Laser Life
The Blood Brothers Lyrics
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I'm a pound of flesh in a drum machine's dream
We watch crabs and lobsters eat a dead cops throat
And stuff our mouths with gutted stereos
Oh, team machine!
Every single piano I've ever met in my life
Never sounded as good as melted casio keys
Burning in a sea that sings out in 3-D
Scratching at the windows like a bright colored beast
Howling at the dawn like an adulterous priest
Shake your hands like they're full of feathers
Shake your wings like they're laced with sound
Shake your skin like a scrambled TV
Gnash your teeth like a flamingo swarm
I think my night unplugged its life
Digital sunrise!
Digital sunset!
Oh, team machine!
The world's got no end and it's got no beginning
Now I'm coughing up maracas and tambourines
Looking over cliffs of eternity
Shake your hands like they're full of disaster
Shake your wings like they're painted with tar
Shake your skin like it's sewn with insects
Gnash your teeth like an exploding car
And if your night unplugs its life blame it on the laser rain
And if your life unplugs its eyes blame it on the laser rain
Because you can't blame the sun, it's been bought and sold to a day that's never dawning
And you can't blame the sky, it collapsed twelve times, now it's buried in a digital coffin
So climb out your windowsill as the drum machines laugh to themselves
The Blood Brothers' song "Laser Life" is a surreal and apocalyptic depiction of a world where the boundaries of reality are blurred, and technology holds an unnerving dominance over human existence. The opening lines of "Oh, team machine! I'm a pound of flesh in a drum machine's dream" convey a sense of being trapped inside a dystopian society, where individuals have become nothing more than components in a monstrous machine. The reference to crabs and lobsters eating a dead cop's throat is a macabre image that solidifies the feeling of being trapped, as if the world has ceased to function in any recognizable way.
The song then shifts to an imagery of melting Casio keys and laser rain, creating a vivid and otherworldly soundscape. The singer is trying to shake off the trappings of this world and break free of the machines' grip by shaking their wings, hands, skin, and teeth. The repeated phrase "shake your..." reinforces the idea of shaking off the shackles of conformity and asserting one's individuality.
The final lines suggest that the machines have already won, as they "laugh to themselves" while humans are left to deal with the consequences of this loss of control. Overall, "Laser Life" conveys a dystopian vision of a world where technology has become all-consuming, and humanity is essentially lost.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, team machine!
Addressing a group of people who live as programmed machines
I'm a pound of flesh in a drum machine's dream
Feeling like a lifeless object that is a part of a machine's fantasy
We watch crabs and lobsters eat a dead cops throat And stuff our mouths with gutted stereos
Indulging in bizzare activities which serve no purpose but to feed our boredom and nihilism
Every single piano I've ever met in my life Never sounded as good as melted casio keys Burning in a sea that sings out in 3-D
Feeling the beauty and aesthetic of decay and destruction of modern technology
Oh, that laser rain kept me up all night again Scratching at the windows like a bright colored beast Howling at the dawn like an adulterous priest
Insomnia caused by the noise of digital and mechanical world surrounding us
Shake your hands like they're full of feathers Shake your wings like they're laced with sound Shake your skin like a scrambled TV Gnash your teeth like a flamingo swarm
Urging others to dance and move with abandon, in the same way that machines operate
I think my night unplugged its life Digital sunrise! Digital sunset!
Feeling disconnected from real life and experiencing the virtual world as one's reality
The world's got no end and it's got no beginning Now I'm coughing up maracas and tambourines Looking over cliffs of eternity
The futility of trying to understand existence, and feeling overwhelmed by the sensory overload of modern life
Shake your hands like they're full of disaster Shake your wings like they're painted with tar Shake your skin like it's sewn with insects Gnash your teeth like an exploding car
Continuing to encourage frenzied movement and expression despite the chaos of the world
And if your night unplugs its life blame it on the laser rain And if your life unplugs its eyes blame it on the laser rain Because you can't blame the sun, it's been bought and sold to a day that's never dawning And you can't blame the sky, it collapsed twelve times, now it's buried in a digital coffin
Placing the blame for disconnection and suffering on the overwhelming power of the digital age, rather than on natural phenomena
So climb out your windowsill as the drum machines laugh to themselves
Asking the listener to escape the trap of a meaningless existence, even as technology continues to hum quietly in the background
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@bmxnc22
This song is so fucking dope. I have no clue why its so attractive to my ears.
@Lultschful
Great song and album.
@mouse100111
why do i like this
@unquietsky
So little comments, such good song.
@Recruit158
You've got that right. Love this song. :)
@gavin6666
True!
@taylordcraig
I sat outside their second last show in Victoria, BC before they disbanded.
I was too young to get into the bar.
The next day they played in Vancouver and then that was it.
One of their GF at the time gave me this CD out of the trailer.
The Blood Brothers were awesome.
@iicapnjazzii6779
Sad that this was the last album
@rai8503
This song still goes hard
@botoxrat5778
I like how this song is all about all of our frequency towards violence. Unplug your life. unplug your eyes.