Genghis Tron is a three-piece band from Poughkeepsie, USA.

The trio … Read Full Bio ↴Genghis Tron is a three-piece band from Poughkeepsie, USA.

The trio formed in early 2004 where they met as students at Vassar College. They recorded a demo in 2004 entitled Laser Bitch, and released their debut EP Cloak Of Love the following year.

"Dead Mountain Mouth", the band's first full-length, was released by the same label the following year. The newer material was a more well-blended and demented attack, focusing less on the cut-and-paste mayhem of the early songs and instead honing in on flow, song structure, and originality creating what has never been created before.

They have completed recording "Board Up the House", their second full-length album. It was released in February 2008. As of October 2010, they were on an indefinite hiatus.

In August 2020, the band announced that they got back together in a new lineup and that they will release a new album on Relapse Records in 2021.

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Genghis Tron Lyrics

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My mind can't shake one sound
It lodged and grew...
I'm breaking down
It's all around
The bed's thin sound
It's all around
Air rings through (and through) stagnant rooms
Pinching, prodding me

Great insidious sound! leave me! leave me be!
Lately you've found I break between white walls that burn the nerves
No noise can shake me but I feel me breaking
Turning back

It's all around
It all breaks down

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Genghis Tron's song "White Walls" describe the overwhelming feelings that come with being stuck in a repetitive and exhausting situation. The line "My mind can't shake one sound" can be interpreted as the singer being fixated on a certain sound, perhaps a metaphor for a certain place or way of life, and feeling trapped because of it. This sound "lodged and grew," becoming a constant presence in their life and weighing them down until they are "breaking down."

The repetition of the phrase "It's all around" further emphasizes the suffocating feeling of being unable to escape this sound or way of life. The bed's "thin sound" could refer to the singer's lack of comfort and stability in their current situation. The line "No noise can shake me but I feel me breaking" shows how the singer has become numb to external stimuli but is still struggling internally with the mental toll that the situation is taking on them. Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of desperation and hopelessness, with the singer feeling like they are "turning back" and that everything is falling apart under the weight of this unending sound.

Line by Line Meaning

My mind can't shake one sound
I am unable to get rid of a particular sound from my mind

It lodged and grew...
The sound got stuck in my head and started to grow louder

I'm breaking down
I am losing my mental stability due to the persistent sound

It's all around
The sound seems to be coming from all directions

The bed's thin sound
Even the slightest sound of the bed is adding to my discomfort

It's all around
The sound is still coming from all directions

Air rings through (and through) stagnant rooms
The air is filled with the sound which is echoing through the lifeless rooms

Pinching, prodding me
The sound is tormenting and upsetting me

Great insidious sound! leave me! leave me be!
I am pleading with the sound to leave me alone

Lately you've found I break between white walls that burn the nerves
The sound is causing me to have breakdowns within the white walls of my surroundings

No noise can shake me but I feel me breaking
Although other external noises do not affect me, this particular sound is causing me mental instability

Turning back
I want to go back to my former self, free from the sound

It's all around
The sound still persists and is affecting me greatly

It all breaks down
My mental state is deteriorating due to the sound

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