Professional Griefers
deadmau5 Lyrics

I like the sound of the broken pieces
The singer finds beauty in imperfection and brokenness.

I like the lights and a siren she says
The singer enjoys the excitement and chaos of a dangerous situation.

We got machines but the kids got Jesus
Despite all of their technology and resources, the young people have a powerful faith and sense of purpose.

We like to move like we both don't need this
The artist and their partner dance freely and wildly, as if they are untethered and unbound by society's expectations.

God can't hear you, they will fight you
When people try to rely on their religion to solve problems, they are met with opposition and hostility.

Watch them build a friend just like you
Others will try to copy or replicate the singer's work or ideas.

Morning Sickness, XYZ
A reference to drugs or medical experiments, possibly involving genetic modification.

Teenage Girls with ESP
Young women with extrasensory perception or supernatural powers.

Gimme the sound to see
The artist wants music or noise to help them perceive and experience the world more deeply.

Another world outside that's full of All the broken things that I made
The artist longs for a reality where their creative output, which is often flawed or incomplete, is celebrated and embraced.

Just give me a life to plea
The singer wants a chance to defend and explain themselves and their actions.

We like to dance but the dead go faster
The living enjoy life's pleasures and move at their own pace, while the dead are beyond such things and seem to move more quickly.

Turn up the slam and a bar code blaster
Increasingly intense and violent music is paired with scanning technology used to track or identify individuals.

We want the cash or the drugs you're after
The singer and their associates are driven to obtain money or substances by any means necessary.

Rez-up control for the mixtape master
A request to improve the technology used to create mixtapes or other music compilations.

Self-correction, mass dissection
A process of analyzing and deconstructing one's own thoughts or behaviors, as well as those of a large group.

Death squad brats are in detention
Violent or aggressive individuals are being held or punished.

Morning sickness, XYZ
A repeated reference to drugs or medical experimentation, possibly involving altering genetic material.

Boys with bombs in NMA
Young men with explosives in a particular location, possibly referring to an organization or region.

Compliancy, special castings
A focus on following orders and creating specific outcomes, possibly involving manipulation or coercion.

Photographs that I'm erasing
The artist is intentionally destroying or obscuring visual evidence of their past actions or experiences.

Phono slots with picture screens
Technology that allows for manipulating sound and images together, possibly for propaganda purposes.

Girls with guns on LSD
Young women who are both armed and under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug.

Self-infraction, mass destruction
The artist is intentionally causing harm to themselves and others on a large scale.

Programmed for the final function
The singer is designed and ready to carry out a specific, perhaps apocalyptic, task.

Lab Rat King, rescue team
A figure in charge of, or subject to, scientific experimentation is either being rescued or leading a rescue effort.

Save me from the next life
The singer is desperate to avoid continuing on to a future existence or state, possibly after death.

Cause we are the last disease
The people associated with the artist and/or their activities are seen as corrupting or harmful to others.

And we got the eyes to see Another broken life that's full of All the awful things that I made
The artist and their associates have a clear awareness of the negative impact they have had on the world around them, but continue to perpetuate it nonetheless.