intelligent and thought provoking personal lyrics about whats relevant to people as a whole. The product of an 80s generation graciously raised on television, genCAB supplies more depth than what the dance floor has to offer. Now on the surface, the project that almost never saw the light at the end of the tunnel is causing many peers to rethink their own art and is guaranteed to open new minds to the Industrial scene.
...but our opinions are certainly not our accomplishments
More a personal exploration than anything else, genCAB draws influence from not only some select EBM, but also IDM, trip hop, and some rhythmic noise. Lyrics tend to mirror frustration mostly, even delving into the subject of writing his own material such as on Expired Inside, although the material also has a few good dance songs like High Tech Low Life (in earlier version having the name Me & Malaise) and Self Images, for instance.
Remixes have been produced for Unter Null, Aesthetic Perfection, Autovon, Cyanotic, and Cesium_137. The first full length, "II transMuter", released in 08/26/2008, is coproduced by Isaac Glendening of Cesium 137.
Bringing the new breath of air into the dusty air of today's scene, genCAB makes room for himself and promises to bring raw and aggressive, but at the same time, an emotional sound back to electro!
of love and death
genCAB Lyrics
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i'm losing confidence with consciousness i need to begin
i don't know why, well just look under my eyes
through the REM into a dream where i could save you again
and i feel so cursed with this long life
because i wanna goto heaven but i don't wanna die
i close my eyes just to kill some time
escape eternity and exit anywhere that i like
CHORUS
and the screams might seem like they're coming from someplace inside
i hide within my body alive
when i die don't let them bury me, i'll never survive
just leave a trace of me as debris
to leave my mark on this place in case i still can't see
i lied when i said i never tried
when i die don't let them bury me, i'll never survive
set free, now i'm just by myself
there's no use for good health when i'm trapped here without you
i swell like an ocean inside
when you died you didn't stop me from..
you didn't stop me in time
i'll throw my fist deep within the beach
but the heart of the earth is too far out of reach
tearing graves in the sand in the shape of my veins
i lay down as i drown while the blood comes in waves
The song "Love and Death" by genCAB explores feelings of loss, grief, and the struggle to reconcile with mortality. The first verse begins with the singer expressing a desire to escape consciousness and enter into a dream where they can save someone they have lost. The second half of the verse reflects on the tension between the desire to reach heaven and the fear of dying. The chorus addresses the internal struggles of the singer, feeling as though they are screaming within themselves and wanting to leave a mark on the world before they die. The second verse touches on how difficult it is to move on after experiencing loss and how the pain can feel unbearable. The final line speaks to the overwhelming sense of loss and how it can feel like being drowned by the ocean.
Line by Line Meaning
pretend, just let me sleep again
Please allow me to pretend and go back to sleep
i'm losing confidence with consciousness i need to begin
I am losing my confidence when I am conscious and I need to start anew
i don't know why, well just look under my eyes
I do not understand why, but please examine the area under my eyes
through the REM into a dream where i could save you again
Through the stage of rapid eye movement, I hope to enter a dream where I can save you once more
and i feel so cursed with this long life
This long life feels like a curse to me
because i wanna goto heaven but i don't wanna die
I desire to go to heaven, but I do not want to die
i close my eyes just to kill some time
I close my eyes to pass the time
escape eternity and exit anywhere that i like
I want to escape the concept of eternity and leave wherever I please
and the screams might seem like they're coming from someplace inside
The screams might seem to originate from within me
i hide within my body alive
I hide within my living body
when i die don't let them bury me, i'll never survive
Please do not bury me when I die, I will not survive
just leave a trace of me as debris
Leave behind a remnant of me like debris
to leave my mark on this place in case i still can't see
So that I can leave an impression on this place in case I cannot see
i lied when i said i never tried
I was not truthful when I claimed that I had never attempted
set free, now i'm just by myself
I am now liberated and alone
there's no use for good health when i'm trapped here without you
Having good health is pointless when I am trapped here without you
i swell like an ocean inside
I am swelling up like an ocean from within
when you died you didn't stop me from..
You did not prevent me from...
you didn't stop me in time
You were unable to prevent me in time
i'll throw my fist deep within the beach
I will punch my fist deep into the sand
but the heart of the earth is too far out of reach
However, the core of the earth is too far away for me to reach
tearing graves in the sand in the shape of my veins
I am creating graves in the sand that resemble my veins
i lay down as i drown while the blood comes in waves
I lie down and drown while my blood comes in waves
Contributed by Audrey R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.