Addiction
Skinny Puppy\KMFDM Lyrics
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Deranged
Talking in my sleep again
Eyes twitch
Retain
A sentimental something
Looked lorn
And we burned and burned
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
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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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.