The God Machine was a rock band active in the first half of the 1990s. Its … Read Full Bio ↴The God Machine was a rock band active in the first half of the 1990s. Its members were all from San Diego, California, U.S., but they all lived and performed mainly in the United Kingdom. Subsequently, they were one of the few foreign acts to play at the short-lived Repre club in the Obecni dum in Prague

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.

Out
The God Machine Lyrics

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Why is your sky always so much bluer than mine
You look to your sky and say how beautiful
And I look at my walls and scream let me out
and if your walls ever should come falling
I'd understand
Yes i'd understand
Because mine already has
Let me out

Let me out

Overall Meaning

The God Machine's "Out" is a song that explores feelings of personal entrapment and the desire to break free from those chains. The first line begins with a comparison between two people and their different perspectives on the world. The singer feels as though their own life is lacking and they long for something more than what they have. They see their friend looking at the sky, admiring its beauty, but they are filled with frustration and a sense of suffocation.

The second verse goes deeper into the singer's feelings of entrapment, as they scream out in desperation for escape. Even if their friend's walls were to crumble, they would still understand - because they have already experienced this destruction themselves. The repetition of "Let me out" emphasizes their desperation for relief and freedom.

Overall, "Out" is a powerful message about the struggles that many can face in life. It's a poignant reminder that sometimes, even when it seems like everyone else is content, our own personal battles can feel insurmountable.

Line by Line Meaning

Why is your sky always so much bluer than mine
You see the beauty in your world while I see a bleak existence

You look to your sky and say how beautiful
You admire the beauty around you

And I look at my walls and scream let me out
I am trapped in a situation that I desperately want to escape from

and if your walls ever should come falling
If your perfect world falls apart, I will be understanding

I'd understand
I will be empathetic and supportive of your struggles

Because mine already has
Because my world has already crumbled down

Let me out
I want to break free from my confinement

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GARY PROPER-SHEPPARD, JIMMY FERNANDEZ, RON AUSTIN

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