The most promi… Read Full Bio ↴Lodger is a name used by several bands and musicians:
The most prominent is this entry:
1) Lodger is a Finnish indie band, formed by Teemu Merilä in 2002. Although largely unknown outside of Finland, they have established a cult-following on the internet due to the popularity of their flash music videos. Their first video "Doorsteps" and all their subsequent are designed by the bands lyricist Hannes Häyhä.
Their big break-through was with the internationally known flash-video 'I Love Death' which was later followed by the videos 'God Has Rejected The Western World' and '24h Candy Machine'.
Their first album, Hi-Fi High Lights Down Low, is rarely found in record-stores but can be bought over the internet at www.stupido.fi, also check amazon marketplace.
Their second album, How Vulgar, received lukewarm critical and fan response -- but don't let that stop you from listening. The tracks "Friends" and "Brunswick Centre" are among their best.
Their third and latest album, Honeymoon Is Over, is, to paraphrase Merilä, what How Vulgar should have been. Much of the music has a harsher tone than their previous work.
For flash videos go to lodger.fi and for news of tours, or updates, use their myspace www.myspace.com/lodger as this is actually updated from time to time.
In 2007 there was a small tour of America and there may have been a trip to the UK also in 2007.
2) Lodger was also a late 1990s indie 'supergroup' composed of Danny Goffey (Supergrass), Pearl Lowe (Powder), Neil Carlill (Delicatessen), and Will Foster (also Delicatessen). The band released one album, A Walk in the Park, in 1998.
3) Lodger may also refer to a music collagist, DJ and singer in Austin, Texas, who has also recorded under the names David Lodger, David Lodger's Hallucination (DLH), Thr33 Record Set, Supressed Laughter and Ziggy. He was a founding member of the underground, early 80's, Houston-based garage band Dead Eddie.
Some tracks can be heard at https://soundcloud.com/lodger-x-lodger
I Love Death
Lodger Lyrics
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You can taste the cancer in my morning kiss
Scratch the rash on my back it's perfect bliss
You want a life companion and you're getting this
Man, can get a few dimes
And man can get it a few times
Man, can get a few dimes
You have to look away of every meal
Inconvenient but that's the deal
This it what, we become when nothing's real
Mental wounds that never heal
Man, can get a few dimes
And man can get it a few times
Man, can get a few dimes
And man can get it a few times
Man, can get a few dimes
And man can get it a few times
Man, can get a few dimes
And man can get it a few times
The lyrics of Lodger's song "I Love Death" are dark and unsettling, painting a vivid picture of a person who is on the brink of death and has become quite apathetic towards life. The opening lines suggest that the person is old and diseased, waking up at night to urinate, and the smell or taste of death is present in his/her morning kiss. The next line, "scratch the rash on my back, it's perfect bliss" creates an impression that this person experiences pleasure in pain, and physical discomfort is now the norm. The final line of the stanza takes a dark turn, revealing that an individual in such a state is likely to be alone and unwanted, but now someone desires such a partner.
The chorus of the song, "Man, can get a few dimes and man can get it a few times" could be interpreted in different ways. It can either mean that a person can live simply and cheaply in this world or that they can indulge in physical pleasures as they please. But the repeated phrase seems to indicate a sense of futility, as if there is no real meaning to life, and everything we do is just a temporary pleasure.
The final stanza highlights the theme of apathy and resignation to an unfulfilling life. The phrase "You have to look away of every meal" suggests a loss of appetite or disgust towards food, often symptomatic of depression. The next line "Inconvenient but that's the deal" indicates a dismissive attitude towards something that should ordinarily be pleasurable. The final lines are the most damning with "Mental wounds that never heal." representing the emotional and psychological damage that living in such deprivation and despair can cause.
Line by Line Meaning
Waking ten times to take a piss
I'm plagued with a disease that makes me need to constantly urinate throughout the night
You can taste the cancer in my morning kiss
My body has been ravaged by cancer so much that you can taste it in my breath when we kiss in the morning
Scratch the rash on my back it's perfect bliss
Despite my ailments, there are still moments of pleasure, like scratching an itch on my back
You want a life companion and you're getting this
I understand that you want someone to share your life with, but all I can offer is a sickly and declining body
Man, can get a few dimes
Human life is valued so little that we are often reduced to a monetary exchange or commodity
And man can get it a few times
In our fleeting existence, we are only able to experience moments of pleasure a few times before our inevitable end
You have to look away of every meal
My physical condition is so poor that I can no longer enjoy the simple pleasure of eating without disgust or approval
Inconvenient but that's the deal
It's an unfortunate and difficult reality that I now have to live with
This it what, we become when nothing's real
In a world where reality has become blurred and twisted, we are left with nothingness and despair
Mental wounds that never heal
The scars left by our experiences are often psychological and never fully heal, haunting us for the rest of our days
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ANTTI LAARI, HANNES HAYHA, JYRI RIIKONEN, RICHARD ANDERSSON, TEEMU MERILA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Dimosix
The masterpiece still exists. Gonna check it again in few years
First time I saw it when I was thirteen I guess. Interesting experience
@Africa893
i mean low blue flame was several years ago at this point. Think they're done
@boozypixels
I was 24... now 43.
@Alfapiomega
Oh man, nostalgia hard.
@blackghostcat
i know what you mean.
@Gawroon7
***** remind me?
@martinnm8276
Alfapiomega For me it was the first times on the internets
@hoythanson1274
Nostalgia? I've been listening to them constantly since I saw this when I was younger. I mean why wouldn't you have?
Their music just has such a down to earth, hungover on a tuseday morning kinda feeling I cant find anywhere else.
@ARTBACKSTEAKHOUSE
First I ever saw of them was WAY back in the early 2000's on old starcraft battle.net, in somebody's bio. It was 24 hour candy machine!
@zielaq87
I remember that as a flash movie, before youtube. Masterpiece