Addiction
Skinny Puppy\KMFDM Lyrics


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Desperate
Deranged
Talking in my sleep again
Eyes twitch
Retain
A sentimental something
Looked lorn
And we burned and burned
I was a cinder body soul in my dreams

Breakdown amid the mixtures
Avoid addictive plea
Responding disillusion
Encrusted cruelty
describe why nails enclose me
Eating so easily
There exists a lot of reasons
To support fatality

Abstinence
Possessed
Hardly
What you think it is
Hearts beat positive
Provided there's progress
Ignorance
Does insist of the right coffin
Took some food offered me
Can't see myself
Drank the wine
Wished the feverish burst of terror

Breakdown amid the mixtures
Avoid addictive plea
Insist that nothing happened
Chilled, bloodless fatigue
Recharge with bitterness
Fanatics beckoning
Mistook a look impassioned
Absorbed with clarity

Consciousness drifts away
Discarded memory
Packaged shelf life bad display

Breakdown amid the mixtures
Avoid addictive plea
Excessive neuromances
Comfort is treachery
So pound the nails in tight
Eyes screaming out of sight




Against a grain-like curtain
Unbearably alive

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Skinny Puppy\KMFDM's song Addiction revolve around the theme of addiction and the struggles that come with it. Desperation and derangement, along with strange sleep patterns, haunt the singer. The eyes twitch and hold on to a sentimental something that somehow makes them feel lorn. The pain and anguish are palpable as the singer burned and burned, becoming nothing but a cinder body and soul in their dreams.


The singer confesses to their breakdown amid the mixtures of addiction, recognizing the need to avoid falling prey to their addictive tendencies. Yet, the response to disillusion is harsh and crushing, with encrusted cruelty that engulfs them. The lyrics vividly describe how the nails of addiction enclose the singer, hunger gnawing at them as they are consumed by a constant influx of cravings. They bitterly acknowledge the futility of trying to resist the pull of addiction, knowing full well that it can lead to their fatal ruin.


The final verse suggests that the singer succumbed to their addiction, becoming possessed by it. They find it hard to see through the web of addiction, yet their hearts beat with the possibility of progress. The lyrics suggest that ignorance leads them to the wrong path, and they accept food and drink without thinking twice. The breakdown repeats, and excessive neuromances take over. The singer realizes their comfort is treachery, and their screams are ignored as they fall into an abyss of unbearable life.


Line by Line Meaning

Desperate
Feeling hopeless and frightened


Deranged
Mentally disturbed and disordered


Talking in my sleep again
Speaking unconsciously while asleep


Eyes twitch
Experiencing small, involuntary muscle spasms in the eyes


Retain
Keeping something, like a memory or feeling


A sentimental something
An emotional attachment to a particular thing or experience


Looked lorn
Appearing sad and alone


And we burned and burned
Continuing to suffer and endure pain


I was a cinder body soul in my dreams
Feeling burned and destroyed, both physically and mentally, even in one's dreams


Breakdown amid the mixtures
Suffering a mental or emotional collapse amidst confusion and complexity


Avoid addictive plea
Refusing to give in to the temptation of addiction


Responding disillusion
Reacting with disappointment and loss of faith


Encrusted cruelty
Behaving in a harsh and brutal manner that has become ingrained and difficult to change


describe why nails enclose me
Explaining why one feels trapped and confined, like being nailed shut in a container


Eating so easily
Indulging in addiction without any difficulty or resistance


There exists a lot of reasons
Many factors contribute to this situation


To support fatality
All of these circumstances ultimately contribute to and perpetuate one's destruction


Abstinence
Refraining from harmful addiction


Possessed
Controlled by a powerful force or influence


Hardly
Barely, almost not at all


What you think it is
This situation is not what it appears to be on the surface


Hearts beat positive
Feeling good and optimistic about oneself and life


Provided there's progress
Assuming that positive changes are being made


Ignorance
Lack of knowledge or awareness


Does insist of the right coffin
Temptation and addiction are urging one to accept their own demise, willingly or unknowingly


Took some food offered me
Giving in to temptation and accepting something harmful


Can't see myself
Feeling lost and disconnected from one's own identity


Drank the wine
Indulged in addiction, like drinking alcohol


Wished the feverish burst of terror
Desiring a frightening and dangerous experience, even though it will cause harm and pain


Insist that nothing happened
Denying that anything wrong occurred or was experienced


Chilled, bloodless fatigue
Feeling drained of energy and vitality, almost like a lack of life force


Recharge with bitterness
Trying to renew oneself with negative or painful experiences


Fanatics beckoning
Extreme and compulsive temptations leading to one's self-destruction


Mistook a look impassioned
Misinterpreting a passionate expression or behavior, leading to further confusion and harm


Absorbed with clarity
Becoming focused and clear-minded, despite being in the midst of chaos and addiction


Consciousness drifts away
Losing awareness of oneself and reality


Discarded memory
Forgetting important experiences and knowledge


Packaged shelf life bad display
Having a limited and unpleasant existence, like a product on a store shelf


Excessive neuromances
Indulging in addiction to the point where it becomes obsessive and overwhelming


Comfort is treachery
Feeling that being comfortable and at ease is actually dangerous and leads to complacency and destruction


So pound the nails in tight
Continuing to confine oneself and surrender to addiction, like nailing a coffin shut


Eyes screaming out of sight
Feeling blind and helpless, like the eyes themselves are screaming in frustration


Against a grain-like curtain
Pushing against an obstacle that seems impossible to overcome, like a heavy, coarse curtain


Unbearably alive
Feeling intensely alive, but also suffering immensely




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Comments from YouTube:

handsomebrick

This is one of the best remixes I've ever heard. It's still the same great song, but now it's great in a new way. It doesn't add too much or remove too much.

Astrid Deurloo

It's all a subjective matter of taste, whether one enjoys this or the original more, i personally enjoy both at different times for different reasons, i love the trademark Skinny Puppy sound of the original, but i also love the kind of vaguely 90s cyberpunkish spin that KMFDM puts on this version.

IronBrown

It just goes to show that something doesn't have to be beautiful for you to love it, but through your love you are able to see the beauty in it.

Aminul Islam

i heard this song back in 2003.. from than on it was one of my top list.. i always have my gear on my ear.... and the pumping bass popping in.. its always playing my favorite skinny puppy..

Judi Bingaman

I love their stuff!! Truly a great band!!

gwen1987

Oh man, this remix is just so, so solid. Awesome.

savageminstrel

This was included in a CD of SP tunes done as a tribute to the band, other remixes by some great bands, love it.

Ryan Maygard

This is an amazing remix!

Fran F.

Kmfdm como siempre haciendo remixes god 😎

Freckle Fingers

Wow! I never Knew KMFDM did a Skinny Puppy re-mix.

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