The group played its first gig at London's Splash club in March 1994, subsequently taking six weeks to record its debut album, Paranoid and Sunburnt, at a "haunted house" outside the city. The band's first single, "Selling Jesus," was featured on the soundtrack of the film Strange Days; Stoosh followed in 1996, and three years later Skunk Anansie returned with Post Orgasmic Chill. They broke up in 2001, with Skin moving on to a solo career (releasing Fleshwounds in 2003 and Fake Chemical State in 2006). The group re-formed in early 2009, playing sold-out shows and recording three new tracks for a greatest-hits album, Smashes & Trashes. The reunion went so well that they decided to stick together and record a new album, Wonderlustre, released in the autumn of 2010, with the track "You Saved Me" used in Zack Snyder's 2011 movie Sucker Punch, along with their remix of Björk's "Army of Me."
Sadly, former drummer Robbie France passed away after his aorta ruptured in January 2011. The band released its fifth album, Black Traffic, in September 2012 and backed it with an extensive European tour. The first single from the album was "Sad, Sad, Sad." The group followed this up with the live album An Acoustic Skunk Anansie: Live in London, a recording of their performance at Cadogan Hall, London in April 2013, before their sixth studio effort, Anarchytecture, arrived in 2016. The following year, the band put out 25live@25 -- a compilation album that traversed 25 years of live material.
Biography by Steve Huey
It Doesn't Matter
Skunk Anansie Lyrics
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It doesn't matter that you've hopes and you've dreams
Invincibility don't strike like before
You burned your bridges yet you come back for more
Why, oh why is this killing me?
Could it be that this thing isn't over?
Why, oh why does this never cease to be?
It doesn't matter that you think I will lose
It doesn't matter that you think I'm your fool
Invisibility won't rupture my soul
A little quality will swallow you whole
What a scene, what a score, what a show
Look at you on the floor fallen over
What a scene, what a score, what a show
This could it be the end, this could be the mother of them all
Skunk Anansie's song "It Doesn't Matter" is a powerful statement of defiance against someone who has wronged the singer. The opening lines let the listener know that the subject of the song thinks they can win despite having already burned their bridges, but it doesn't matter - the singer is calling out their invincibility for what it is. The lyrics suggest that the person they are addressing has been given too many chances, but continues to come back for more, and the singer is done with it.
The chorus of the song goes on to ask why this situation is still affecting them. Despite their desire to move on, the singer is still consumed by thoughts of the other person and the love they shared. It's clear that the relationship is over, but the attachment remains, and the singer can't let go.
The second verse of "It Doesn't Matter" takes a more direct approach to the subject of the song. The other person may think the singer is a fool or that they will lose, but it doesn't matter. The singer's soul won't be ruptured by their commentary. Instead, the quality of the singer's character will be enough to overcome.
The song ends with a sense of finality. The scene, score, and show are all over, and the person who caused the pain may be fallen over on the floor. The singer questions whether this could be the end, whether this could be the mother of them all - the final confrontation between two sides that have been battling it out for too long.
Overall, "It Doesn't Matter" is a song about standing up for oneself and refusing to be defeated by someone who has done them wrong. It's about taking the high road and refusing to let someone else's negativity consume or control you.
Line by Line Meaning
It doesn't matter that you think you can win
Your confidence means nothing to me.
It doesn't matter that you've hopes and you've dreams
Having aspirations will not change the outcome.
Invincibility don't strike like before
You are not untouchable or indestructible like you once believed.
You burned your bridges yet you come back for more
You caused damage in the past, yet you still seek further interaction with me.
Why, oh why is this killing me?
I am struggling to understand the situation and it's causing me pain.
Could it be that this thing isn't over?
Perhaps this is not the end and there is more to come.
Why, oh why does this never cease to be?
Why does this situation continue to exist?
Could it be that this love isn't over?
Maybe there are still feelings between us.
It doesn't matter that you think I will lose
Your belief in my defeat does not concern me.
It doesn't matter that you think I'm your fool
You may view me as foolish, but it has no effect on me.
Invisibility won't rupture my soul
Despite your efforts to harm me, you will not break me.
A little quality will swallow you whole
My superior qualities will overpower you.
What a scene, what a score, what a show
This situation is dramatic and intense.
Look at you on the floor fallen over
You have been defeated and humiliated.
This could it be the end, this could be the mother of them all
This might finally be the concluding event, the biggest one of them all.
Contributed by Lily O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Olívia Taveira
love it THE BEST
ademar979
la più bella canzone di wonderlustre!