Madrugada Eterna
The KLF Lyrics


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Through the light
Come get your mojo hey
Come back fat as a rat
All the way down the east coast
Get ready
Get ready
Get-get-I tore all the way down the east coast
I'm talkin' to you baby
You!
Get-get-get-get-get-ready
Get ready
You!
You!
But in the kingdom of God...

all the way down the east coast
come back fat as a rat (rat rat rat)
if-if-if ya need me baby
if ya need me baby
if ya need me baby
when the sun goes down to the light
you have so much money you goin get scared
'cause I got it
sevent-
seventeen-year-old Jack Acksadapo was driving home to Belmore last
night after finishing work at his father's Lindcrest diner in Lindenhurst.
According to Nassau homocide sergeant John Nolan, witnesses saw
Acksadapo drag racing with another car along Merrick Road in Wantaugh. Nolan
says the young man lost control and slid into a row of stores. His body
was pulled from the car by a passing motorist after which the car, in flames,
destroying stores ...
Yahoo!
A reading from Matthew Nine
according to verse 22
God!
Be of good courage, and be of good comfort!
My faith has made thee whole.
Well, hello there, Mick J. Sorrenson on the all night time machine,




we're going to play some good songs tonight.
... I'm coming in

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The KLF's song Madrugada Eterna are a collection of seemingly disjointed phrases and references that combine to convey a sense of urgency and impending doom. The repeated line "all the way down the east coast" suggests a journey or migration, while the phrase "come back fat as a rat" could refer to a return with abundance or success. The repetition of "get ready" reinforces the urgency and the sense of preparation for something big. The inclusion of a news report about a young man's death in a car accident adds a feeling of mortality and danger to the song. The biblical reference to Matthew Nine is a message of hope and faith in difficult times.


Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of impending change, perhaps an apocalypse or a major life shift. The phrase "get your mojo" suggests a need for personal power or motivation, while the news report adds a sense of unpredictability and impermanence to life. The reference to Matthew Nine offers a glimmer of hope in tumultuous times.


Line by Line Meaning

Through the light
Guided by divine light


Come get your mojo hey
Reclaim your power


Come back fat as a rat
Return successful and wealthy


All the way down the east coast
Traveling far and wide


Get ready
Prepare yourself


Get ready
Ready yourself


Get-get-I tore all the way down the east coast
Traveled a great distance with power and intensity


I'm talkin' to you baby
Directly addressing the listener


You!
Emphasizing the importance of the listener


Get-get-get-get-get-ready
Reinforcing the need to prepare


Get ready
Ready yourself


You!
Emphasizing the importance of the listener


You!
Emphasizing the importance of the listener


But in the kingdom of God...
However, in the eyes of God...


all the way down the east coast
Traveling far and wide


come back fat as a rat (rat rat rat)
Return successful and wealthy


if-if-if ya need me baby
Offering help if required


if ya need me baby
Offering help if required


if ya need me baby
Offering help if required


when the sun goes down to the light
During the transition period from day to night


you have so much money you goin get scared
Having excessive wealth may cause fear


'cause I got it
Implying that the artist is the source of wealth


sevent- seventeen-year-old Jack Acksadapo was driving home to Belmore last night after finishing work at his father's Lindcrest diner in Lindenhurst. According to Nassau homocide sergeant John Nolan, witnesses saw Acksadapo drag racing with another car along Merrick Road in Wantaugh. Nolan says the young man lost control and slid into a row of stores. His body was pulled from the car by a passing motorist after which the car, in flames, destroying stores ...
News report about a deadly car accident


Yahoo!
Expressing excitement or joy


A reading from Matthew Nine
Quoting a passage from the Bible


according to verse 22
Specifically referencing a passage


God!
Addressing God in disbelief or shock


Be of good courage, and be of good comfort!
Encouraging strength and comfort


My faith has made thee whole.
Asserting the artist's faith has healed the listener


Well, hello there, Mick J. Sorrenson on the all night time machine, we're going to play some good songs tonight.
Beginning a radio show


... I'm coming in
Introducing the singer's entrance into the radio show




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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@squick1842

Through the light
Come get your mojo hey
Come back fat as a rat
All the way down the east coast
Get ready
Get ready
Get-get-I tore all the way down the east coast
I'm talkin' to you baby
You!
Get-get-get-get-get-ready
Get ready
You!
You!
But in the kingdom of God...
...come back fat as a rat
all the way down the east coast
come back fat as a rat (rat rat rat)
if-if-if ya need me baby
if ya need me baby
if ya need me baby
when the sun goes down to the light
you have so much money you goin get scared
'cause I got it
sevent-
seventeen-year-old Jack Acksadapo was driving home to Belmore last
night after finishing work at his father's Lindcrest diner in Lindenhurst.
According to Nassau homocide sergeant John Nolan, witnesses saw
Acksadapo drag racing with another car along Merrick Road in Wantaugh. Nolan
says the young man lost control and slid into a row of stores. His body
was pulled from the car by a passing motorist after which the car, in flames,
destroying stores ...
Yahoo!
A reading from Matthew Nine
according to verse 22
God!
Be of good courage, and be of good comfort!
My faith has made thee whole.
Well, hello there, Mick J. Sorrenson on the all night time machine,
we're going to play some good songs tonight.
... I'm coming in



@etherealcatholic5711

ndawg333
Brian Eno
Isao Tomita
Tangerine Dream
Suicide
Boyd Rice 1977 LP (introduced sampling to music & our World was never the same)
Kraftwerk + a few other 70's German electro groups...
were doing it in the 70's long before KLF.
Still this song + entire LP was mind blowing 90-94.



All comments from YouTube:

@TheBobkul

Yes. I listen to this for decades now. Never get tired. Never.

@michakowalski7887

Yes :)

@sonjatischer6894

Yes😊😊😊

@Lurker1222

My brother helped me move across the country for school back in 2008. Miami to Phoenix. At about 3 am we were driving through Louisiana, on I10, in the middle of no where, in the middle of the bayou. You couldn't see anything. He then put this album on. It has scarred me for life. I'll never forget it. I was terrified. lol.
It really is one of the greats.
You can hear these random beats come in and it sounds like the song is gonna drop into some dance track. Then you realize its just supposed to be the sound of a truck driving past. Genius

@keith4804

This song takes me back to when I first discovered it. Summer 2000, I had just graduated high school. So young, my whole future ahead of me. Great loves and heartbreaks yet to be experienced. Many successes and failures yet to come. This song makes me both sad I am no longer that young man but happy to be the man I am now with so many rich life experiences and 20 years of wisdom gained. I wonder how I'll feel if or when I hear this song again maybe in another 20 years from now

@MikeRussell51

you just read my mind, exactly the same here

@Seba29015

Hello, do you know the artist of this song?

@RossoNero1987

Found out this on my beginning with listening to music. Still my favorite relaxing song. Music is very important to me

@mrwhite960

Well said mate music is very important to me too cant go one day without listening

@12inchvertical

this album was created live in a basement ... KLF hadn't even been on a train ride through the southwest of the US, this was just what they imagined it would be like if they did. that folks, is the expression of true creative talent

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