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Fleesh is a Brazilian rock project formed in 2014 by Gabby Vessoni and Celo Oliveira.
It all started in 2014 when Celo and Gabby decided to record some songs, making their first record "My Real Life", released in 2015 independently. After this album release, they started to record some tribute versions on their YouTube Channel, reaching an large number of people all over the world.
Versions like Renaissance, Steve Hackett, Rush and Marillion were really embraced by the audience, influencing the duo to record their next album called "What I Found" (2017), with more progressive rock influences!
After this, also in 2017, a Rush tribute album called "The Next Hemisphere" was released with 14 songs trying to cover the band's career. They did a successful crowdfunding campaign to release both albums as physical copies as well.
In 2018, the project decided to record a new tribute album and, this time, a double album. "Script for a New Season" is Fleesh's tribute to Marillion, a band they admire a lot and is a huge influence to them.
At the end of 2018 they started to record their 3rd original album. This time, a concept album called "Across the Sea", trying to show all the stages of depression on the lyrics and on the instrumental parts as well.
In 2019 the project finally hits the stage as a duo, doing their very first live concert in the USA on April and, on October, they hit the Brazilian stages with a full band (Rodrigo Zacconi on bass and Leo Peccatu on drums) to perform songs from their latest record "Across the Sea". Releasing a live DVD from their very first concert as well.
In 2020 the duo releases a Renaissance and a Genesis tribute double albums and gets ready for their 4th original album!
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Circus
Fleesh Lyrics
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From the greatest seat
Going round in a pleasure wheel
You blur the lines between fake and real
Fake walls made of water bricks
Mannequins
Staring right at their phone screens
Picture by picture I took you all out of my wall
Laughing at each other's scars
Karma, drama, solitude
Fake cries, lies, we're all misguided
No ending there, visual effect
Fake windows shutting our vision
Moving through a way of blind superstition
No more true
Everything's under the floor
Now I'm moving,
I'm going through the front door
It's a madhouse, it's a circus
It's a freakshow going in circles
No one to blame, it's just a game
Can you pretend until the end?
Lonely people, so wonderful and fearful
Lonely world, messed up, broken and tearful
We do nothing to make it any better
We keep making
It more and more and more sadder
It's a madhouse, it's a circus
It's a freakshow going in circles
No one to blame, it's just a game
Can you pretend until the end?
The song "Circus" by Fleesh is a commentary on modern society and how we live our lives, watching each other from a distance, going round in circles in a pleasure wheel, and blurring the lines between fake and real. The opening line, "Watching each other's lives from the greatest seat," is about how we observe and judge others through social media, while also being watched by others. The pleasure wheel represents the endless cycle of consumption and entertainment that we engage in, distracting us from the reality of our lives.
The song talks about the fake walls made of water bricks and mannequins, representing the false front that we put up on social media to project an image of ourselves to the world. The lyrics "Staring right at their phone screens, no more talk, nobody's gonna call you" highlights how our addiction to technology has caused us to lose touch with real human connection. The line "Picture by picture I took you all out of my wall" is a reference to social media profiles and how we can delete or block people from our online lives.
The chorus of the song repeats that "It's a madhouse, it's a circus, it's a freakshow going in circles, no one to blame, it's just a game, can you pretend until the end?", emphasizing the idea that we are all caught up in this never-ending cycle of consumption and entertainment, with no one to blame but ourselves. The song ends on a melancholic note, with the lyrics "We do nothing to make it any better, we keep making it more and more sadder," highlighting the futility of our current lifestyle and how it is leading us to a path of loneliness and sadness.
Line by Line Meaning
Watching each other's lives
Observing and scrutinizing the existence of others
From the greatest seat
From a position of superiority and privilege
Going round in a pleasure wheel
Trapped in a cycle of fleeting moments of enjoyment
You blur the lines between fake and real
Confusing the boundaries of authenticity and artificiality
Fake walls made of water bricks
Deceptive barriers that can easily be overcome
Mannequins
Emotionless and superficial replicas of human beings
Staring right at their phone screens
Engrossed in digital distractions rather than human interaction
No more talk, nobody's gonna call you
A lack of communication and connection with others
Picture by picture I took you all out of my wall
Removing people from one's life, one image at a time
Laughing at each other's scars
Mocking each other's pain and vulnerability
Karma, drama, solitude
The consequences of one's actions, emotional turmoil, and isolation
Fake cries, lies, we're all misguided
Insincere emotions and dishonesty leading us astray
No ending there, visual effect
A never-ending cycle of superficiality and aesthetics
Fake windows shutting our vision
Artificial constructs obstructing our ability to see the truth
Moving through a way of blind superstition
Navigating life based on irrational beliefs and customs
No more true
The absence of authenticity and genuineness
Everything's under the floor
The hidden and underlying realities beneath the surface
Now I'm moving, I'm going through the front door
Stepping away from the illusions and entering into the unknown
It's a madhouse, it's a circus
Life is chaotic and unpredictable
It's a freakshow going in circles
A bizarre and repetitive spectacle
No one to blame, it's just a game
No single person responsible for the state of things, it's all just a game
Can you pretend until the end?
Can you continue to pretend until the end of it all?
Lonely people, so wonderful and fearful
Individuals who are both magnificent and scared
Lonely world, messed up, broken and tearful
A world that is lonely, destroyed, and sad
We do nothing to make it any better
We take no action to improve the world
We keep making it more and more and more sadder
Each day the world becomes increasingly more depressing
Writer(s): Marcelo Oliveira, Gabriela Vessoni
Contributed by Muhammad D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.