Head Control System is a new multinational musical experiment led by Daniel… Read Full Bio ↴Head Control System is a new multinational musical experiment led by Daniel Cardoso (of Sirius and Re:aktor) and Kristoffer Rygg (Ulver. Ex-Arcturus, Ex-Borknagar). Their music is often described as "heavy groove/rock/metal" but Cardoso once claimed the whole project might be "about girls, serial killers, control and the loss of it". While the band's debut Murder Nature was realeased in early 2006, " Severe Damage on Reason and Equilibrium"-EP was released in the past as SinDRomE in colaboration with Slamo's Tóbel Lopes as singer. Head Control System is now part of North-American independent The End Records' roster along with bands such as Voivod, The Gathering, Green Carnation and Ulver.

Watergate
Head Control System Lyrics

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Shut up inside now. The outside,
Doctor Doom, do you hear? Do you care?

Why do you wrap us up
Like dog eats dog?
And God gives a flying fuck
All right angels stand guard
As devils disguise the feathers of Lucifer

Protecting the weak
And their blue skies
Out of their eyes
They draw the line
And then they go blind
Calling out the wild

Elvis enters the building
As the pigs choke
On pearls the harbor of Hiroshima
We have a problem, his name is Alfred Nobel

We dance, we dance
Since they're

Protecting the weak
And their blue skies
Out of their eyes
They draw the line
And then they go blind

And there's a price
To pay on his warhead
The thunder roaring deep down the throat of Watergate shell
Is open for all us to see operations covered by blind power

The filth and fury

Protecting the weak
And their blue skies
Out of their eyes

They draw the line
And then they go blind

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Head Control System's song "Watergate" are rife with political and societal commentary. The opening lines, "Shut up inside now. The outside, Doctor Doom, do you hear? Do you care?" suggest a feeling of being trapped and isolated, with the outside world controlled by those in power who may not have the best interests of the people at heart. The reference to "Doctor Doom" could be seen as a nod to comic book villainy, but the line also carries a sense of despair and hopelessness.

The song goes on to highlight the ways in which society can be competitive and cutthroat, with the line "Why do you wrap us up like dog eats dog?" likely referring to the idea that people are often pitted against each other in the pursuit of success or material gain. God is invoked in the next line, but only to suggest that the divine is absent or uncaring. The imagery in the following lines is striking--angels standing guard as devils disguise themselves as Lucifer's feathers--implying that even those who appear to be benevolent may be hiding sinister intentions.

The song seems to advocate for protecting the vulnerable, represented by "the weak and their blue skies," and for rejecting the blindness that can come from drawing lines and categorizing people. The references to Elvis Presley, the pigs choking, and the harbor of Hiroshima suggest a broader critique of power structures and violence. The final lines, with their mention of warheads and Watergate, imply that the corruption and deceit of those in power is still a problem in contemporary society, making it all the more urgent to stand up for what is right.

Line by Line Meaning

Shut up inside now. The outside,
We are trapped inside unable to go out and see the outside world.

Doctor Doom, do you hear? Do you care?
We question whether Doctor Doom is aware or even cares about our situation.

Why do you wrap us up like dog eats dog?
We feel like we are being treated as animals, where the strong overpower the weak.

And God gives a flying fuck all right angels stand guard as devils disguise the feathers of Lucifer
We feel like God is ignoring our plight, while angels guard us against evil forces disguised as benevolent ones.

Protecting the weak and their blue skies out of their eyes they draw the line and then they go blind calling out the wild
We admire those who protect the vulnerable, but criticize them for not seeing the bigger picture and calling for change.

Elvis enters the building as the pigs choke on pearls the harbor of Hiroshima we have a problem, his name is Alfred Nobel
We highlight the irony of great events happening while others suffer, and draw attention to the destructive power of Nobel's invention of dynamite.

We dance, we dance since they're
Despite the hardships, we find joy in dancing.

And there's a price to pay on his warhead the thunder roaring deep down the throat of Watergate shell is open for all us to see operations covered by blind power
We warn of the hidden costs of war, and the destructive power of politics and those who hold power with no regard for consequences.

The filth and fury
We express our anger and disgust at the current state of affairs.

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