Foreign Bodies
Herbert [Matthew Herbert] Lyrics
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Work it out
Things you hear
Someone's knee
Clicks just here
Foreign bodies
Start to appear
What is this
Revealing?
Who are you what
Concealing?
Is this who
Digesting?
(What is it you're…)
Are you what is
Disturbing?
This who are
Occurring?
You what is this
Recording?
Who are you
Disguising?
What is is this?
Fee ? feel the bones
Nothing broken mobile homes
With each sound
In this skin
Foreign bodies start to begin
Li ? listen here
Hear yourself
In things you hear
Someone's neck
Clicks just here
Foreign bodies
Start to appear
Hide it slowly
Whisper 'show me'
Sink in coldly
Greet with lonely
Cut it open
Cursed by motion
Last half older
Second shoulder
Voices catching
Silence vexing
Brushing closer
Wash it over
Sequence sadness
Smoked to madness
Blood-like lightning
Joy is frightening
The song "Foreign Bodies" by Matthew Herbert is a lyrical exploration of the human body and the sounds it produces. The lyrics encourage the listener to pay attention to the various clicks, cracks, and other noises that happen within the human body, and suggest that these sounds represent "foreign bodies" that are starting to "appear." The second verse asks a series of questions about what we are really hearing and why, whether it is related to digestion, occurrence, recording or disguise.
The third verse focuses on the physicality of the sounds, suggesting that we "feel the bones" and pay attention to everything from mobile homes to somebody's neck clicks. The bridge encourages us to hide and then reveal the body's sounds and to embrace our own loneliness while doing so. The song's final verse suggests that there may be sadness and madness in these sounds, but also hints at a kind of joy that comes from acknowledging and embracing the strange beauty of the human body.
Line by Line Meaning
Be ? bend your ear
Listen carefully
Work it out
Figure it out
Things you hear
Sounds around you
Someone's knee
A clicking sound coming from someone's knee
Clicks just here
A sound that is heard specifically in that spot
Foreign bodies
Unfamiliar objects present
Start to appear
Becoming noticeable
What
Identifying something unknown
What is this
Trying to understand what is happening
Revealing?
Giving away something previously unknown
Who are you what
Questioning the identity
Concealing?
Hiding something
Is this who
Trying to understand who is responsible
Digesting?
Processing the information received
(What is it you're…)
Continuing the line of questioning
Are you what is
Asking if something is the cause of a disturbance
Disturbing?
Causing distress
This who are
Trying to find an answer to this question
Occurring?
Happening
You what is this
Seeking the cause
Recording?
Documenting information
Who are you
Questioning identity again
Disguising?
Hiding true nature or identity
What is is this?
Questioning again what is happening
Fee ? feel the bones
Sensing something beneath the surface
Nothing broken mobile homes
Comparing the feeling to a mobile home without any damage
With each sound
Every noise
In this skin
Within oneself
Foreign bodies start to begin
Strange things start to become noticeable
Li ? listen here
Listen carefully
Hear yourself
Pay attention to your own sounds and body
Hide it slowly
Conceal something gradually
Whisper 'show me'
Asking for more information quietly
Sink in coldly
A feeling of realization that hits hard
Greet with lonely
Feeling isolated in the situation
Cut it open
Exposing the issue for what it is
Cursed by motion
Feeling stuck or unable to move forward
Last half older
The latter part of something is becoming old
Second shoulder
Something else to bear
Voices catching
The words spoken are difficult to hear
Silence vexing
The quietness is frustrating
Brushing closer
Getting closer to the truth
Wash it over
Trying to forget what is happening
Sequence sadness
A pattern of negative emotions
Smoked to madness
Feeling overwhelmed or driven crazy with stress
Blood-like lightning
A sudden, jarring realization
Joy is frightening
Feeling scared or unsure about something positive
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