The band consisted of three members, Robin Proper-Sheppard (born Gary Sheppard) (guitar/vocals), Jimmy Fernandez (bass) and Ronald Austin (drums), and they first performed officially under the name The God Machine in 1991. They released an EP, Purity with the record label Eve, and were later given contracts with the label Fiction. They released two albums in their career, both with their trademark dark and industrial-sounding alternative rock, before Jimmy Fernandez suddenly died from a cancerous brain tumor in 1994. Robin went on to form The Flower Shop Recordings label, and bands Sophia and The May Queens.
The first full-length album, Scenes from the second storey, was released in 1993.
Their second album, One Last Laugh in a Place of Dying, was recognized by Alternative Press as one of the "90 greatest albums of the 90s" (#88) in their December 1998 issue.
Their San Diego incarnation was called Society Line and also featured guitarist Albert Amman, who left the band before its move to London.
In Bad Dreams
The God Machine Lyrics
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Do you see an angel in dying light
Or can you see someone standing outside
Trying to set you alight
Or maybe you've seen someone somewhere before
That I might have loved if i'd never loved you
But you only see me in...
Bad dreams
The God Machine's song "In Bad Dreams" is a haunting song that explores the theme of bad dreams and nightmares. The lyrics talk about what people see when they sleep, with the main focus being on the singer's lover. The first two lines suggest that the lover might see angelic figures in their dreams, but immediately, the lyrics shift to darker imagery, with someone trying to set them alight. The switch from the light to dark imagery creates a sense of dread and unease, further intensified by the refrain "you only see me in bad dreams."
The singer seems to be plagued by jealousy or insecurity, wondering if their lover sees someone else in their dreams that they might have loved if they had not loved the singer. The internal monologue suggests a sense of desperation and hopelessness. The sense of being trapped in a cycle of bad dreams is reinforced by the repetition of the chorus, which consists of the same three words.
The lyrics to "In Bad Dreams" are poetic and evocative, carefully balancing the light and the dark, the dream and the waking world. The song creates a sense of unease and anxiety, reflecting the themes of loneliness and isolation that pervade the album.
Line by Line Meaning
When you sleep
During your slumber
Do you see an angel in dying light
Do you behold a divine figure fading into darkness
Or can you see someone standing outside
Is the vision of somebody waiting outdoors visible
Trying to set you alight
Striving to ignite you
Or maybe you've seen someone somewhere before
Perhaps you have previously encountered somebody somewhere
That I might have loved if i'd never loved you
Whom I could have loved, if my heart did not belong to you
But you only see me in...
Nonetheless, you merely witness me in...
Bad dreams
Nightmares
Contributed by Alexander I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
God of the Robots
When you sleep
Do you see an angel in dying light
Or can you see someone standing outside
Trying to set you alight
Or maybe you've seen
someone somewhere before
That I might have loved if
i'd never loved you
But you only see me in...
Bad dreams
Angela Xu
[Strofa 1]
Di nuovo faccio Wilco l'uovo quando smonto
La baracca e i burattini con Vinsanity a Toronto
No! Non c'ho tempo neanche per lo scontro
Se mi chiudi in una gabbia ci ammucchiamo ti rismonto
Dove stai andando a sbattere la testa apposta?
Che se ce ne dai un' altra perdi la famiglia nostra
Questi coi problemi e gli psichiatri, tutte balle
Sui pischelli di Milano in fiamme alla Woody Allen
E questa non parla mai di te, che cosa mi dici?
In finale sei di tutti e di nessuno amici
E scusami se c' ho la testa manomessa, usami
Rinchiudimi nella prigione delle braccia, curami
Dammi un motivo prendo penna e te lo scrivo
Dammi un amico e una fogna io poi ci convivo
Dammi un treno, un mezzo buco di parcheggio estremo
Stammi accanto, fammi un pianto che ci divento scemo!
[Ritornello] ×4
Dalla vita mia, ti porto via dalla roba mia
Ridammi tempo amore, che ne ho nostalgia
[Strofa 2]
Allora arruolami, manda una tranva e provami
Testa il mio grosso pesce sul tuo stereo a palla e suonami
Dammi un odore famigliare, un altro gemellare
Dammi occhi troppo grandi vite da salvaguardare
Mia macchina di Dio, sforna incubi e canzoni
Visuale invertita di una vita in postazioni
Dammi quella giusta a mostro che poi la abbraccio ye-yo
Dammi qualunque cosa io te la faccio meglio
Eleganza nel dirti capirti meglio senza
Piangi nel fiume della mia vita immensa
Non darmene occasione né una testa blu ispezione
Dammi invece, dammi specie di bambini col mio nome
Concentrami su qualcosa che non è stato previsto
Qualcosa che i miei occhi grandi non hanno mai visto
Dimmi di te, parlami con la voce speciale
Quella che poi dimentico a quando risale
Dai trovati un posto buono dove stare
Ritrovami di nuovo quando te ne vuoi andare
Metti qualche chilo, dammi il cinque, girati il cappello
Dimmi di sì, dai, fai la stronza con il mio gemello
Chilometri e in mezzo più le facce da mortificare
Teste di cazzo nelle radio da sintonizzare
Tu entra in missione per conto di Dio
Compra il cofanetto Truceklan che ci sto in mezzo io!
[Ritornello] ×4
Dalla vita mia, ti porto via dalla roba mia
Ridammi tempo amore, che ne ho nostalgia
M A
This song, on repeat. All evening.
Danica Sternchen
Love IT so much ✨
T R
if your are listening this in 2021 you are legend
Massimo Radici
God Machine are the legend))
Bloempottest
I've been listening this for 28 years.
İbra-sama
2022
Konstantin Heller
2023
Danica Sternchen
23 & IT s Like the first listening everytime ✨🦇🕯️
Jacopo Testone
big up a chi c'è finito per nostalgia II di Gemello :D
God of the Robots
When you sleep
Do you see an angel in dying light
Or can you see someone standing outside
Trying to set you alight
Or maybe you've seen
someone somewhere before
That I might have loved if
i'd never loved you
But you only see me in...
Bad dreams