Ty Segall is an American musician and songwriter, based in Los Angeles, Cal… Read Full Bio ↴Ty Segall is an American musician and songwriter, based in Los Angeles, California. A multi-instrumentalist, Segall is a vocalist, guitarist and drummer. He has released eleven solo studio albums along with numerous collaborations, live albums, demos and compilations. Along with his extensive solo output, he is a member of the bands The Traditional Fools, Epsilons, Party Fowl, Sic Alps, GØGGS, Fuzz, The Perverts, and Wasted Shirt.

Segall began his recording career as a part-time musician in various underground bands in Orange County and the San Francisco Bay Area, before beginning a solo career in 2008. Segall's first solo release was the cassette Horn The Unicorn released on the Wizard Mountain label (later re-released by HBSP-2X on vinyl record). Around the same time, Wizard Mountain also released a split cassette featuring Segall and the band Superstitions entitled Halfnonagon.

In 2012, Segall released three LPs: His solo album, Twins; a collaboration with White Fence titled Hair and Slaughterhouse, an album with the Ty Segall Band.

Erased
Ty Segall Lyrics

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Vacant like a baby, before the mind can see
Trapped inside the blanket of the mouth that makes you free
Turning into language like a breeze outside
The words, I can't remember
The faces turn to night

Faceless
Erased

Nameless
I'm replaced

Now I can't remember the images I've seen
The terror of the blankness makes my ears scream
Underwater ringing, my voice can't speak at all
I end at the beginning. I am learning how to crawl

Faceless
Erased
Nameless
I'm replaced

Faceless
Erased
Nameless
I'm replaced

I'm replaced

I'm replaced
I'm replaced

Overall Meaning

In Ty Segall's song "Erased," the lyrics delve into themes of emptiness, loss of identity, and the struggle to communicate. The opening lines suggest a state of innocence, comparing it to a baby before it gains knowledge and awareness. It then introduces the idea of being trapped within oneself, symbolized by the "blanket of the mouth," as if the ability to speak and express oneself is both liberating and confining.

The lyrics continue to explore the transformative power of language, painting it as something fleeting like a breeze, which aligns with the difficulty of remembering words and faces. This inability to recall images and the terror that accompanies it is expressed through the metaphor of the mind's "blankness" causing screaming ears and a sense of being underwater. This represents a detachment from reality and an inability to make oneself understood, leading to a sense of regression and having to relearn how to navigate the world, described as "learning how to crawl."

Line by Line Meaning

Vacant like a baby, before the mind can see
Empty and clueless, like an infant before it gains awareness

Trapped inside the blanket of the mouth that makes you free
Confined within the comfort zone of speech, which paradoxically restricts your freedom

Turning into language like a breeze outside
Transforming into words effortlessly, like a gentle wind blowing

The words, I can't remember
Unable to recall the exact words spoken

The faces turn to night
The familiar faces become obscured and distant

Faceless
Devoid of recognizable features or identity

Erased
Wiped away, removed from existence

Nameless
Without a name or identity

I'm replaced
I have been substituted or replaced by someone else

Now I can't remember the images I've seen
Unable to recall the visual memories I once had

The terror of the blankness makes my ears scream
The fear and anxiety caused by the emptiness overwhelms me to the point of distress

Underwater ringing, my voice can't speak at all
Suffering from a distorted perception, where communication becomes impossible

I end at the beginning. I am learning how to crawl
Reaching an endpoint or stagnation, starting from scratch and relearning basic skills

I'm replaced
I have been substituted or replaced by someone else

Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Written by: Ty Segall

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Lyrics to this fuckin g banger of a gem. Vacant like a baby, before the mind can see
Trapped inside the blanket of the mouth that makes you free
Turning into language like a breeze outside
The words I can't remember
The faces turn to night

Faceless
Erased
Nameless
I'm replaced

Now I can't remember the images I've seen
The terror of the blankness makes my ears scream
Underwater ringing, my voicе can't speak at all
I end at the bеginning, I am learning how to crawl

Faceless
Erased
Nameless
I'm replaced

Faceless
Erased
Nameless
I'm replaced

I'm replaced
I'm replaced
I'm replaced