1) Scarlet was a UK du… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Scarlet was a UK duo from Hull. They originally consisted of Cheryl Parker (vocals, guitar) and Jo Youle (piano, keyboards, vocals). The group had a third member, Joanne Fox, but she left before the band had any major success.
The band had their first UK hit with "Independent Love Song" (UK #12) in 1995 featured in the film "Bed of Roses," which was followed by their album Naked (UK #53). The group's second UK single "I Wanna Be Free (To Be With Him)" became a minor hit (UK #21), but the next single "Love Hangover" flopped (UK #54).
In 1996, Scarlet issued a new single "Bad Girl", but this also stalled at #54. The album Chemistry missed the top 75 completely, and it was after this relative failure that WEA dropped the band and they went their separate ways.
2) Formed in Richmond, Virginia in 2000, Scarlet are a technical metalcore band who also utilize electronic elements. They released the EP 'Breaking the Dead Stare' in 2000 which was followed in 2003 by the more complex and experimental 'Something to Lust About' shortly after signing to Ferret Music. They released the concept album 'Cult Classic' in 2004 before deciding to call it a day.
However, in 2005, the group re-united with a revised line up to release 'This Was Always Meant to Fall Apart'. Their last lineup consisted of Andreas Magnusson (Drums/Electronics), Brandon Roundtree (Vocals), Randy Vanderbilt (Guitar/Vocals) and Bryan Tolbert (Guitar).
The band called it quits permanently after Roundtree (vocals) left the band in early 2007.
However their myspace hints slightly that this break may not be permanent.
3) Defunct Sydney band who recently reemerged as Luxury. Released an EP called "Siren" (1993) and one album called "Magnolia" (1995).
4) Scarlet is a Chinese jazz singer, from the record label TIS (Treasure Island), singing famous jazz standards.
5) Scarlet is an American post-rock, progressive, alternative, and acoustic band based out of St. Louis, MO. Current members are Jeremy Tripp, Katy Durrwachter, Jon Todd, John Pecher, and Ben May. Scarlet can be found easiest at www.myspace.com/wearescarlet and on Last.fm at last.fm/wearescarlet. They are expected to release their debut EP in 2009.
6) Scarlet was a 6-member (some websites state four member), female K-pop group formed by Funny Collection Entertainment that appeared in 2014, released two singles and permanently disbanded sometime in 2015. Although debuting as a 6-member group (Sara, JiHye, Kimi, Rabyuel, Yerim and Aromi), it's been stated on some websites that it was announced sometime that same year that Yerim and Aromi would be leaving and Scarlet reformed as a 4-member group to release Hip Song. There is still some confusion on this point as although the claim of reforming as a four member group is made across a few sites, five members are in the music video for Hip Song - Sara, JiHye, Kimi, Rabyuel and Aromi. After Scarlet disbanded, Kimi joined another K-pop group, BULLDOK.
7) Scarlet (Styalized as 'SCARLET') is a metal group from Sweden, founded on 22nd September, 2017. Led by vocalist Scarlet Hunts. Debut album 'Obey The Queen' will be released on November 13th, 2020, via Arising Empire.
8) Scarlet is a hard rock/heavy metal band from Columbus, Ohio, USA, that was formed in 1982
The Joy Decoys are Coming
Scarlet Lyrics
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Backstabbing salesmen telling you ho to feel. Door to door gunpoint.
Selling you flesh to the meat markets and running.
If you want love, you can buy love. Everyone is for sale.
They are making you kneel. The rip off artists are coming.
Sleazy used car salesmen telling you how to feel.
His gun cocked to shoot who is near.
Selling your soul one dollar at a time.
You are the money hungry prostitute swine.
You are the money hungry prostitute swine.
Open your legs and recite these lines.
The lyrics of Scarlet's song 'The Joy Decoys are Coming' are powerful and thought-provoking, highlighting the dangers of blindly following societal norms and succumbing to commercialism. The 'joy decoys' are a metaphor for the false sense of happiness and fulfillment that is sold to people by manipulative salesmen who try to dictate how they should feel. These salesmen are compared to backstabbers and are portrayed as being dirty, numbing and rip off artists who peddle flesh in meat markets.
Scarlet points out that in this world where everything is for sale, even love can be bought. The metaphorical gunpoint of the door to door salesmen implies that people are being forced into these false notions of happiness and fulfillment, leading to a loss of individuality and self-worth. Scarlet warns that these 'joy decoys' are making people kneel, stripped of their own thoughts and beliefs.
In the final verse, the lyrics take on a more direct tone, and Scarlet refers to the devil in a three-piece suit, who is selling people's souls for money. The line 'Open your legs and recite these lines' is a scathing indictment of the way people are willing to do anything for money, even if it means selling their dignity and self-respect.
Overall, the song is a powerful critique of consumerism and the way it robs people of their individuality and sense of self-worth. The 'joy decoys' are a reminder that true happiness cannot be bought, and that people need to be careful not to sell their souls in the pursuit of material goods.
Line by Line Meaning
The joy decoys are coming. Dirty as a dollar and twice as numbing.
The joy decoys, aka backstabbing salesmen, are arriving and they are deceitful and harmful, just like a dirty dollar bill that dulls your senses.
Backstabbing salesmen telling you ho to feel. Door to door gunpoint.
These salesmen are so manipulative that they even try to control your emotions like a puppeteer. They go from house to house with the threat of force to make you buy their product.
Selling you flesh to the meat markets and running.
They sell anything they can, including human flesh, and then flee the situation.
If you want love, you can buy love. Everyone is for sale.
In this world, even love is for sale and everyone has a price.
They are making you kneel. The rip off artists are coming.
These con artists want to make you submissive and vulnerable to their schemes.
Sleazy used car salesmen telling you how to feel.
These salesmen are not only unethical but also extremely lecherous and try to convince you of how to feel.
Your devil in a three-piece suit is here.
The mastermind behind all the deceit is now present; he looks respectable, but don't be fooled.
His gun cocked to shoot who is near.
His weapon isn't just physical; he could harm anyone in his path with his tactics.
Selling your soul one dollar at a time.
This devil is willing to exploit your most valuable asset, your soul, for his own gain.
You are the money hungry prostitute swine.
He calls you this because you are willing to do anything for money, even sell yourself, like a pig.
Open your legs and recite these lines.
He demands sexual favors in exchange for his guidance and orders you to perform them on command.
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