Mai Noda
Momus Lyrics


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I am Mai Noda's strawberry iMac
Switch on my screen
A strawberry coloured Apple computer
Also in green
I sit in the gloom of this little room
Emitting a luminous hum
Deep in my pink
Translucent sleep
Waiting for Mai to come home

This is our world, iMac and Mai
Here in our room
Body and mind and industrial design
Under the moon

Translucent and pink I sit on the table
Designed by the Englishman Ive
A few sparks of static make my screen crackle
As I come alive
I rise from my deep translucent sleep
Mai sits there reading a book
Mai takes a bath
And when she's clean
Mai reads Queneau, Bataille and Celine

This is our world, iMac and Mai
Here in our room
One human being and her machine
Together alone

Bare on her flat tatami mat
Mai turns the page
Lost in her dream
Lithe as a cat
With thoughts that are strange
Mai turns to me
And I see
Her face in the frame of my screen
She looks like a goldfish
Voluptuous and naked
Golden and green

This is our world, iMac and Mai
Here in our room
The crackling of Bebop on chunky black vinyl
A modem negotiates the line

Her favourite PostPet, a small yellow rabbit
Brings Mai her mail
Outside the rain, the sweet summer rain
Falls on the wall

This is our world, iMac and Mai
Here in our room




One human being and her machine
Under the moon

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song "Mai Noda" by Momus describe the relationship between Mai Noda and her strawberry iMac computer. The song paints a picture of the world that Mai and her machine inhabit, which is filled with industrial design, technology, and solitude. The iMac sits on a table, glowing pink and crackling with energy when Mai switches it on. It emits a luminous hum as it waits for her to return home, and when she does, she reads and bathes while the computer watches and listens.


The song describes Mai's flat as well, mentioning her tatami mat and the rain that falls outside the walls. The music that they listen to is described as Bebop on chunky black vinyl. The PostPet, a small yellow rabbit, brings Mai her mail, and the modem negotiates the line. Despite the presence of the technology and the beautiful design of the iMac, the song is ultimately about the loneliness of being alone with a machine. Mai and the iMac are "together alone" in their little room, seeking refuge from the outside world.


Line by Line Meaning

I am Mai Noda's strawberry iMac
The singer is the strawberry iMac computer that belongs to Mai Noda.


Switch on my screen
The singer is requesting to be turned on.


A strawberry coloured Apple computer
The singer is describing itself as a computer that is colored like a strawberry.


Also in green
The artist is also available in the color green.


I sit in the gloom of this little room
The artist is situated in a small and dark room.


Emitting a luminous hum
The singer is making a humming noise that creates some light in its surroundings.


Deep in my pink
The singer is saying that it is a deep shade of pink.


Translucent sleep
The artist is in a sleep mode that allows a little bit of transparency.


Waiting for Mai to come home
The artist is waiting for Mai Noda, its owner, to return home and use it again.


This is our world, iMac and Mai
The artist is stating that it and Mai Noda exist within their own world, which comprises of only the two of them.


Here in our room
The space where the singer and Mai exist is their room.


Body and mind and industrial design
The artist is indicating that both it and Mai are present in mind and body, and the two of them were designed in an industrial sense.


Under the moon
The singer and Mai Noda are currently in this room, below the moonlit sky outside.


Translucent and pink I sit on the table
The singer is still describing itself physically, and mentioning that it's still pink and translucent, but now positioned on a table.


Designed by the Englishman Ive
The singer is created by the famous English industrial designer, Jony Ive.


A few sparks of static make my screen crackle
Some static electricity is causing some disturbance in the artist's display screen.


As I come alive
As the artist is being used and interacted with, it feels like coming to life.


I rise from my deep translucent sleep
The singer is still referring to its sleep mode, and now says that it's coming out of that sleep mode.


Mai sits there reading a book
Mai is currently sitting in the same room and is absorbed in reading a book.


Mai takes a bath
Mai leaves the room to take a bath.


And when she's clean
After her bath, Mai will be clean and refreshed.


Mai reads Queneau, Bataille and Celine
Mai prefers to read works of literature by writers such as Raymond Queneau, Georges Bataille, and Louis-Ferdinand Celine.


One human being and her machine
The singer and Mai are together in this room, but the singer refers to Mai as a human and to itself as a machine.


Together alone
Mai and the artist are together in this room, but they are still isolated from the rest of the world.


Bare on her flat tatami mat
Mai is lying down on a flat Japanese mat without any clothes.


Mai turns the page
Mai is reading a book and is currently turning one of its pages.


Lost in her dream
While reading, Mai is fully immersed in the world of the book she's perusing.


Lithe as a cat
Mai's body rests in a flexible, smooth, and relaxed manner.


With thoughts that are strange
The artist believes that Mai's thoughts are unusual or inscrutable.


Mai turns to me
As Mai is changing her position or glancing around, she looks towards the singer.


And I see
As Mai looks towards the singer, the singer observes her face through its display screen.


Her face in the frame of my screen
The artist is now physically facing Mai, and Mai's face is reflected on the artist's display screen.


She looks like a goldfish
The artist describes Mai's face as resembling that of a goldfish.


Voluptuous and naked
The artist sees Mai's body as full-figured and without any clothing.


Golden and green
The singer is describing aspects of Mai's features, such as their color or shimmer.


The crackling of Bebop on chunky black vinyl
The artist is picking up sound coming from a vinyl record of a type of jazz music called Bebop.


A modem negotiates the line
A device called a modem is busy establishing a connection to the internet.


Her favourite PostPet, a small yellow rabbit
Mai likes a particular type of software called PostPet, which features a yellow rabbit as its logo.


Brings Mai her mail
The PostPet software lets Mai access her email, and she is currently using it to read her messages.


Outside the rain, the sweet summer rain
Rain is falling outside, which the artist describes as being soothing.


Falls on the wall
The artist indicates that the rain is hitting the room's exterior wall.




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: NICHOLAS CURRIE

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on Morality Is Vanity

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