Rinkadink is the artist name used by Werner "Vana" Van Jaarsveld, a South A… Read Full Bio ↴Rinkadink is the artist name used by Werner "Vana" Van Jaarsveld, a South African producer of psychedelic trance. Rinkadink's tracks are typical of the genre, featuring rapid tempos, intense basslines, and unusual electronic sounds. In addition to a corpus of single tracks appearing on various compilation albums, he's also authored two albums.

Rinkadink has also collaborated with DJ Spencer (under the name Flaming Hoons), Shane Gobi (under the name Whiplash) and Mike Modular.

Anyone Seen Bender
Rinkadink Lyrics

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Hey...
Where are you?
Hey...
I have always been...
Are you?
Did I?
Who built you?
God.

I have always been...

God.
God.
He's god!
God.
God.
God.

He's god!
Why would god think in binary? Unless...
Hey...
Hey...

Bender!
Bender!
Bender!
Bender!

Hello, has anyone out there seen bender?
Hello, has anyone out there seen bender?

No! Quit asking!
I don't know.
I have always been...

Who built you?
He's god!

Overall Meaning

The opening of Rinkadink's song "Anyone Seen Bender" starts with a series of questions and statements that don't seem to flow coherently. The lyrics are repetitious and interjected with urgent calls for Bender's whereabout. At first glance, it's hard to determine the meaning of the song, but on deeper analysis, one would notice that the lyrics are a reference to the popular animated series, Futurama. Bender happens to be a robot character in the series, and the lyrics seek to trace his origin and the quest to find him.

The lyrics suggest that Bender was created by God, and the purpose of his creation was to perform a particular task. The line "Why would God think in binary?" suggests that the robot was built with a binary system, implying that he is programmed to function efficiently. The urgent calls for Bender's whereabout suggest that he is either lost, stolen, or missing. This storyline is a reflection of various episodes in the Futurama series, such as Bender's Big Score, where Bender is lost in time and space, and the team goes searching for him.

Line by Line Meaning

Hey...
Addressing someone

Where are you?
Asking for someone's location

Hey...
Addressing someone again

I have always been...
Insisting on one's existence

Are you?
Questioning someone's identity

Did I?
Uncertainty about one's actions

Who built you?
Asking about the creator of something

God.
Claiming that God is the creator

He's god!
Confirming that God is the creator

God.
Repeating the claim that God is the creator

He's god!
Confirming again that God is the creator