1) The Undecided we… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one band named The Undecided.
1) The Undecided were a short-lived new wave/post-hardcore from VA, active in the mid-1980's. Their only release is a 12" entitled "Dressed to Watch Television", released in 1985 on Morgue Method Records. They featured Dave Park (Unrest, Eggs, flowers of discipline) on bass and Mike Cluff (flowers of discipline) on guitar.
2) A 1990s indie-pop band from Adelaide, South Australia, whose only constant member was singer/songwriter Andrew P Street and which subsequently morphed into Career Girls.
3) A 1990's-2000's Christian pop punk band from Canada with two releases on Tooth and Nail Records -- an eponymous LP, and "More To See".
Disfigured
The Undecided Lyrics
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Something so beautiful
And make is so disfigured
Take something so pure
And stain it with our lust
We say it's just a joke between friends
But it wasn't that funny anway
And isn't there a little truth
Maybe we should turn the channel flip the page
Or maybe just look the other way
Why do we let this lust
Take over our minds
With this we fill our hearts
But are we blind
There's just something beyond the surface
Just look inside and maybe you'll find
There's something more than meets the eye
The Undecided’s song, Disfigured, deals with the issue of taking something that is pure and beautiful, and corrupting it with our own carnal desires. The lyrics suggest that we often engage in actions that we know are wrong, but we do so anyway, using the excuse that it’s “just a joke between friends.” The song questions this mentality, wondering if there isn’t a little bit of truth in everything we say. The chorus encourages us to turn away from the lust that so easily consumes us, and to look deeper, beyond the surface, to find something more meaningful and pure.
The lyrics of Disfigured highlight an issue that is all too common in modern society. We often engage in behavior that is destructive and hurtful, using humor as a way to justify our actions. However, as The Undecided’s song suggests, there is often a deeper truth that lies beneath the surface. By turning away from our misguided desires and digging deeper, we can find something that is truly meaningful and beautiful.
Line by Line Meaning
Why do we take
Questioning why humans take something beautiful and spoil it
Something so beautiful
Referencing the beauty of an unknown subject
And make is so disfigured
Expressing frustration over how humans can ruin beauty
Take something so pure
Emphasizing the purity of this unknown subject
And stain it with our lust
Blaming human lust for defiling the beauty
We say it's just a joke between friends
Making excuses for our defilement of beauty with humor
But it wasn't that funny anway
Admitting that the humor wasn't effective
And isn't there a little truth
Questioning if there may be some truth behind our jokes
In everything we say
Suggesting that our words have more meaning than we realize
Maybe we should turn the channel flip the page
Suggesting an alternative to consuming the defilement
Or maybe just look the other way
Another suggestion to ignore the defilement
Why do we let this lust
Questioning why we allow lust to control us
Take over our minds
Acknowledging the domination of lust over our thinking
With this we fill our hearts
Lust fills our hearts with impure desires
But are we blind
Asks if we are unable to see the consequences of filling our hearts with lust
There's just something beyond the surface
Suggests that there is more than what meets the eye
Just look inside and maybe you'll find
Encourages people to look within themselves to find the something more
There's something more than meets the eye
Reiterates that there is hidden beauty beyond surface appearance
Contributed by Lucy L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.