinery Lyrics
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The way you feel when you see them fall
Wallowing in pain
Like flowers in the heavy rain
I hear hypnotising words
Propaganda spreading nationwide
Implanted and concealed, once more
It's time to say goodbye
When there's so much more to say
Before they go away
In this shapeless world of ours
Were culprits teach the playing girls
Nothing is sincere
Trust replaced by fear
I see the madness of our times
Within the sample of the young boys blood
Unity split in two, and on
It's time to say goodbye
No need to dignify
When there's so much more to say
Before they go away
The lyrics in Elegant Machinery's "Say Goodbye" tackle the themes of pain and despair caused by the lack of sincerity and trust in society. The lyrics paint a picture of a world where culprits are teaching the innocent and playing with their lives, a world where propaganda is spreading nationwide, and unity is splitting into two. The singer calls for those who feel the pain caused by insincerity and trust-deficit to confess their pain and let go of the things that hold them in despair. The singer emphasizes that there is so much more to say before they go away, and that it's time to say goodbye to the toxic things in life that keep them from a sincere and trustworthy world.
Line by Line Meaning
I want you to confess
I desire you to reveal the true nature of your feelings
The way you feel when you see them fall
Your emotional state when witnessing their descent
Wallowing in pain
Submitting to and indulging in agony
Like flowers in the heavy rain
Fragile beings enduring the harshness of the environment
I hear hypnotising words
Auditory reception of mesmerizing language
Propaganda spreading nationwide
Ideological information disseminating throughout the entire country
Implanted and concealed, once more
Inserted and hidden, yet again
It's time to say goodbye
Now is the moment to bid farewell
No need to digify
There is no requirement to dignify with a response
When there's so much more to say
Despite an abundance of additional matters to address
Before they go away
Before the opportunity to communicate further vanishes
In this shapeless world of ours
Within our formless and unstable existence
Were culprits teach the playing girls
Where guilty parties instruct innocent females
Nothing is sincere
There is no authenticity
Trust replaced by fear
Confidence has been supplanted by anxiety
I see the madness of our times
I perceive the insanity of our era
Within the sample of the young boys blood
Evidenced by the examination of a juvenile's bodily fluid
Unity split in two, and on
Agreement divided into two parts and continuing to occur
It's time to say goodbye
Now is the moment to bid farewell
No need to digify
There is no requirement to dignify with a response
When there's so much more to say
Despite an abundance of additional matters to address
Before they go away
Before the opportunity to communicate further vanishes
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Thediscodude79
This is very reminiscent of Depeche Mode in the 80's! Excellent sound! LOVE it!
djmusicjac
i love this song very, very very much can we have lyrics
Adrian Evans
Thank you for the upload!
Jasmin M.
❤️
adam meredith
Thisnbrings me back!