Their sound has been described as an amalgamation of psychedelic rock, industrial, synth-pop and avant-garde. They have released over 40 records and continuously tour the world.
Members of the band have also collaborated with Nurse With Wound, The Dresden Dolls, Jarboe, HNAS, Jim O'Rourke, Skinny Puppy's cEvin Key, forming The Tear Garden. Ka Spel accompanied Skinny Puppy for a small part of their 1988 European 'Head Trauma' tour in Sweden. Key also appears on the 1994 album 9 Lives to Wonder.
Lisa's Party
The Legendary Pink Dots Lyrics
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nibbled peanuts, spoke of heinous and premeditated crimes between the
politics and the poems. Conversation stayed refined at Lisa's party. having
a real good time.
A legendary film star smashed a glass when a man guessed at her age. The
ceiling opened and revealed the naked lady in a cage. A fireater scorched
his chin and departed in a rage from Lisa's party. Isn't it jolly fun?
An artist bit a chicken's head off and laughed as he passed the rest around.
Pieces quivered their coctail sticks but were swallowed without a sound. A
trampolinist jumped too high came crashing to the ground at Lisa's party.
Isn't it a whizz!
Now Lisa was the perfect hostess... She planned a big surprise. She spread
the cyanide in layers across her delicate mince pies and told her guests "A
hint of almond makes the dullest cake seem nice." And they all died.
The Legendary Pink Dots' song "Lisa's Party" tells the story of an extravagant and dysfunctional gathering hosted by Lisa, who seems to be a deeply disturbed persona. The lyrics describe a scene in which the attendees are indulging in opium, wine, and peanut nibbling while discussing serious issues such as politics and premeditated crimes. However, the conversation is kept refined despite the dark themes, and everyone is said to be having a real good time.
The lyrics take a darker turn when a legendary film star smashes a glass when a man guesses at her age, leading to a ceiling opening, revealing a naked lady in a cage, and a fire-eater scorching himself before leaving in a rage. The atmosphere becomes even more chaotic when an artist bites off a chicken's head and passes around the rest, leading to some guests gagging silently. And a trampolinist jumps too high and comes crashing to the ground, adding to the mayhem.
However, the most shocking moment is the twist that comes at the end of the song, which reveals that Lisa has poisoned her guests with cyanide-laced mince pies. This unexpected ending adds a macabre tone to the lyrics, making the song all the more haunting and unsettling.
Line by Line Meaning
The retinue wore togas, toked on opium and drank each's other's wine.
The group of people at Lisa's party were dressed like Romans, smoked opium, and drank each other's wine.
They nibbled peanuts, spoke of heinous and premeditated crimes between the politics and the poems.
The party guests casually discussed serious crimes while snacking on peanuts and mixing poetry with politics.
Conversation stayed refined at Lisa's party. having a real good time.
Despite the interesting topics being discussed, the guests maintained a level of sophistication while having fun at Lisa's party.
A legendary film star smashed a glass when a man guessed at her age.
A famous actress got angry and broke a glass when someone guessed her age.
The ceiling opened and revealed the naked lady in a cage.
Suddenly, the ceiling opened to expose a woman who was caged and nude.
A fireater scorched his chin and departed in a rage from Lisa's party. Isn't it jolly fun?
A performer who breathed fire burned himself and left angrily from the party, despite the supposed fun atmosphere.
An artist bit a chicken's head off and laughed as he passed the rest around.
One of the guests, who was an artist, gruesomely bit off a chicken's head and found it amusing to pass the rest around.
Pieces quivered their coctail sticks but were swallowed without a sound.
Despite the shock of seeing pieces of chicken being passed around on cocktail sticks, the guests ate them quietly without commenting.
A trampolinist jumped too high came crashing to the ground at Lisa's party.
Isn't it a whizz!
A trampolinist jumped too high and painfully crashed to the ground at the party, but some seemed to find it exciting rather than concerning.
Now Lisa was the perfect hostess... She planned a big surprise.
Lisa, the hostess of the party, was seen as a great planner and a perfect party host.
She spread the cyanide in layers across her delicate mince pies and told her guests "A hint of almond makes the dullest cake seem nice."
The surprise Lisa had planned for her guests was secretly spreading cyanide in the mince pies she had baked and tempting them with the almond flavor.
And they all died.
Unfortunately, all the guests who ate the poisoned mince pies died.
Contributed by Adalyn V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Jackpackterrier
love this Ed is a genius!
Puppet Master
:) love LPD...
Gala Glyphon
as i was filing my taxes i was asked...
Did younamehere die during the year 2015?
yes
no
I go to click no and this song sings...
AND THEY ALL DIED>>>>
clairvoyance pink dots even through the youtube.
Monica Witt
Just a hint of almond.
tor kenneth Moen
a hint of almond makes the dullest cake seem nice...........
Rudy
What a happy song.
Asphyxiadyslexia
ONe of my favorite weird dark songs ever!
HellXels
тупо гений получается
amirushi
and they all died!!