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2) Shrug (OH) is a typical Dayton band. You can't be a rock and roll hero there unless you pass your SAT.
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3) Shrug are a post-punk/indie rock band from Middlesbrough.
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4) Shrug (DK) is a black metal band from Copenhagen. Sole member is CCsquele (Guldsjakal, Jesum Christum, Kamp, Slaegt)[br]
Cellophane
Shrug Lyrics
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Wherever you are is wherever I'll be
Should you wander afar to avoid your mediocrity
I drip from your cieling through your cellophane mirage
If you find you're alone in a parlor full of clones
Who think that Elvis was an actor and the moon is made of foam
Cellophane ends the rain, wrecks a train, and numbs the pain
Cellophane cures the sane and anything else inside your brain
Wind me up and turn me loose
Strychnine in the apple juice
Playful dance around the noose
Cellophane
Madly, madly wave your hands
Nervously the poet stands
Waiting as a ghost commands
Cellophane
Cellophane
Cellophane ends the rain, wrecks a train, and numbs the pain
Cellophane cures the sane and anything else inside your brain
So now you're slightly confused, you feel you've been used
It's a subtle suspicion, but it won't be refused
And now you have to admit
Now you have to admit
Now you have to admit
Now you have to admit
Now you have to admit I'm your cellophane mirage
Do with me as you see fit, I'm your cellophane mirage
The song "Cellophane" by Shrug has a deep meaning, which is about the illusion that people create in their minds to avoid confronting their reality. The lyrics are an invitation to the listener to come out of their imaginary world and face the truth. The song starts with the singer saying that wherever the person is, he will be with them. This line is an indication that the person is not alone and someone is always there for them. The next line talks about the person's mediocrity and how he or she tries to escape from it. The singer drips from their ceiling through their cellophane mirage, which means that he is trying to penetrate their imaginative world and bring them back to reality.
In the second stanza, the singer talks about the clones, who think that Elvis was an actor and the moon is made of foam. This line is a metaphor for people who live in their own world of illusions and do not want to face reality. The singer says that he will watch them squirm through their cellophane mirage, which means that he will be their companion in their journey towards truth.
The chorus talks about the power of cellophane, which can end the rain, wreck a train, and numb the pain. It can cure the sane and anything else inside your brain. The following lines have references to suicide, like winding up and turning loose, the strychnine in the apple juice, and the playful dance around the noose. The last two stanzas talk about the listener feeling used and how he or she has to admit that the singer is their cellophane mirage. The singer says that the listener can do with him as they see fit.
Line by Line Meaning
Wherever you are is wherever I'll be
I will always follow you
Should you wander afar to avoid your mediocrity
In case you go away due to boredom or dissatisfaction
I drip from your ceiling through your cellophane mirage
I seep through your illusions like water passing through thin plastic
If you find you're alone in a parlor full of clones
When you realize that everyone around you is just conforming
Who think that Elvis was an actor and the moon is made of foam
Believing in absurd things
I'll be watching you squirm through your cellophane mirage
I'll observe you struggle with your false beliefs
Cellophane ends the rain, wrecks a train, and numbs the pain
It has different effects, but the result is always radical change
Cellophane cures the sane and anything else inside your brain
It can be a remedy for mental disorders or anything else in your mind
Wind me up and turn me loose
Make me go, set me free
Strychnine in the apple juice
Poison concealed in something attractive
Playful dance around the noose
Experiencing danger with a sense of joy
Madly, madly wave your hands
Expressing emotion in an unrestrained manner
Nervously the poet stands
The artist is uneasy
Waiting as a ghost commands
Following a mysterious call
So now you're slightly confused, you feel you've been used
You're uncertain and think you've been taken advantage of
It's a subtle suspicion, but it won't be refused
Despite its subtlety, you can't ignore the feeling
Now you have to admit
You need to confess
Now you have to admit I'm your cellophane mirage
You must acknowledge that I'm your false reality
Do with me as you see fit, I'm your cellophane mirage
You may manipulate me, control me, I'm your illusion
Contributed by Sydney M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.