Hawkshaw was born in London, England in 1969 and is the daughter of British Disco producer Alan Hawkshaw (of Love De-Luxe with Hawkshaw's Discophonia fame; they had a #1 disco hit on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1979 with "Here Comes That Sound Again". He later went on to compose the famous theme music for the British television game show Countdown). It was through her father and her love for dance music that would inspire Kirsty to pursue a career in music.
At a rave event in 1991 she was noticed by producers Ian Munro, Kevin Dobbs and Nigel Walton, who at the time were known as A.S.K. It was through this meeting that they would form a Dance act called Opus III. Their first single, "It's A Fine Day" from their debut album Mind Fruit was an international smash and hit #1 on Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1992. They also had another US #1 hit on the Dance chart in 1994 with "When You Made The Mountain" from their second and last album Guru Mother.
After the group broke up in 1994, Hawkshaw pursued a solo career and since then has been in demand by other acts in the Dance, House, Eurodance, Trance, and Electronica community, ranging from DJ Tiesto to Delerium.
Kirsty recorded an ambient, ethereal album, Enlightenment, which was never released.
On October 10, 2005 she released Meta-Message, a collection of older and newer songs after a growing interest in her out-of print O.U.T..
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Sci-Clone
Kirsty Hawkshaw Lyrics
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Past Darwin
125 miles an hour
The weather man has warned us well
There's been a lot of pressure building
The clouds are dark and static
From the silence you might never tell
But we're in for a drama
Tearing down the city
Like a savage
She's a sci-clone
Dust for clothing
Life for baggage
Stay underground
Safe and sound
But if I feel like running
Best you stay out of my way
She will tear off the roof above your bed
Drag you out of your head
And if I feel like crying
Best if you stay within your depth
She will turn your boat over
Let the storm die down instead
Careless woman
She's a careless woman
She's traveling
Past forever
Sympathy will not tame her
The weather man got blown away
Couldn't take the pressure
Sucked in by a fanatic
All that science but to no avail
Never can predict a
Sci-clone
Tearing down the highway
Screaming thunder
She's a sci-clone
Breaking out the spell
You put her under
So if I feel
So if I feel
Sci-clone
Sci-clone
Sci-clone
Sci-clone Cont
You confronted me
There was no way else to go
You regressed me
Now there's nothing left to know
I'm ready now
To face the force inside the shell
I'm ready now
To break out of this spell
Ah!
The lyrics of Kirsty Hawkshaw's song "Sci-Clone" depict a woman traveling at a break-neck speed of 125 miles per hour past Darwin amid a warning from the weatherman of an oncoming storm. The storm is a "Sci-clone" that tears down the city like a savage. The singer of the song refers to the woman as a "careless woman" who is unstoppable and unpredictable, capable of wreaking havoc on everything she encounters. The song talks about the unpredictability of human nature, just like science can never predict a "Sci-clone." Kirsty's voice becomes very intense towards the end of the song, signaling an emotion of readiness to face the force inside the shell and break out of the spell.
Line by Line Meaning
She's traveling
She's on the move
Past Darwin
She's left Darwin behind in her journey
125 miles an hour
She's moving quickly
The weather man has warned us well
The weather man has given us ample warning about the impending danger
There's been a lot of pressure building
The pressure has been mounting and it's about to reach the climax
The clouds are dark and static
The clouds are heavy and motionless, a harbinger of the impending storm
From the silence you might never tell
Despite the absence of any apparent activity, there's an underlying tension
But we're in for a drama
We're about to witness something intense and attention-grabbing
Sci-clone
A sci-fi cyclone; a metaphorical reference to the impending storm
Tearing down the city
The storm is tearing through the city, causing destruction and chaos
Like a savage
The storm is fierce and uncontrolled
She's a sci-clone
The storm is personified as a 'she'
Dust for clothing
The storm is seemingly made of dust (a metaphor for destruction) and therefore has dust for clothing
Life for baggage
The storm has no emotional or physical baggage; it's just a force of nature
Stay underground
The safest place to be during a storm is underground
Safe and sound
By going underground, one can ensure their safety
But if I feel like running
If I feel like I need to escape my current situation
Best you stay out of my way
It's best if you don't interfere with my decision to run
She will tear off the roof above your bed
If you don't take appropriate actions to protect yourself during the storm, the roof might get blown away
Drag you out of your head
The storm might be so intense that it can jolt you out of your senses
And if I feel like crying
If I feel sad or overwhelmed by the situation
Best if you stay within your depth
It's better if you don't attempt to console me beyond your ability
She will turn your boat over
The storm can capsize boats and other such objects
Let the storm die down instead
Instead of panicking, one should wait for the storm to subside
Careless woman
Reiterating the personification of the storm as a 'she'
She's a careless woman
The storm is reckless and unforgiving
Past forever
Moving away from the land and towards infinity
Sympathy will not tame her
Showing sympathy towards the storm won't make it less dangerous
The weather man got blown away
Even the most knowledgeable person is vulnerable during a storm
Couldn't take the pressure
The storm was too much to handle for the weather man
Sucked in by a fanatic
The weather man was possibly overconfident and got caught in the storm
All that science but to no avail
Despite all his knowledge and expertise, the weather man couldn't predict the storm accurately
Never can predict a
Implying that some things are beyond human comprehension and prediction
Sci-clone
Reiteration of the metaphorical reference to the storm
Tearing down the highway
The storm is engulfing everything in its path, including the highway
Screaming thunder
The thunder is so loud and ferocious that it seems to be screaming
Breaking out the spell
Escaping the hypnotic hold of the storm
You put her under
Possibly talking about a person who was responsible for bringing the storm upon everyone
So if I feel
If I experience certain emotions or feelings
Sci-clone
Reiteration of the metaphorical reference to the storm
Sci-clone
Reiteration of the metaphorical reference to the storm
Sci-clone
Reiteration of the metaphorical reference to the storm
Sci-clone Cont
Continuation of the metaphorical reference to the storm
You confronted me
You pushed me to a corner
There was no way else to go
I had no other option
You regressed me
You reduced me to a state of child-like helplessness
Now there's nothing left to know
There's no more information or knowledge that can be gained from the situation
I'm ready now
I'm prepared to face the challenge ahead
To face the force inside the shell
To confront my inner demons
I'm ready now
Reiteration of preparedness
To break out of this spell
To break free from any hypnotic or trance-like state that one might be in
Ah!
An exclamation
Lyrics © WARP MUSIC LIMITED
Written by: MARK PRITCHARD, KIRSTY HAWKSHAW
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