Shaka Ponk is a Paris-based band that has created a sound that blends electro, rock, punk, and dance with a stunning live show that combines advanced digital animation with an unsurpassed display of energy from the band members. Released under the French record label tôt Ou tard/ Guess What! (Yael Naim - Piers Faccini), Bad Porn Movie Trax is composed of fourteen high-energy tracks including singles "How We Kill Stars" and "Do".
Shaka Ponk got its start between Paris and Berlin in 2005 from a concept that brings together music, imagery and activism. The former web designer and imaginative frontman of the group, Frah, along with guitarist, CC, came up with a highly original project that combined conventional rock-n-roll elements (dirty guitar riffs and cardiac stimulating beats) with new techniques such as VJing, which mixes sounds and images around an animated monkey character named Goz who is as much a part of the group as the other five members. Since then, the band has been extremely active online creating complex videos and innovative motion graphic work as well as their own online channel, "Monkey TV".
Shaka Ponk performed in New York City for the first time October 2009 in the celebrated CMJ Musical Festival and on November 7, AOL chose the track "How We Kill Stars" off the new album Bad Porn Movie Trax as the Music Video of the Day. The band released the album in the United States on March 1, 2010.
In 2011 the band added a female singer, Samaha Sam, and released their album The Geeks and the Jerkin' Socks in June, 2011.
Make it Mine
Shaka Ponk Lyrics
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Can't seem to make it mine
Can't seem to make it mine
Can't seem to make it mine
Make it mine
Can't seem to make it mine
Can't seem to make it mine
Can't seem to make it mine
We are the last ones to know it's blue
I'll tell my sons when I was young
The sky was heaven when I was you
Make it mine
Can't seem to make it mine
Can't seem to make it mine
Can't seem to make it mine
Make it mine
Can't seem to make it mine
Can't seem to make it mine
Can't seem to make it mine
Want stars I wanna fly I can make you mine
Want stars I wanna fly I can make you mine
A bit of this in the sea
A lot of that around the tree
I took what's mine and made my time
Cause all is mine before I die
Now I must go my time has come
I made that zone for you my son
I leave some love enjoy my boy
Your task is to fix what I destroyed
Make it mine
Can't seem to make it mine
Can't seem to make it mine
Can't seem to make it mine
Make it mine
Can't seem to make it mine
Can't seem to make it mine
Can't seem to make it mine
Want stars I wanna fly I can make you mine
Want stars I wanna fly I can make you mine
Make you mine
Make you mine
Make you mine
Make you mine
The lyrics of Shaka Ponk's song "Make it Mine" reflect on the human condition of constantly striving to possess and control things that are ultimately beyond our grasp. The repeated line "Can't seem to make it mine" acknowledges the frustration and futility of this pursuit. The reference to the sky and heaven highlights how even something as vast and beautiful as the natural world can be taken for granted and destroyed through our actions. The singer expresses a desire to fly among the stars, to transcend the limits of earthly possessions and experience something greater.
The later lines speak of taking what is available in nature, using it to create a life and legacy before one's time is up. The idea of leaving something for future generations to fix what has been destroyed is a call to action and responsibility. The repeated line "Want stars I wanna fly I can make you mine" echoes the initial desire to possess and control, but perhaps in a more altruistic sense, wanting to lift others up with us rather than leave them behind.
Overall, "Make it Mine" is a contemplation on human nature and our desire for possession and control, and the eventual legacy we leave behind for future generations.
Line by Line Meaning
Make it mine
The singer wants to own or possess something.
Can't seem to make it mine
The singer is struggling to attain ownership of or possess something.
Skies and heaven good bye so long
The sky and heaven are no longer visible or tangible due to environmental damage.
We are the last ones to know it's blue
Humanity is unaware of the beauty of nature that has been destroyed as they are the last ones to see it.
I'll tell my sons when I was young
The artist intends to pass on memories of a time when nature was healthier and more abundant.
The sky was heaven when I was you
The singer reminisces on a time when the sky was clear and blue, resembling heaven.
Want stars I wanna fly I can make you mine
The singer desires the freedom and beauty of the stars and is willing to possess it or share that feeling with someone else.
A bit of this in the sea
A small amount of something dangerous or negative is present in the sea.
A lot of that around the tree
There is a large amount of something dangerous or negative surrounding a tree.
I took what's mine and made my time
The artist has taken control of what belongs to them and has used their time to benefit from it.
Cause all is mine before I die
The singer believes that all belongs to them and they should take possession of everything they can before they pass away.
Now I must go my time has come
The artist is going to die.
I made that zone for you my son
The singer has built something that they want to pass on to their child or make them the owner of.
I leave some love enjoy my boy
The singer is leaving some love for their child to cherish.
Your task is to fix what I destroyed
The singer is leaving their child with the responsibility to fix the damage that they have caused.
Make you mine
The artist wants to own or possess someone.
Lyrics © LILI LOUISE MUSIQUE
Written by: . SHAKAPONK
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