Sue and Dee, who met while students in Liverpool, took stage-names from the words for: a writer's pen name, "nom de plume" (Dee Plume) and an assumed name, "pseudonym" (Sue Denim).
50 Minutes
Robots in Disguise Lyrics
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Sore - all over me
Sore - all over me
(I'm sore, all over me)
Sore - all over me
(I'm sore, all over me)
Sore - all over me
(I'm sore, all over me)
(I'm sore, all over me)
Mind empty, aching
Don't wash, don't care, no calls
Mind conscious, tiring
Can't see, can't speak, can't think
Sink, sunk, funk, fucked, touched
Scratchy, stuck, stuck, stuck
50 minutes, 52 weeks, 4 years x8
Bored - don't talk to me
Bored - don't talk to me
Bored - don't talk to me
(I'm bored, don't talk to me)
Bored - don't talk to me
(I'm bored, don't talk to me)
Mind conscious, tiring
Can't see, can't speak, can't think
Mind empty, aching
Don't wash, don't care, no calls
Fall, fell, dirt, hurt, broke, choking, spunked, spunked, spunked
50 minutes, 52 weeks, 4 years x16
4 years (to end)
The song "50 Minutes" by Robots in Disguise is an expression of boredom and exhaustion. The repeated words "sore" and "bored" emphasize the physical and mental weariness the singer is experiencing. The mind is empty, unable to focus, and growing tired with the passage of time. With phrases like "Can't see, can't speak, can't think", and "Don't wash, don't care, no calls", the song paints a picture of someone stuck in a monotonous routine with no reprieve.
The repetition of phrases like "sink, sunk, funk, fucked, touched" and "fall, fell, dirt, hurt, broke, choking, spunked" suggest a sense of feeling stuck or stagnant, unable to move forward. The song's title, "50 Minutes," refers to the passage of time, a theme that is emphasized throughout the lyrics. The constant repetition of the line "50 minutes, 52 weeks, 4 years" emphasizes the feeling that time is dragging on, and the singer is struggling to find a way out of their boredom and exhaustion.
Line by Line Meaning
Sore - all over me
The singer is physically sore all over their body
Mind empty, aching
The singer's mind is feeling empty and in pain
Don't wash, don't care, no calls
The singer is neglecting their hygiene and social connections
Mind conscious, tiring
The artist's mind is aware but it's exhausting for them
Can't see, can't speak, can't think
The artist is unable to perform basic functions such as seeing, speaking, and thinking
Sink, sunk, funk, fucked, touched
The singer is feeling frustrated, helpless, and possibly violated
Scratchy, stuck, stuck, stuck
The singer feels agitated and trapped
50 minutes, 52 weeks, 4 years x8
The artist is expressing how long they have been feeling this way and the different time frames that they have been experiencing these feelings
Bored - don't talk to me
The artist is bored and doesn't want to talk to anyone
Fall, fell, dirt, hurt, broke, choking, spunked, spunked, spunked
The artist is describing a series of negative experiences and emotions they have been going through
4 years (to end)
The singer has been feeling this way for 4 years and is expressing hope that it will come to an end soon
Contributed by Chloe V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.