Phucking Phreak
Velvet Acid Christ Lyrics
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From all those days you try to hide
You lift out the anger and cut it dry
You soak your tears away
Now you can fry
Your mind melts away
You go with the flow
You hold it down
You try to speak
But you hear no sound
Lying again expressed into insanity
Where you will never be
Cause we're all dead
Cause you're all dead
Cause we're all dead
Cause you're all dead
Cause we're all dead
Cause you're all dead
Cause we're all dead
Cause you're all dead
We walk into the night
We cut off the right
We won't feel a thing we're so insane
Disturbed thoughts
Distort your mind
You're penetrated
Obliterated
We all fake it
We all try to hide
The un-relying the lie
The feelings
The how
The when
The why
We always lie
We always lie
We always cry
We always die
Push away the feeling left
So far away
We walked into the sun
And left our hopes astray
We hope to live another day
But when you break it all down
There's really nothing left to say
There's really nothing left to say
There's really nothing left to say
So babble away
So babble away
Cause that's how they play the game
The song "Phucking Phreak" by Velvet Acid Christ is a dark and haunting reflection on the struggle with inner demons, the pressure to conform, and the pain of feeling disconnected from the world around you. The lyrics are a lament for the feelings that have been murdered and left aside, for the days that were spent hiding from oneself. The singer describes lifting out the anger, cutting it dry, and soaking the tears away, as though trying to numb oneself from the pain.
The theme of control and release permeates the song, with lines like "Now you can fry, your mind melts away, you go with the flow" describing the surrender to darker impulses. The lyrics also express a sense of being trapped, of holding down feelings and trying to speak but hearing no sound. The singer feels he is lying again, expressed into insanity and that he will never be able to escape this feeling, as we are all dead.
The chorus is repeated throughout the song, emphasizing our shared sense of disconnection and distress. The final lines suggest a kind of nihilism, with the singer walking into the night and cutting off the right, unable to feel anything and embracing the madness. The song is a powerful reflection on the pain of being human and the struggle to survive one's inner demons.
Line by Line Meaning
Murder the feelings all left aside
Suppress or eliminate any emotions you have pushed aside
From all those days you try to hide
The feelings that you have hidden for so long
You lift out the anger and cut it dry
Extract your anger and abolish it completely
You soak your tears away
Drown yourself in tears, to feel numb to the pain
Now you can fry
Feelings and emotions are discarded completely
Your mind melts away
The detachment leaves you disoriented
You go with the flow
Allow your surroundings to take over
You hold it down
Suppress your thoughts and feelings to the point of self-obliteration
But ya can't let go
Unable to relinquish control of your emotions
You try to speak
Attempt to communicate, while avoiding expressing emotions
But you hear no sound
Unable to comprehend the message being conveyed
Lying again expressed into insanity
Dishonesty leading to a detached state of mind
Where you will never be
Unable to reach a state of authenticity
Cause we're all dead
Emotionally detached and deadened inside
Cause you're all dead
You have detached from your true self, leaving behind only physical existence
We walk into the night
Moving towards a life of darkness and misery
We cut off the right
Making wrong choices, unable to access the path of righteousness
We won't feel a thing we're so insane
Completely detached from emotions and reality, pushing you towards madness
Disturbed thoughts
Mental instability, leading to disturbed thoughts
Distort your mind
Mental distortion leading to a confused state of mind
You're penetrated
Unable to resist the manipulative influences of society
Obliterated
Completely destroyed, leaving behind a shell of what you once were
We all fake it
Lying and pretending to fit in with society's norms and expectations
We all try to hide
Attempting to keep our true selves and emotions hidden from the world
The un-relying the lie
Distrusting the truth and doubting reality
The feelings
Emotions that are kept hidden and suppressed
The how
The process by which we detach ourselves from our emotions
The when
The time at which we have chosen to detach ourselves from our emotions
The why
The reasoning behind our decision to detach from our emotions
We always lie
Living a life of dishonesty, faking emotions and personalities
We always cry
Constantly sad, depressed and detached from reality
We always die
Living a life devoid of any true meaning or emotion is equivalent to death
Push away the feeling left
Suppressing any remaining feelings and emotions
So far away
Taking them away from your reach and access
We walked into the sun
Going towards danger or destruction
And left our hopes astray
Abandoning all dreams, aspirations and desires
We hope to live another day
Hoping to find meaning and purpose in the future
But when you break it all down
After analyzing your life, you find that
There's really nothing left to say
Your life is devoid of any substantial meaning or purpose
So babble away
Talk and rant aimlessly, without any true understanding of your emotions or thoughts
Cause that's how they play the game
This is how society forces us to act and behave - suppressing our emotions and presenting a fake persona
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@LENORENORE
For some reason this song always makes me feel better when I'm down lol
@deena2931
Going through a job transition and break-up, with my 11 year old child involved so... word.
@Clarkaraoke
This is honestly one of the darkest songs Ive ever heard and its been one of my favorites for a long time now. Songs like this hit me emotionally.
@RetroDeathReviews666
Listen to his songs "Dark Lights" and "Descent Into Darkness". Both of those are also some of the darkest songs I've ever heard even though they're instrumental.
@Clarkaraoke
@@RetroDeathReviews666 Ty so much for the suggestions! I will definitely check them out
@september_sucks
@Clark Kierstadt also you can try to listen Blood by VAC. In my opinion, it's way darker than Phucking Phreak (but that doesn't mean this song is bad, both of them are great example of dark industrial type of music).
@telemasz1086
I agree, but on the other hand, this song reminds me very strongly of "Dead lines" by Skinny Puppy.
@tammietiger983
been listening to this song since 1998 and it still blows my mind
@RustySuffering
Can't believe how good this is.
Anyone from 2019?
@marknemeth267
2020