Members
* Lee Hobson Hollis – vocals
* Frank Rahm – guitar
* Roger Ingenthron – guitar
* Markus Weilemann – bass
* Matthias "Beppo" Götte – drums
Discography
* Don't Forget the Fun 7" EP split with Walterelf (1985) X-Mist Records
* Something to Prove (1986) We Bite Records
* Get on the Stage live 7" EP (1987) We Bite Records
* Nothing Is Easy (1987) We Bite Records
* Common Thread (1990) X-Mist Records
* Thanks live album (1990) Dead-Eye Records
* Eating Glass (1992) X-Mist Records
* Joe (1992) X-Mist Records
* Shit For Sale (1994) G.U.N. Records
* Family Values (1995) G.U.N. Records
* Get Off the Stage live (1996) G.U.N. Records
* Coffee, Hair and Real Life compilation (1997)
* Set An Example (2004) Common Thread Records
* A Columbus Feeling (2010) Rookie Records
All Those Memories
Spermbirds Lyrics
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Getting stronger everyday
Want to escape
Well let me show you the way
Just think back to
When everything was new
Everything was better
Everything including you
The newest revival
Just another business plan
To sell the same old trash
Again and again
Cheap nostalgia
Is a fine place to hide
When the past is all you've got
Cause you never tried
Chorus:
All those memories
All those memories
That you can pay with a creditcard
All those memories
All those memories
Their not as fine as you think they are
So full of hope
But how quickly we forget
That the same old creeps
Talked the same old shit
But I was never gonna take the same old dive
Back when I was living
Back when I was alive
Chorus:
All those memories
All those memories
That you can pay with a creditcard
All those memories
All those memories
Their not as fine as you think they are
In Spermbirds' "All Those Memories," the lyrics explore the concept of nostalgia and how it can be used as a tool to sell people a false sense of comfort and happiness. The opening lines, "The fear is growing, getting stronger every day, want to escape, well let me show you the way," introduces the theme of escape from the current state of reality. The singer suggests that the solution to this problem is to look back on the past, reminding listeners of a time when everything was new and better. However, the second verse points out that this "newest revival" is just another business plan designed to sell recycled products and capitalize on people's sentimental feelings.
The chorus, "All those memories that you can pay with a credit card, they're not as fine as you think they are," is a direct criticism of consumer culture and the notion that happiness can be bought. The song argues that the past and our memories are not always as great as we remember them, and that it's important to live in the present in order to truly be alive.
Overall, "All Those Memories" is a commentary on the dangers of allowing nostalgia to consume our lives and how corporations and marketers can exploit that nostalgia for their own gain. The song encourages listeners to be aware of this and to seek happiness and fulfillment beyond the materialistic world around us.
Line by Line Meaning
The fear is growing
The sense of unease is getting stronger.
Getting stronger everyday
It intensifies with each passing day.
Want to escape
Trying to find a way out.
Well let me show you the way
Allow me to guide you to the right path.
Just think back to
Recall and reminisce about the past.
When everything was new
When things were exciting and different.
Everything was better
Life seemed simpler and happier.
Everything including you
Even you were happier back then.
The newest revival
The latest trend or fad.
Just another business plan
A clever way to make money.
To sell the same old trash
To market unoriginal, recycled products.
Again and again
Repeatedly doing the same thing.
Cheap nostalgia
An inexpensive longing for the past.
Is a fine place to hide
A useful way to escape reality.
When the past is all you've got
When the only positive thing you have is the past.
Cause you never tried
Because you never made an effort to change.
All those memories
Recollections of the past.
All those memories
Emphasizing the importance of memories.
That you can pay with a creditcard
The idea of memories being marketable.
All those memories
The artist repeats the importance of memories.
All those memories
The memories that are being sold are not unique, everyone has them.
Their not as fine as you think they are
The memories aren't as valuable as people think they are.
So full of hope
When you are optimistic and full of positive expectations.
But how quickly we forget
We tend to forget things easily.
That the same old creeps
The unscrupulous people manipulating the consumers.
Talked the same old shit
Using the same marketing strategies repeatedly.
But I was never gonna take the same old dive
The singer claims he won't fall for their tactics.
Back when I was living
When the artist felt alive and invigorated.
Back when I was alive
This phrase emphasizes the artist's current deadened state.
Contributed by Evelyn T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.