Matthew Good is a rock musician from Coquitlam, BC, Canada, formerly of the… Read Full Bio ↴Matthew Good is a rock musician from Coquitlam, BC, Canada, formerly of the Matthew Good Band, which was disbanded in 2002. His solo career has met with continued success, with the release of Avalanche on March 4, 2003. He followed that up on June 15, 2004 with White Light Rock and Roll Review, and on September 20, 2005 with In a Coma, a best-of documenting his musical career from 1995-2005. On July 31, 2007, he released his third album, entitled Hospital Music. The album consisted of 15 tracks, and is a deviation from the other albums in that this album is completely personal. Matthew Good's fourth album came out on October 6, 2009 and was entitled "Vancouver". The album, is a concept album and deals with Good's reflections of his hometown of Vancouver, and won him Best Rock Album at the Junos. Good also released a live album in the autumn of 2008. It contained live recordings from his concert at Massey Hall in Toronto on May 29, 2008. Lights of Endangered Species, released May 31, 2011, was Good's fifth studio album and was nominated for Rock Album of the Year at the 2012 Juno Awards.

Good is a strong advocate for human rights, and is affiliated with Amnesty International.

He has also released a book entitled "At Last There Is Nothing Left to Say," consisting of a series of blog entries and manifestos he posted on Matthew Good Band's website before the band disbanded. As well as being a testament to why he continues to have a solid and devoted fan-base, the work showcases Matt's unique perspective, and the creative mind that is the source of his success.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2002

09:00 P.M. Load Me Up
Matthew Good Lyrics

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Picture yourself
Sleeping on a plane
There's something ticking in the overhead
And inside your brains
There's bodies in the water
And bodies in the basement
If heaven's for clean people, it's vacant
And hey are you know?

And hey are you being careful?
And hey are you luke warm?
Hey ya you are

I'm frantic
So load me up
Whatever puts me all the way out

Picture yourself swimming in an ocean
A million miles from nowhere and the nearest phone
There's bodies in the water
Floating all around you
And all of them are talking, and they're comedians
And hey are you you know?
And hey are you special?
And hey are you deformed?
Hey ya you are

I'm frantic
So load me up
It seems so practiced
Me fucking this up
Whatever puts me all the way out

Picture yourself at the MGM grand
Murphy's fighting Occam, you're in the stands
You're in the stands
There's somebody in the water
In the middle of the ocean
A million miles from nowhere
And they're alone
I'm there alone
So, so deformed

I'm frantic
So load me up
This seems so practiced

So take me all the way out
Whatever puts me all the way out

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Matthew Good Band's song "0900 pm - Load Me Up" paint a vivid picture of anxiety and paranoia, with references to ticking sounds, bodies in water and basements, and feeling isolated and alone. The first verse describes someone sleeping on a plane and hearing something ticking in the overhead compartment, but also feeling as though there are "bodies" in the water and basement. This imagery of chaos and danger reinforces the sense of unease and discomfort that pervades the song. The chorus then declares the singer's desire to be loaded up with something that puts them "all the way out," indicating a deep desire to escape whatever is causing this anxiety.

The second verse paints another picture of isolation and fear, this time with the singer swimming in an ocean surrounded by bodies that are talking and making jokes. The use of bodies in both verses speaks to a sense of physical and emotional weight that is burdening the singer, and the fact that they are everywhere reinforces the idea that there is no escape from this feeling. The chorus again expresses the desire to be loaded up and taken away from it all.

Finally, the third verse references a fight at the MGM Grand, but still emphasizes the loneliness and isolation of the singer. They are alone in the middle of the ocean, feeling deformed, and again express their desperation to be loaded up and taken away from it all. Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of profound anxiety and fear, as well as a deep desire for escape and release.

Line by Line Meaning

Picture yourself
Imagine a situation where

Sleeping on a plane
You are fast asleep in an aircraft

There's something ticking in the overhead
You hear a ticking sound coming from the overhead compartment

And inside your brains
In your mind

There's bodies in the water
You imagine dead people in the water

And bodies in the basement
You also imagine dead people in the basement

If heaven's for clean people, it's vacant
If only perfect people can go to heaven, then no one is going to heaven

And hey are you know?
Do you know what I mean?

And hey are you being careful?
Are you being cautious?

And hey are you luke warm?
Are you being mediocre?

Hey ya you are
You are indeed

I'm frantic
I am extremely anxious

So load me up
Give me something to calm me down

Whatever puts me all the way out
Anything that will make me sleep or lose consciousness

Picture yourself swimming in an ocean
Imagine yourself in the middle of the sea

A million miles from nowhere and the nearest phone
A vast distance from civilization and any means of communication

There's bodies in the water
You see dead bodies floating in the water

Floating all around you
Dead bodies are scattered in every direction

And all of them are talking, and they're comedians
Your mind is playing tricks on you, and you are imagining the dead people talking and even making jokes

And hey are you you know?
Do you understand what I'm trying to say?

And hey are you special?
Do you consider yourself unique or important?

And hey are you deformed?
Do you feel like something is wrong with you?

I'm frantic
I'm still feeling extremely anxious

So load me up
Give me something again to calm me down

It seems so practiced
It feels like I've been doing this too frequently

Me fucking this up
Me ruining everything

Picture yourself at the MGM grand
Now imagine yourself in a casino resort of MGM grand

Murphy's fighting Occam, you're in the stands
There's a fight going on between two people named Murphy and Occam, and you are just watching from the stands

There's somebody in the water
You are once again imagining someone in the water

In the middle of the ocean
This person is stranded in the sea

And they're alone
They have no one else to turn to

I'm there alone
You feel like no one is there for you either

So, so deformed
You are feeling very broken and lost

This seems so practiced
This feels like an all too familiar feeling

So take me all the way out
Just make me go unconscious forever

Whatever puts me all the way out
Anything that will make me sleep or lose consciousness

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DAVE GENN, IAN BROWNE, MATTHEW GOOD, RICH PRISKE

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