Freak Kitchen is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Gothenburg, Sweden, form… Read Full Bio ↴Freak Kitchen is a heavy metal/hard rock band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1992. The high technical level of their compositions usually makes people refer to their style as somewhat of a progressive metal or progressive rock band.

Freak Kitchen's style of music is influenced by many genres besides the traditional heavy metal, ranging from jazz to pop. The band described their third album as "A corny little heavy-pop-rock-latin-world-jazz-avant-garde-metal-blues-record".

Lyrics contain heavy criticism against capitalist society, conformity, racism and the attitude of huge record companies.

Frontman Mattias IA Eklundh is widely known as a guitarist of high technical ability, and live shows often contain parts where Eklundh plays the guitar using several foreign objects such as a vibrating dildo. Eklundh has also released three solo albums, Sensually Primitive (1997) (under the pseudonym Mr. Libido), Freak Guitar (1999) and The Road Less Traveled (2004).

Current members
Mattias IA Eklundh - Vocals and GuitarChrister Örtefors - Bass and VocalsBjörn Fryklund - Drums

Previous members
Christian Grönlund - Bass and VocalsJoakim Sjöberg - Drums and Vocals

Walls of Stupidity
Freak Kitchen Lyrics

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[Chorus:]
I bang my head against
The walls of stupidity
I bang my head against
The walls of stupidity

I'm a pill, I'm a powder
I'm a needle in your vain

I flush your shitty life down the drain

I am God in your asshole
I'm gonna save the nation
I am chemical salvation

[Chorus]
I bang my head against
The walls of stupidity
I bang my head against
The walls of stupidity

I'm a trigger happy finger
I am the stain of your brain
And I spit your pathetic life down the drain

I am a slit throat
I am a stab in your gut
And I don't discriminate who I cut

[Chorus]
I bang my head against
The walls of stupidity
I bang my head against
The walls of stupidity

It sure amazes me
The dumbness of humanity
I take one good, mad piss
At the walls of insanity

Call me fear, call me hatred
Call me intolerance
Call me monsieur ignorance

Call me what the hell you will
'Cos I am here to stay
As long as your head is full of clay

[Chorus]
I bang my head against
The walls of stupidity

I bang my head against
The walls of stupidity

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Freak Kitchen's "Walls of Stupidity" serve as a critique of human ignorance and the lack of reason found in modern society. The singer of the song is disillusioned with the state of humanity and has taken on the role of a societal reject, claiming to be "a pill, a powder, a needle in your vein" as a way of exposing the dangers of drugs and modern pharmaceuticals. The singer continues to express their disillusionment with humanity when they speak of being "God in your asshole" and bringing "chemical salvation", indicating their ability to influence others through new means. The overall message of the song is to challenge the themes of ignorance and stupidity in society and awaken the listener to the reality of the world around them.

Throughout the song, there is a repeated refrain of "I bang my head against the walls of stupidity", which serves as a metaphor for the singer's frustration and feeling of being trapped by a society that is unwilling to change. They continue on to say that they "take one good, mad piss at the walls of insanity", indicating a deep anger towards the current state of things. Towards the end of the song, the singer goes on to claim "call me fear, call me hatred, call me intolerance, call me monsieur ignorance", taking on these negative qualities as a means of rebelling against the societal norms that they wish to challenge.

Line by Line Meaning

I bang my head against
I struggle against

The walls of stupidity
The ignorant boundaries that hold us back

I'm a pill, I'm a powder
I am the substance that fuels you

I'm a needle in your vain
I am the addiction that drives you

I flush your shitty life down the drain
I eliminate the negative aspects of your existence

I am God in your asshole
I am the one who controls you

I'm gonna save the nation
I will help those who need it

I am chemical salvation
I am the answer to your prayers

I'm a trigger happy finger
I am the one who pulls the trigger

I am the stain of your brain
I am the one who corrupts your mind

And I spit your pathetic life down the drain
I discard your weak existence