Speed Fortress
Tribe 8 Lyrics


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I dropped you off
At the airport
And my thoughts
Turned to sin
What evil froth
Could I lather up
To daub my too-clean head?
What sacrifice perform?
What ritual blood spill
What destruction celebrate
With you gone

Flying into the sun to melt the wax in my wings
Burn myself up
Purging sin with pure sin
Only death is sublime the fire's so bright
It invites me to die

But I'd never have you
In sackcloth and ashes
And the blood rushes back
To my head as I wake

To your call to your call
Down my long dungeon hall
As you beg me me to put off
Death for awhile

To live while i have a life
And die when we're dead
To live while i have a life
And die when we're dead




And then I say
You don't understand
You don't know what it's like

Aw fuck it
I'm going back to my
Speed fortress
Where i don't have any needs
Don't need you
Don't need food
Don't need to sleep
All I need is booze

In my speed fortress
My feelings locked up tight
My brain's a coil ready to spring
I can fuck I can fly
I can do anything

In my speed fortress
No one can get inside
No one can hurt me
Cuz I have no feelings

I can't feel shit
You can't make me
Yours is a foreign tongue
A foreign place
Blue speck
Drifting into
Infinite space

In my speed fortress
My feelings locked up tight
My brain's a coil ready to spring
I can fuck I can fly
I can do anything

Anything I want

You can't stop me
I'm sucked back
Into my black
Cold confort
Into my lonesome void
Into my lonesome glassedin void

You can't love me there
You can't touch me there
You can't reach me there
You can't fuck me there
Fuck you
Don't tell me
I'm deluding myself
I'm a teenager

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Tribe 8's song "Speed Fortress" explore themes of isolation, addiction, and the struggle to find meaning in life. The song begins with the singer dropping off a loved one at the airport and feeling temptations of sin creeping up on them. The lyrics suggest that the singer is struggling with demons within themselves and wonders what extreme measures they can take to purge themselves of these feelings while their loved one is gone. The imagery of flying into the sun to melt the wax in their wings is a reference to the Greek myth of Icarus, who flew too close to the sun and fell to his death. The singer desires death but acknowledges that they cannot have their loved one if they pursue this self-destructive path.


The chorus of the song shifts to the singer's "speed fortress," which is a metaphor for the singer's addiction to a lifestyle that numbs them to their emotions. The fortress is a place where the singer can lock up their feelings and engage in behaviors that are destructive without fear of judgment or consequences. The singer suggests that they can do anything within their fortress, and no one can stop them. However, this behavior comes at a cost, as the singer is completely isolated and unable to connect with other people. The final lines of the song suggest that the singer is deluding themselves, and they are still dealing with the same issues they faced as a teenager.


Line by Line Meaning

I dropped you off
I left you at the airport


At the airport
We were at the airport


And my thoughts
My mind


Turned to sin
Became sinful


What evil froth
What wickedness


Could I lather up
Could I create


To daub my too-clean head?
To soil my innocent mind?


What sacrifice perform?
What ritual to do?


What ritual blood spill
What blood to shed?


What destruction celebrate
What to destroy?


With you gone
After you left


Flying into the sun to melt the wax in my wings
Taking a dangerous course of action


Burn myself up
Risking harm to myself


Purging sin with pure sin
Trying to absolve sin but only committing more of it


Only death is sublime the fire's so bright
Death seems appealing compared to the dangers of life


It invites me to die
I am tempted to die


But I'd never have you
But I would not want you


In sackcloth and ashes
In mourning clothes


And the blood rushes back
I start to feel alive again


To my head as I wake
As I come to my senses


To your call to your call
To your repeated pleas


Down my long dungeon hall
Through my mind


As you beg me me to put off
As you ask me to postpone


Death for awhile
Dying for now


To live while i have a life
To enjoy life


And die when we're dead
To die when the time comes


And then I say
But I respond


You don't understand
You do not comprehend


You don't know what it's like
You cannot relate


Aw fuck it
Nevermind


I'm going back to my
I am returning to


Speed fortress
My private retreat


Where i don't have any needs
Where I require nothing


Don't need you
I do not need you


Don't need food
I do not need food


All I need is booze
I only need alcohol


My feelings locked up tight
I keep my emotions bottled up


My brain's a coil ready to spring
My mind is always on edge


I can fuck I can fly
I can indulge in any pleasure, I am free


I can do anything
I am capable of anything


No one can get inside
No one can enter


No one can hurt me
I am invincible


Cuz I have no feelings
Because I am emotionless


I can't feel shit
I cannot express any emotion


You can't make me
You cannot force me


Yours is a foreign tongue
You speak a different language


A foreign place
A different world from mine


Blue speck
A tiny dot


Drifting into
Floating towards


Infinite space
Endless void


Anything I want
Whatever I desire


You can't stop me
You cannot hinder me


I'm sucked back
I am pulled back


Into my black
Into my dark thoughts


Cold confort
Cold comfort


Into my lonesome void
Into my lonely emptiness


Into my lonesome glassedin void
Into my isolated emptiness


You can't love me there
You cannot care for me there


You can't touch me there
You cannot reach me there


You can't reach me there
You cannot connect with me there


You can't fuck me there
You cannot satisfy me there


Fuck you
Screw you


Don't tell me
Do not inform me


I'm deluding myself
I am fooling myself


I'm a teenager
I am immature




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clover


on Neanderthal Dyke [Explicit]

I think the lyric is "feminist theory" not just feminist.

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