Into Dust
Femme Fatale Lyrics


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Drive through the city at night

Trying to stay distracted

Past the dead eyes

Past the cold hands
I see the blood on the street,

I see the smoke in the air,

But further down the street,

I see a different picture,

Towers like Babylon,

Reach up and block out the sun,

This can't go on forever,

Soon it will all be gone,

I Know it's hard for you

It's all you've ever known

So much that you've collected

The wealth that you protected

Every brick, every page, every bone, into dust

Every block, every cage, every grave, into dust

Every screen, every glass, every wheel, into dust

I know it's hard for you,

It's all you've every known,

So much that you've protected

The wealth that you wrecked

Every brick, every page, every bone, into dust

Every block, every cage, every grave, into dust





Every screen, every glass, every wheel, into dust

Overall Meaning

The song "Into Dust" by Femme Fatale speaks to the destruction and decay present in modern society. The verses provide vivid imagery of driving through the city at night and seeing the aftermath of violence and destruction. The chorus then speaks to a larger sense of decay, acknowledging that everything we have and hold dear will eventually crumble to dust. The repetition of "every brick, every page, every bone" emphasizes this idea that nothing is immune to the passage of time.


The verses may also be speaking to societal apathy and desensitization to violence and destruction. The line "trying to stay distracted" suggests a desire to ignore the harsh realities of the world and instead focus on superficial things to numb the pain. However, the singer cannot escape the reality of the situation and is forced to confront it head-on.


Overall, "Into Dust" is a sobering reflection on the fragility of life and the impermanence of everything we hold dear.


Line by Line Meaning

Drive through the city at night
Driving through the city at night, trying to escape from something.


Trying to stay distracted
Attempting to keep busy and preoccupied to avoid facing reality.


Past the dead eyes
Going through the dark alleys or dangerous neighborhoods where people have lost their hope.


Past the cold hands
Passing through the places where people are suffering, and nobody is offering to help or show any warmth.


I see the blood on the street,
Witnessing the aftermath of the violent acts happening all around.


I see the smoke in the air,
Observing the pollution that we have created through our actions.


But further down the street,
Looking farther ahead into the future.


I see a different picture,
Visualizing an alternate reality from what we are currently facing.


Towers like Babylon,
Mentioning the historical reference of a civilization’s downfall after reaching great heights.


Reach up and block out the sun,
Expressing the idea that our progress might lead to our destruction and impact the things that have always given us life and energy.


This can't go on forever,
Acknowledging our impact on the environment and the consequences of our actions.


Soon it will all be gone,
Implying that the current state of affairs might not last very long.


I Know it's hard for you
Addressing the listener and realizing that it's tough to accept our current reality.


It's all you've ever known
Emphasizing the idea that we might have become complacent with what we have and the way things are.


So much that you've collected
Reminding us of the things we have acquired over time, our possessions and our sense of ownership.


The wealth that you protected
Acknowledging our desire to keep our material possessions and our need to secure them.


Every brick, every page, every bone, into dust
Everything that we have built, written, and owned, will eventually be destroyed and consumed by the environment.


Every block, every cage, every grave, into dust
Even the things we use to protect and restrain ourselves or the things associated with death and remembrance will also be affected.


Every screen, every glass, every wheel, into dust
All the technological advancements we have made will also come to an end and be consumed by the environment.


It's all you've every known,
Reiterating the idea that our obsession with what we have might have blinded us from the truth.


So much that you've protected
Highlighting our attempts to keep things the same and protect our way of life.


The wealth that you wrecked
Suggesting that our desire to maintain our wealth might be harmful in the long run and might impact the environment or the people around us.




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Comments from YouTube:

No way

one of the best underrated bands of all time

Irma Cruz

LOVE IT just wish that JFK would make more of it

FRANKLIN.

Irma Cruz me too

Ron Goblikon

I heard this and thought damn sounds like death from above, oh wait....

Jack B

Anyone know what tuning this song is in? or anything about the instrumentation?

NANGWAYA

Jesse F. Keeler told me himself. Everything he's ever written and played on a guitar is a full step down from standard. FF recordings are 3 guitar tracks. Two play different parts and one cycles between one or the other. The guitar he uses is an 80s les paul with no plates on the humbuckers. The amps are Marshall, cant remember the settings but it should be easy to figure out if you keep tweaking with it

NANGWAYA

I found the old post I had originally made for this:


https://www.facebook.com/notes/xango-ogun-nangwaya/femmefatale/302779276445358/


Back when he had a forum for mstrkrft and in general he would personally respond to all of us listeners there, I asked him some questions to which he answered :


Jesse F. Keeler :



"my tuning in everything ive ever done is DGCFAD.. the dfa79 stuff is just DGCF.



ff guitars were all my 89 les paul. nothin fancy. humbucker doesnt have a cap on it. going through my marshall jcm800 into a jcm800 4x12. treble and mid at 10, bass at 7, presence at 7, pre at 8 or 9. i bought that guitar with instalments of 11$ a month. i have lots of cool guitars, but that one still has some special thing about it that the others dont."




"all those records are 3 guitar tracks. 2 diff parts and one that cycles between doubling one or the other. they are all 16 track recordings.i know what i want to do for the next one but i just havnt had any time. i dont know of live footage that still exists."

FRANKLIN.

@NANGWAYA Are there any guitar covers of these songs? Some chords I can't understand at all

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