Voivod – 21st Century Schizoid Man

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  General Comment:King Crimson version is here:
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  General Comment:King Crimson cover.

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  General Comment:Sort of obvious, by the title. It's basically centred on a man who has schizoid personality disorder living in modern times. A person with this disorder will often not react or not realize what is going on around them, they are often absorbed with their own thoughts and feelings, and are fearful of closeness and intimacy with others, making them introverted, cold and distant.
  
  This song basically represents how everyone is becoming desensitized by what is happening in the modern world. We care more about ourselves than what is going on in other's lives. When it says 'nothing he's got he really needs', I think it means that he is realizing he is desensitized, and he doesn't need this. He wants to change how he is, but it's impossible to alter what you have been born with: a disorder. In the end, he feels there is no hope for someone like him in this world.

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