VideoKid
TheBirthdayMassacre Lyrics
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Got the pretty boy beat him up black and blue.
Broke the sissy boy's teeny toy heart in two.
Turned him into a video kid like you.
I know we're just pretending.
There's no window for escape.
I know you see right through me.
Shot the pretty boy killed him on commodore.
Need a new game, need a new something more.
Got a new face got a new way to score.
Got a voice like something I've heard before.
The message misleading.
We're lying, we're cheating.
We're only repeating.
The motions preceding.
The lyrics to TheBirthdayMassacre's song VideoKid are about the cycle of violence and conformity that can be perpetuated by new technologies and entertainment. The opening lines suggest that there is nothing new under the sun, and that the next big thing in entertainment is just a repetition of what has come before. The next few lines describe a violent act that breaks someone's "teeny toy heart" and turns them into a "video kid," someone who is addicted to the newest technology and entertainment, and who is conforming to the norms of the culture around them.
The second verse builds on this idea of new technologies and entertainment, describing how the singer has killed someone and needs something new and more exciting to keep them interested. They have a new face and a new way to score, suggesting that they are constantly reinventing themselves to keep up with the latest trends. The final lines of the song suggest that this cycle of violence and conformity is all there is, and that we are doomed to repeat it endlessly.
This song is a critique of consumer culture and the way that it can lead to violence and conformity. The message of the song is that we need to break free from these cycles and find new ways of living that are not dependent on violence and conformity.
Line by Line Meaning
Next phase, next craze, next nothing new.
We're always moving onto the next big thing, but it's all just the same old stuff in a new package.
Got the pretty boy beat him up black and blue.
We bullied and physically harmed someone who we deemed too attractive or popular.
Broke the sissy boy's teeny toy heart in two.
We emotionally hurt someone who we perceived as weak, probably because they didn't conform to our expectations of gender norms.
Turned him into a video kid like you.
We reduced the person we harmed to a mere caricature or stereotype, like a typical 'video game nerd' or 'geek'.
I know we're just pretending.
We're not actually living our lives, just going through the motions without any real passion or meaning behind them.
There's no window for escape.
We feel trapped in our current patterns of behavior and social expectations.
I know you see right through me.
We're aware that others can see that we're not happy or fulfilled in our lives, but we don't know how to change that.
There's no promise left to break.
We've broken so many promises or commitments in the past that we no longer make them, or no longer believe in their importance.
Shot the pretty boy killed him on commodore.
We imagined or played out a scenario where we killed the attractive person we previously harmed, using a reference to an old computer brand as a nod to nostalgia or detachment from reality.
Need a new game, need a new something more.
We're constantly searching for new ways to feel fulfilled or distracted from our miserable reality.
Got a new face got a new way to score.
We've changed our appearance or personality in an attempt to fit in or gain acceptance from others, and we're always looking for ways to measure our success or popularity.
Got a voice like something I've heard before.
We feel like we're just echoing the same sentiments and ideas that we've heard expressed by others in the past.
The message misleading.
Everything we think we know or believe in is not actually true or meaningful.
We're lying, we're cheating.
We're not honest or genuine with others, and we're always looking for shortcuts or ways to gain an advantage over them.
We're only repeating.
We're stuck in a cycle of thought and behavior that we can't seem to break out of or change.
The motions preceding.
We're just going through the same motions and actions that we've always done before, without any thought or consideration of how they impact our lives or the lives of others.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MICHAEL RAINBOW
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