Lyrics for Disconnect the Dots as interpreted by errigan

Disconnect the Dots Lyrics
Come disconnect the dots with me, poppet
Come disconnect the dots
Come disconnect the dots with me, poppet
Come disconnect the dots

It's so beautiful
Our lunacy
It's so beautiful

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klsots
11-19-2004

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enraptured by a girl
:D

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yall
01-14-2005

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I guess Poppet would be the girl or something, right?

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pumkinhed
01-23-2005

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it doesn't sound quite like new wave, but it sounds very 80s and sunny. it really reminds me of my childhood

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pumkinhed
01-23-2005

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it's very very difficult not to have some sort of internal smiley face after hearing this song. it's so figgin giddy.

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testemunha
02-09-2005

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Poppet is a pet name, old English in origin. Back in the day, it was another word for 'puppet'.
This song is sweet though. It makes me want to laugh and dance and look at the stars.

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tigerareyouthere
05-29-2005

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Does anyone have an idea what could be meant by 'disconnect the dots', I keep thinking it's a metaphor for something big but I can't figure it out. I love this song however, I agree with all the comments, it's so sweet ^^

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SINKINGx3HEARTS
10-01-2005

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This song makes me really happy. I love the "poppet" part. Haha. :] It's such a sweet and innocent-sounding song. What it means? I have no clue. Maybe it's about little kids and their lunacy, how they put it, is just their innocence and it's beautiful and I derno'. Just trying to make some kind of sense out of it.

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reeebeckah
01-04-2006

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I absolutely love this song, it is so catchy. It doesn't really sound very similar to much of Of Montreal's other songs, but I think even with the repetitive and addictive beat and lyrics there is a deeper yet whimsically simple meaning. I think the phrase, "come disconnect the dots" is simply the singer's way of saying come break down all of the barriers of what this world is and just come be with me. Obviously he is saying this to his "poppit" which has already been explained and obviously this is someone very near and dear.
Their lunacy is their love and it's so beautiful to them even if it isn't something complicated or well structured like the dots of the world. Their happiness in their own world is the beauty and meaning of this song. At least that's what I think.

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acidzombiie
01-06-2006

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This song, like most of the tracks on Satanic Panic, is about taking drugs and falling in love with everything.

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star_strat45
01-20-2006

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I think it sounds so innocent but it's like an invitation for a girl he likes to come do drugs with him and experience how good it feels. It is an amazing song too, I love the music, totally rapture.

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smakola
02-01-2006

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a poppet is a wikkan doll meant to represent the harvest god. they also can be used as voodoo dolls.

beyond that i'm not sure, just having fun with a voodoo doll i guess.

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HarlequinGirl
02-12-2006

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I absolutely love the intro to this song - it makes you want to dance. And it does sound very 80's, maybe thats why I like it so much haha. And I thought it said boppet? Oh well.

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This Charming Man
02-26-2006

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Inraptured by a girl

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howz_g
03-24-2006

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dance!

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inconstanti
03-31-2006

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I believe the song speaks of losing control, being in love, and enjoying it. Disconnecting the dots would mean giving into chaos, disordering a figure, setting the dots loose. Still a game though, the lunacy of love. Poppet is such a cute nickname.

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inconstanti
03-31-2006

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I believe the song speaks of losing control, being in love, and enjoying it. Disconnecting the dots would mean giving into chaos, disordering a figure, setting the dots loose. Still a game though, the lunacy of love. Poppet is such a cute nickname.

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werdlife420
06-18-2006

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ive interpreted this song as the way you feel when you lose control of yourself while doing lsd together, but afterwords you in love with it; ie:its so beautiful our lunacy,

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tinalove
07-01-2006

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i totally agree with inconstanti.

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sieraM
07-14-2006

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poppet is also a nickname for a pretty young girl

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tarks
08-07-2006

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Its about asking a girl to take drugs with him,

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yzoom26
01-30-2007

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Based on many of the band's song titles, album art, lyrics, etc, I understand that the use of drugs, particularly entheogens like LSD (refer to song title "Lysergic Bliss," which I believe is on the same album) play a role in the influence of the band.

That being said, I agree with the posts here that say it is about taking drugs, however something more. It's not just about taking any drug, and more than the drug usage itself, it's about seeing the world in a different way, which hallucinogenic/entheogenic drugs oftentimes enable the user to do. To me, it seems to be renouncing the logical thought processes so central to our daily lives.

Think about it-- in our (sober) world, the ability to make logical connections between things -- concepts, actions, time, everything; is valued. At very early ages, we are taught to connect dots. (remember dot-to-dots?) The ability of the prefrontal cortex to make rational judgments, decisions, is highly valued. In school, you learn little pieces of information, and then "connect the dots" to understand a concept. It's deduction, but not creation. In a way, this song celebrates, seeing the world not in terms of dots which you can connect, but kind of painting your own picture.

The human brain, as configured for practical daily use, fine-tuned to logic, can make rational decisions better than any other species, and is very good at making connections between different things to create utility (technological advancement) but for instance do not have the sensory capabilities that other animals have. For instance, bees can see a wider spectrum of visible light than we do, some animals can hear better, smell better, etc...but do not have the logical capabilities that we posess.

Drugs like LSD allow the brain to receive an overflow of sensory input, in such a way that the user "sees" and "hears" things that are not there (or at least cannot be picked up by a normally configured human brain). People may lose the ability to make decisions based on the deduction of sensory stimuli and their significance, but are able to "see" a lot more.

Some of this is extrapolation, I know, but I think it says something more about the nature of the drug experience than the mere encouragement of drug usage. It's not about rebelling, it's about experiencing beauty.

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PrEsLeYsBiGsIsTa
03-31-2007

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I also agree with inconstanti, and the beginning gets you so into the song that by the time they start singing your up out of your chair, singing along.

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lathyrus
05-01-2007

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fuck me

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lastdinosaur
02-04-2008

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Here's a romantic take on this song:

Throwing out the traditional constellations and turning the blank chart of the sky into a language shared and known by only two.

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watchitlugnuts
04-24-2008

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I think you're all correct!! And oh how beautiful the lunacy is....

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