Contributions to Psychic TV have included artists such as Coil, Current 93, Hafler Trio, The Cult, White Stains, Soft Cell, XKP, Master Musicians of Jajouka, Matthew Best, Daniel Simon Black, Bill Breeze, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Derek Jarman, Fred Giannelli, John "Zoskia" Gosling, Timothy Leary, Rose McDowall, Stephen Kent, Vagina Dentata Organ, Andrew Weatherall, Z'ev, Zef Noi$e, and many others.
PTV can not be seen as regular band/group but more as a collective of musicans, artists, painters and others that made their contribution under the PTV umbrella. PTV had for many years their own record label Temple where they released music by PTV as well as Dave Ball (ex Soft Cell) and others. In many ways PTV followed in the same lane as Throbbing Gristle did, but did it into something more. The first years of PTV the music was experimental and sometimes noise. Later they changed their musical direction into electronica as well as techno.
Psychic TV is also responsible in part for the popularity of the acid house movement. Some will even argue that they played a huge part in starting the movement.
Wicked
Psychic TV Lyrics
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Don't want your love (don't want your love)
I'll give you pain (I'll give you pain), ankh
Look at me (look at me) ankh
I am your love (I am your love)
Don't want your love (don't want your love), ankh
I'll hate you much (I'll hate you much), ankh
I'll touch your skin (I'll touch your skin), I'll feel your pain (I'll feel your pain), ankh
Look at me (look at me)
I'll take your heart (I'll take your heart)
Ankh, you see my dreams
You make me love (You make me love)
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Ankh, hold my hand
Don't touch me, ankh
I'll give you pain (I'll give you pain), ankh
Ankh, you want my love (you want my love)
I want your sex (I want your sex)
I want your skin (I want your skin), ankh
Turn around (turn around)
Your eyes look down (your eyes look down), ankh
Ankh
Go away (go away)
Ankh, you little boy (you little boy)
Sex
Sex (sex), sex
Sex (sex), sex
Sex
The lyrics to Psychic TV's song Wicked are both intriguing and perplexing. The song is loaded with contradictions and paradoxes, making it difficult to decipher the true meaning behind the words. The opening lines, "Don't want your love, I'll give you pain", set the tone for the rest of the song. It seems as though the singer is rejecting love in favor of causing pain, which is a twisted form of affection. The chorus emphasizes this point even further, with the repeated line "I am your love, I'll hate you much".
As the song progresses, the tone becomes more ominous and threatening. The lines "Look at me, I'll take your heart" and "I'll touch your skin, I'll feel your pain" suggest that the singer is a sadistic lover who enjoys inflicting pain on their partner. However, it's important to note that the word "ankh" is repeated frequently throughout the song. The ankh is an ancient Egyptian symbol for life or immortality, and it's possible that it is being used here to represent something more abstract, like the concept of eternal love or the cycle of life and death.
Overall, the lyrics to Wicked are mysterious and open to interpretation. They could be interpreted as a twisted love song, a warning about the dangers of obsessive love, or a commentary on the cyclical nature of love and pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't want your love (don't want your love)
I do not have any interest in your love or affection.
I'll give you pain (I'll give you pain), ankh
I will bring you harm and suffering, oh Egyptian symbol for life.
Look at me (look at me) ankh
Direct your attention towards me, oh ankh.
I am your love (I am your love)
I am the person whom you love.
Don't want your love (don't want your love), ankh
I do not desire your love or affection, oh ankh.
I'll hate you much (I'll hate you much), ankh
I will greatly dislike you, oh ankh.
I'll touch your skin (I'll touch your skin), I'll feel your pain (I'll feel your pain), ankh
I will physically touch you and experience your agony, oh ankh.
I'll take your heart (I'll take your heart)
I will acquire your love or affection.
Ankh, you see my dreams
Oh ankh, you are aware of my aspirations and visions.
You make me love (You make me love)
You cause me to love or feel affection towards you.
Ankh, hold my hand
Oh ankh, take my hand in yours.
Don't touch me, ankh
Oh ankh, refrain from touching me.
I'll give you pain (I'll give you pain), ankh
I will bring you harm and suffering, oh ankh.
Ankh, you want my love (you want my love)
Oh ankh, you desire my love or affection.
I want your sex (I want your sex)
I desire to engage in sexual activity with you.
I want your skin (I want your skin), ankh
I desire to touch and have physical contact with you, oh ankh.
Turn around (turn around)
Rotate your body.
Your eyes look down (your eyes look down), ankh
Your gaze is directed downwards, oh ankh.
Ankh
Oh Egyptian symbol for life.
Go away (go away)
Leave my presence or vicinity.
Ankh, you little boy (you little boy)
Oh ankh, you are like a child.
Sex
Sex (sex), sex
Sex (sex), sex
Sex
Repeatedly mentioning the act of sex.
Contributed by Riley M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@stevendunkley8284
I was fortunate enough to be personally tutored into how to perform magick by Paula and Genesis whilst I lived in Brighton. The P'orridges were my mentors as well as my close personal friends.
One true TOPY tribe. United 4 ever.
R.I.P. Gen x
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would you kindly instruct me?
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@larslarsen1444
Genesis will always live on in the hearts and minds of the people who loved him. and the rest of us thought he was a narcissistic psychopath.
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R.I.P. Peter Christopherson. Your hand in music has touched many. You will be missed.
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This was mostly Fred G’s work
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This was mostly Fred G’s work