Kat Vinter's music combines the unique moody beats and experimental soundscpaes of the Beat Gees with hauntingly honest and beautiful lyrics/melodies created by Laila and Kat during endless conversations in the cafes and bars of Berlin. Kat Vinter has a cinematic intensity, moments of darkness and light, sounds that are tinged with sadness for some moments and bursting with an infectious percussive energy at others. Poetic lyrics get to the heart of experience, a journey of elaborate harmonies and breathily executed vocals. Kat Vinter has written half of her material in Berlin and the other half in a tiny cabin on the border of Sweden and Norway.
Propaganda
Kat Vinter Lyrics
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Get into my head
And you twist my thoughts
Rewiring my nerves to my mind
So my mind is yours.
Sell it to my heart
With your warm whispers
Yeah, yeah
But mind me with your love
Yeah, yeah
But mind me with your love
It's all propaganda
All propaganda
All propaganda, yeah.
Don't give me any more propaganda
It's all propaganda
All propaganda, yeah.
It's all propaganda
All propaganda
All propaganda, yeah.
Don't give me any more propaganda
It's all propaganda
All propaganda, yeah.
(Get into my-) x4
Tell me who I am
Tell me what I want
Dizzy on your words, and I fall, and I fall head first.
Even when I know
That it don't add up
All of your equations are breaking, are breaking down.
Yeah, yeah
But mind me with your love
Yeah, yeah
But mind me with your love
It's all propaganda
All propaganda
All propaganda, yeah.
Don't give me any more propaganda
It's all propaganda
All propaganda, yeah.
It's all propaganda
All propaganda
All propaganda, yeah.
Don't give me any more propaganda
It's all propaganda
All propaganda, yeah.
(Get into my-) x4
Oh, you're so persuasive
Baby, I can taste it
Get wasted
On that, on that, on that
It's all propaganda
All propaganda
All propaganda, yeah.
Don't give me any more propaganda
It's all propaganda
All propaganda, yeah.
It's all propaganda, oh
It's all propaganda
It's all propaganda
It's all propaganda
It's all propaganda
It's all propaganda
All propaganda, yeah.
The song "Propaganda" by Kat Vinter is about the power of persuasion and its influence over one's thoughts and actions. The lyrics suggest that the singer is being manipulated by someone who has found a way to "get into their head" and control their thoughts by using warm whispers and persuasive language. The singer is aware of this manipulation but is still drawn in and confused by it. They want to break free from this propaganda and regain control of their own thoughts and desires.
The repetition of the phrase "All propaganda" emphasizes the theme of manipulation and control, and suggests that the singer is surrounded by messages that try to convince them to act in a certain way. The repeated use of "Yeah, yeah" adds to the feeling of being overwhelmed and disoriented by the messages they are receiving.
The line "Tell me who I am, tell me what I want" suggests that the singer feels lost and uncertain about their own identity and desires, and is relying on the persuasive messages of others to define themselves. The chorus serves as a plea to the manipulator to stop using propaganda to control them and allow them to regain their autonomy.
Overall, "Propaganda" is a powerful commentary on the insidious nature of persuasion and its effects on our thoughts, actions, and sense of self.
Line by Line Meaning
Get into my head
Ingratiate yourself into my thoughts and consciousness.
And you twist my thoughts
Manipulate and distort my thinking.
Rewiring my nerves to my mind
Restructuring my cognitive processes from the ground up.
So my mind is yours.
So that you can control my thoughts and actions at will.
Sell it to my heart
Exert influence over my emotions.
With your warm whispers
Using soft, seductive language to manipulate my emotions.
Running through my veins like a sweet, like a sweet?
Invading my entire being so that your influence is all-encompassing.
But mind me with your love
But use your affection for me as a tool to control me.
It's all propaganda
All of this is a carefully crafted and deceitful campaign to manipulate me.
Don't give me any more propaganda
I don't want to be manipulated anymore.
Tell me who I am
Dictate my identity to me.
Tell me what I want
Influence my desires and wants.
Dizzy on your words, and I fall, and I fall head first.
My head is spinning from all of the manipulation, and I am falling under your influence.
Even when I know
Even when I am aware of what you are doing.
That it don't add up
Even when your campaign of manipulation doesn't make logical sense.
All of your equations are breaking, are breaking down.
Your attempts to manipulate me are failing and falling apart.
Oh, you're so persuasive
You are incredibly skilled at convincing and manipulating others.
Baby, I can taste it
I can sense your influence and feel its effects.
Get wasted
Become consumed and overwhelmed by your propaganda.
It's all propaganda, oh
All of this is propaganda, and it is overwhelming and pervasive.
It's all propaganda
All of this is a deceitful and manipulative campaign.
All propaganda, yeah.
All of it is propaganda designed to manipulate me.
Writer(s): Philip Boellhoff, Katrina Anne Noorbergen, David Vogt, Sipho Sililo, Laila Samuels, Hannes Buescher
Contributed by Declan K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.