Are we all crazy? Or is there something out there that is not publicly known? People like to use metaphors to describe things and sometimes use ambiguity. I have gathered music that have similar themes and philosophies, and if previous entries could be possible, then I must mention other forms of speech like the book ”1984” by George Orwell written between 1944 and 1948, published in 1948, towards the end of World War II. It was also a book read by my brother and left behind in the house.
Did Mr. Orwell perceive something that could not be left and was not left in his time period, thus there is no change in the ending of his story. Are we there and have been there longer than we realize? Are we stuck? Is it an example of years of usurpation? With technology today, it is possible, and possible some have better hearing than others.
Technology today greatly surpasses anything George Orwell imagined. For example, I know a federal agent who has tools such as infrared, ultrasound, and uses a radio to talk to people who have access to cameras to view people they are chasing in various terrain and environments. The telescreens in his story are unnecessary, and require more hardware than necessary. What about satellites? What happened or is happening in the age of SONAR and RADAR? Considering the time period today and what is happening in the world, are there still loose ends from World War II?
As I look back in the earlier years before the 1980’s to 1980, the lyrics I have collected talk about music and sound. As discussed in an earlier entry of mine, sound is normally referred to as a mechanical wave, that requires particles to transfer from one spot to another, hence sound is slower in the air than in water where there are more particles. Noise is often referred to as an electromagnetic wave that travels faster without interference from other particles thus travels faster in air than in water, and noise itself is often referred to as interference itself. For example, noise is interference on a cable line and interferes with the TV, IP Phone, or Internet signal. Also for telephones we learned how to transmit sound over electric wires for another person to hear on the other end. These songs also seem to reference sound and noise as being a part of everything not just common items that make a sound. Could this be possible?
Every electrical field has a magnetic field and every oscillating electrical field has an oscillating magnetic field and if the electrical field is oscillating perpendicular to the magnetic field electromagnetic waves are created, and if every electric and electronic device produces noise, or an electromagnetic wave, then I think it is possible. For example, as discussed before, even us human beings have a measurable amount of DC current, therefore comparing us to an electronic device. If that’s true, then couldn’t noise come from everywhere? For that matter sound is a vibration that occurs therefore could it also be everywhere? The warmer an object is the more noise is produced. That makes sense because the warmer an object is the faster atoms and molecules move too. We are not at absolute zero therefore atoms or particles of atoms are moving and vibrating. Are they constantly vibrating and releasing particles? If that is true and if music is a combination of sounds and noises, then wouldn’t that mean that Music is everywhere? Now “Who Is This God Person Anyway” that would want to stop the music as suggested by The Village People in “You Can’t Stop The Music”? And why?
The “Sound of Music” released in 1965 also suggests that music is everywhere. Is the term music a metaphor for something else? “The Sound of Music” is from a movie about a family leaving Austria so that the father could avoid having to become a Nazi and fight for Hitler in World War II.
“American Pie” released in 1971 is traditionally known as a dedication to many artists that have died, but can one interpret more? Maybe I am just reading into things, but I find it possibly more revealing or more revealing about those artists he refers too, especially, in combination with his Dreidle lyrics released in 1972, also a known Jewish toy. The song carries a philosophy shared by the B52’s in “Roam” and Depeche Mode’s “World In My Eyes”. Did something really die? And if so what?
After the Vietnam War more words are released from artists like the Talking Heads, in “Psycho Killer” in 1977. Is such a thing possible, as suggested by the lyrics? Also mentioned again in the 1990s in White Zombie’s “Real Solution #9” and “More Human Than Human” in 1995 and Acumen’s “Eville” in 1998. Acumen’s “Gunlover” in 1998 also has some hints when he says things like who cares about the state of your mind and waste of your time.
What was Duran Duran trying to say? Now we move from talk of stopping music right down to what is on the radio, or is this radio? Radioactive Frequency. I also think, based on their lyrics, they believed some sort of danger could come from this, in “Planet Earth” in 1981 and in “Union of the Snake” in 1983. Later REM suggested seeing the beauty in the light of music, and voices talking somewhere in the house in the song “Everything” in 1988. In “Radio Song” released in 1991 REM says now all our children grow up prisoners, all their life radio listeners, then the album goes on to the song “Losing My Religion” off of the same album. Standing alone some of these songs do not necessarily seem so, but coupled with the rest of the album, it seems there is a story to tell.
In She Wants Revenge’s song “Out Of Control” released in 2006, we are slaves to the DJ and out of control. In “These Things” he tries to whisper so no one figures it out much like another strange individual mentioned earlier, and in “Red Flags And Long Nights” he says it is ok to rent a space inside his mind, at least until the price becomes too high.
Pink Floyd suggested that the Vietnam War is or was just another brick in “The Wall” in 1979, and again references “The Wall” in 1987, saying we don’t need no thought control. Could it be possible through the use of modern technology developed in the 20th century?
For that matter, what was the secret that the Styxx were keeping? They are also making references to technology and the Vietnam War in 1983 in “Mr. Roboto”. The problem is plain to see: too much technology. Machines to save our lives. Machines dehumanize.
There is a room where the light won’t find you according to Tears For Fears in “Every Body Wants To Rule The World” in 1985. Does that light imply the radio waves or electromagnetic waves, also known as light? If so, then again “Who Is This God Person Anyway” and why? I once knew a therapist who said Schizophrenic people do not hear the same things. So how could so many people be crazy in the same manner? Yet, I hear things that are repetitive between people suggesting that crazy people can and are crazy in similar ways, or as the therapist said it must be good hearing if two people hear the same thing, therefore does that mean some people just have really good hearing? And does the increase in incidences have something to due with our increased usages?
In the late 1980’s there are still references to that light. Madonna seems to have a bout of something in “Like a Prayer” in 1989. As she says I have no choice, I hear your voice, and like a child you whisper softly to me. You’re in control just like a child, No choice your voice can take me there.
Peter Murphy has some words on a secret too, to keep close, and talks about a dream like state much like Madonna did in his song “Cuts You Up” in 1989. Fischerspooner and Rock Kills Kid also talk of dreamlike states in “Cloud” and “Paralyzed” respectively both released in 2005. Is it all just a little bit of History Repeating as the Propellerheads say in “History Repeating” in 1998?
EMF in “Unbelieveable” in 1991 says pushing down the better few, instead of bringing out the clues and Brace yourself with the grace of ease, I know this world ain't what it seems. U2 in “The Fly” in 1991 says its no secret at all, and in “One” also in 1991 says that love is a higher law.
Depeche Mode and B52’s include more than one song that I note. For Depeche Mode the reoccurring theme from Don McLean’s Dreidle comes up in “World in My Eyes” in 1989, the idea of traveling without moving and B52’s song “Roam” in 1989 to travel without wings and without wheels.
Depeche Mode also talks of flesh and bone and of the infamous test in “Personal Jesus” in 1989, and says things on your chest you need to confess. I guess referring to the secret, and the B52’s outright say they would like the world to change, take the secret and shove it in the shredder, and to get away from “Channel Z” in 1989. They also mention hamburger ads pop up in my head and space junk. It is a known fact that microwaves and other waves from outer space enter our atmosphere and can also interfere with TV signal. More people speak of some entity throughout these years like the Soup Dragons in “Mother Universe” in 1991 saying her head is haunted and it’s gonna burn up your brain. I think, the artists and others alike are bringing out the clues.
Nirvana in “Lithium” in 1991 said I found my friends they’re in my head. Live’s “Tired Of Me” in 1991 says my brain waves confused between what is and ain't, and The Shamen in “Move Any Mountain” released in 1991 mentions his knowing of an altered state saying I will not fail nor falter I shall succeed, my perception is altered I do believe.
Then what happened in the 1990’s to bring upon such lyrics? Reminding me of the “Psycho Killer” concept also covered in White Zombie’s “Real Solution #9” and “More Human Than Human” in 1995 and Acumen’s “Eville” in 1998 . The two songs from NIN “Mr. Self-destruct” and “Heresy” respectively in 1994 have discontented remarks and happened to be released the same year my schizophrenic diagnosed sibling committed suicide and coincidentally the same year Kurt Cobain of Nirvana committed suicide.
Later Puressence’s song “Every House on Every Street” where every house on every street seems to know his name, in1996 shows discontent and asks when will they go down and adds a refusal to leave. The Motion Sick in “My Country” released in 2005 also includes a refusal to die for his country. “Satellite” by The Motion Sick outright suggests the idea of the use of satellites to communicate or influence people. He also talks of a secret where his lips will be leaking in “The Day After” both songs released in 2005. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs in “Turn Into” in 2006 says I hear it in my head real low, and can't say why I kept this from you, turn this all around behind us, oh, well, I know we'll all fall right in to keep you out, I’d like to tell you all about it, showing refusal, discontent and a hint of a secret. Fischerspooner also says in “We Need A War” in 2005, a war to make us feel safe, a war to make‘em feel sorry. Whoever they are, and The Shamen’s “Move Any Mountain” in 1991 also has a hint of refusal saying I feel no fear to be here is oh so fine shining brightly like sunlight inside my mind. The Shamen and The New Generation they are proving, you can be what you want to be. Let your soul and your body and your mind be free ain't nothing in the world that can hold us back, and finally he also says with delivery smooth like water from a fountain, that's why I can move Any Mountain. I would assume by the lyrics these people would like change too.
I have more music from other lesser-known artists, but I have yet to confirm the lyrics with the artists, and these lyrics are not proof of anything, only people with stories and opinions. Though I find it difficult not to think there may be something out there when so many people say similar things, as I have mentioned before. I am always looking for more examples, and the input of how other people really feel or think about such a topic since I live in a country where the people are supposed to matter. Is something big happening? Should something change? Is everything ok? Is this “Where God Went Wrong”? Or maybe I just have too much time on my hands.
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