Serie Z II
Pin-Up Went Down Lyrics


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Why do I hear you
Laugh as she's rotting?
Parody of Death
Just Theatre of Horror,
Feed your brain
And then ask yourself
Why
It's blur now

Hey, face
Your needs
But pay
The bill

Applause
Murder
Free
Disorder
Jusqu'où, dis, l'extrême ?

Let's gore
And see
How mind
Can be…
Applause!

Let's "cash
For guts"
Let's "we
Want more"





We want more!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Pin-Up Went Down's song Serie Z II explore the darker and disturbing themes of death, horror and the human fascination with it. The opening lines "Why do I hear you laugh as she's rotting? Parody of Death, Just Theatre of Horror" paints a picture of a grotesque scene where someone is watching as another individual decomposes and their laughter evokes a sense of irony and parody. The lines "Feed your brain and then ask yourself why, it's blur now" refers to the idea that we consume horrific images and information and then become inured to it and start to question why we seek it out in the first place.


The stanza that follows is filled with contradictions and paradoxes. The line "Hey, face your needs but pay the bill" possibly suggests that while we may have a need to indulge in the macabre, there are always consequences, probably psychological ones. The phrase "Applause Murder, Free disorder, Jusqu'où, dis, l'extrême ?" translates to "Applause murder, Free disorder, How far, Say, is the extreme?", which begs the question of how far one is willing to go in their pursuit of entertainment, and whether it is justified to indulge in the darker side of humanity.


The chorus "Let's gore and see how mind can be...applause! Let's "cash for guts", let's "we want more", we want more!" highlights the idea that the audience is complicit in the horror they are witnessing and that they are demanding more. It can be viewed as a critique of the entertainment and media industry which feeds off of our insatiable appetite for sensational content.


Line by Line Meaning

Why do I hear you Laugh as she's rotting?
I don't understand why you're laughing as she's decaying.


Parody of Death Just Theatre of Horror,
This is not really death, just a play of gruesome spectacle.


Feed your brain And then ask yourself Why It's blur now
Expose yourself to this kind of entertainment and ponder why it's left you feeling numb and confused.


Hey, face Your needs But pay The bill
Indulge yourself, but be prepared to face the consequences.


Applause Murder Free Disorder Jusqu'où, dis, l'extrême ?
We glorify murder and chaos and wonder how far this extreme will go.


Let's gore And see How mind Can be… Applause!
Let's indulge in graphic violence to see how it affects our psyche. And let's applaud while we're at it.


Let's "cash For guts" Let's "we Want more" We want more!
We're willing to pay for increasingly graphic and disturbing entertainment, and we always want more.




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