Amnesia
KMFDM Lyrics


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Nowhere to run
Not a place to hide
Black widow, butterfly
You're free till winter falls on me

Set the clock
Make you believe
I hold the power to deceive
Your wings rest fragile in my hands

Left behind
Time to waste
Burrowed in a fallen saint
I have not a memory in my heart

No control, don't recall
Who or what I was before
Fill me without guilt
I won't repent

No eye has seen
Ear has heard
I cannot imagine her
A wanton womb of sick that won't give up

Arcane amputee
Bathing in depravity
Blind, torture, kill
I won't repent

Urgency
Emergency




Insurgency
Amnesia

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to KMFDM's Amnesia paint a dark and foreboding picture of someone who is trapped in a situation with no escape. The opening lines, "Nowhere to run, not a place to hide, black widow, butterfly, you're free till winter falls on me," suggest that the singer is being hunted by someone or something, and that their freedom is temporary. The next lines, "Set the clock, make you believe, I hold the power to deceive, your wings rest fragile in my hands," imply that the singer's captor has a twisted sense of control over them, and that they are able to manipulate and deceive them at will.


The chorus of the song, "No control, don't recall, who or what I was before, fill me without guilt, I won't repent," suggests that the singer has lost all sense of themselves and their past, and that they have resigned themselves to their current situation. The lines, "No eye has seen, ear has heard, I cannot imagine her, a wanton womb of sick that won't give up," paint a disturbing image of a woman who is sick and twisted, and who is perpetuating the singer's captivity. The final lines, "Arcane amputee, bathing in depravity, blind, torture, kill, I won't repent," suggest that the singer has either given in to their captor's demands, or that they have accepted their fate and are now content to remain trapped.


Overall, the lyrics to Amnesia are a potent and unsettling commentary on the nature of captivity and powerlessness. The singer is trapped in a situation that they cannot escape, and their captor has control over them in a way that is both disturbing and perverse. The song's haunting melody and powerful lyrics make it one of KMFDM's most memorable tracks.


Line by Line Meaning

Nowhere to run
There is no escape from the situation at hand


Not a place to hide
There is nowhere to hide from the truth


Black widow, butterfly
A dangerous situation, disguised to seem harmless


You're free till winter falls on me
You can enjoy your freedom, but it will end eventually when I catch up to you


Set the clock
Begin the countdown to an unavoidable event


Make you believe
Convince you of my truth, which may not be the actual truth


I hold the power to deceive
I have the ability to mislead and manipulate


Your wings rest fragile in my hands
You are vulnerable and at my mercy


Left behind
Forgotten and abandoned


Time to waste
There is nothing important to do


Burrowed in a fallen saint
Taking refuge in someone or something that has lost its power or influence


I have not a memory in my heart
I cannot recall anything significant or emotional from my past


No control, don't recall
I have no power over my life and cannot remember anything about it


Who or what I was before
I can't remember my identity or what I used to be


Fill me without guilt
Give me everything I want and don't hold back


I won't repent
I'm not sorry for my actions and won't change my ways


No eye has seen
The situation is unprecedented


Ear has heard
No one has heard of anything similar before


I cannot imagine her
I can't comprehend the evil or depravity of this person


A wanton womb of sick that won't give up
An unstoppable force of destructiveness and corruption


Arcane amputee
Someone or something that has been hidden or removed from public view


Bathing in depravity
Enjoying and reveling in wickedness and immorality


Blind, torture, kill
An act of extreme violence and sadism


I won't repent
No remorse for the horrific actions committed


Urgency
An immediate need or emergency


Emergency
A sudden and unexpected crisis


Insurgency
A rebellion or uprising against authority


Amnesia
A state of forgetfulness, confusion, and loss of identity




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@nomothetai

Nowhere to run
Not a place to hide
Black widow, butterfly
You're free till winter falls on me

Set the clock
Make you believe
I hold the power to deceive
Your wings rest fragile in my hands

Left behind
Time to waste
Burrowed in a fallen saint
I have not a memory in my heart

No control, don't recall
Who or what I was before
Fill me without guilt
I won't repent

No eye has seen
Ear has heard
I cannot imagine her
A wanton womb of sick that won't give up

Arcane amputee
Bathing in depravity
Blind, torture, kill
I won't repent

Urgency
Emergency
Insurgency
Amnesia



All comments from YouTube:

@youngsey

This band is SO criminally Underated.

@ofentseseilbi484

No lie🤘🏿

@happygilmore1844

understatement of the last 20 years!!

@Rikdiwoskwudif

Fax

@madden1170

Fact!

@boondock54x4

We need a club here in the 801. That plays this all night.

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@psychoholic81

LOL, these guys pretty much started the whole 90's Industrial scene. They've been doing it since the 80's. Very awesome band.

@ofentseseilbi484

Wait until you listen to skinny puppy

@joshcecil5892

@@ofentseseilbi484 fk skinny puppy. They had a couple good albums at best. I can enjoy some ohgr albums but the rest is trash

@shruggzdastr8-facedclown

Um, that would be Threobbing Gristle (going back to the '70s) -- you're welcome

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