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Shake it like a ladder to the sun
Makes me feel like a madman on the run
Find me never never far gone
So get your leather, leather
Leather on on on on
[Chorus]
Your zero
What's your name?
No one's gonna ask you
Better find out where they want you to go
Try and hit the spot
Get to know it in the dark
Get to know it whether you're
Crying, crying, crying oh oh
Can you climb, climb, climb higher
Shake it like a ladder to the sun
Makes me feel like a madman on the run
Now you're never, never far gone
So get your leather leather
Leather on on on on
[Chorus]
Was it the cure? Shellshock!
Was it the cure? Hope not!
Was it the cure? Shellshock!
Was it the cure?
What's your name?
[Chorus]
Was it the cure? Shellshock!
Was it the cure? Hope not!
Was it the cure? Shellshock!
Was it the cure? Hope not!
What's your name?
Makes me feel like a madman on the run
Find me never never far gone
So get your leather, leather
Leather on on on on
[Chorus]
Your zero
What's your name?
No one's gonna ask you
Better find out where they want you to go
Try and hit the spot
Get to know it in the dark
Get to know it whether you're
Crying, crying, crying oh oh
Can you climb, climb, climb higher
Shake it like a ladder to the sun
Makes me feel like a madman on the run
Now you're never, never far gone
So get your leather leather
Leather on on on on
[Chorus]
Was it the cure? Shellshock!
Was it the cure? Hope not!
Was it the cure? Shellshock!
Was it the cure?
What's your name?
[Chorus]
Was it the cure? Shellshock!
Was it the cure? Hope not!
Was it the cure? Shellshock!
Was it the cure? Hope not!
What's your name?
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People work in their cubicles or their offices or whatever all week, feeling like a zero, a cog in the machine. When they finally get to climb out of anonymity they may turn to sexuality to feel some sort of agency, and the sex itself is the ladder.
Is it the cure? Probably not, we're just all shell-shocked and need something to feel human.
i think this is similar, when you try to read it like the "Zero" represents the O that Karen's "last name" is.
and then it is about herself and her place in the music industry. i always thought so, at least...
BTW, I agree with lu77 about the most direct meaning of this song. Sometimes I think there's even a hint of feminism in there and she's talking about how being a "girl" (a "0" as opposed to a "1" - if you catch my drift) in society is analogous to having to "whore" yourself out in any business/music. I'm a big hairy man, so I think it would be weird if I picked up on that and it wasn't really there.
Meaning A) So the first verse reflects that joy of being on the dancefloor.
Meaning B) While also being about the height of fame, and the music industry interns working their way up meeting rockstars, being dumbstruck with awe by them or taken in by the bullshit of the industry.
Shake it like a ladder to the sun -- dance your way to heaven / schmooze your way up the music industry ladder
Makes me feel like a madman on the run -- awesome dancey feeling / running from industry craziness
find me never, never far gone -- i'm still here,reachable / i'm not sucked in by it all
so get your leather, leather, leather on -- put on your dance outfit / put on your rock outfit
you're zero -- you're at the bottom (not a rock star)
what's your name? -- rock star asking, that moment of meeting your hero
noone's gonna ask -- rockstar won't really care, not a real connection here
you'd better find out where they want you to go -- zero is a groupie or lowly intern from the label
try an' hit the spot -- reminiscent of hitting your queue (in a song) or standing on your mark (on stage)
get to know it in the dark -- Zero is in the background like a roadie, supporting the performance.means do the work, know your part backwards, do your homework if you wanna go far
get to know whether you're (a)
crime, crime, crime, of love ooh! <-- confirmed in video this is what karen sings -- referring to a crush on the rockstar? or groupie-ism, selling yourself to the industry.
can ya climb, climb, climb hoh! -- get into the spotlight, get higher in the industry, get noticed.
Know you're never, never, never far gone -- you aren't completely taken in
so get your leather, leather, leather on. -- protect yourself, put on your disguise
was it the cure? -- (meeting karen)
shellshock! -- (zero is dumbstruck by fame)
was it the cure? -- (did karen disappoint? crush your dreams?)
hope not!
YOUR ZERO WHAT?
(Find me never far gone) he is speaking for all mean looking for a prostitute.
after she has that down she can worry about her dress attire which leather is most commonly used for the hard core theme.. He tells her she is zero as in she will mean nothing and serve nothing like a spiritual bond with her customers to not think they will be close, just find out where they need to go to get the job done. Finding the spot in the dark meaning to practice and be extremely good at it to beat competition.
Was it the cure? meaning the prostitute for filling the needs of the customer is only short term and there is no cure cause the customer will return again for her job to be performed..