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Download me
Make up for the time you've wasted
Come slowly
And claim back the boy you left behind
Close the white book
Unplug the brain from the game
Cause it's time to wipe out
till the stars get on the fame
The song is not the same when we're all
played out, played out, all played out
They say the memories
all fade out, fade out, all played out
tell me did you feel that?
Don't slow down
even if it's only to escape
Just download now
Before somebody steals your place
Close the white book
unplug the brain from the game
'Cause it's time to wipe out
till the stars get on the fame
And the conversation's over
We're all played out, played out, all played out
(talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me)
You'll see the memories all fade out
fade out, all played out
(talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me)
Tell me did you feel that?
Doncamatic
Download me
Make up for the time you've wasted
Come slowly
Claim back the boy you left behind and
Close the white book
Unplug the brain from the game
It's time to wipe out to the bar get on the fame
The song is not the same when we're
all played out, played out, all played out
(talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me)
You'll see the memories all fade out
fade put, all played out
(talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me)
The song is not the same when we're all
played out, played out
(talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me)
The song is not the same when we're all
played out, played out, played out, played out
(talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me)
tell me did you feel that?
Make up for the time you've wasted
Come slowly
And claim back the boy you left behind
Close the white book
Unplug the brain from the game
Cause it's time to wipe out
till the stars get on the fame
The song is not the same when we're all
played out, played out, all played out
They say the memories
all fade out, fade out, all played out
tell me did you feel that?
Don't slow down
even if it's only to escape
Just download now
Before somebody steals your place
Close the white book
unplug the brain from the game
'Cause it's time to wipe out
till the stars get on the fame
And the conversation's over
We're all played out, played out, all played out
(talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me)
You'll see the memories all fade out
fade out, all played out
(talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me)
Tell me did you feel that?
Doncamatic
Download me
Make up for the time you've wasted
Come slowly
Claim back the boy you left behind and
Close the white book
Unplug the brain from the game
It's time to wipe out to the bar get on the fame
The song is not the same when we're
all played out, played out, all played out
(talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me)
You'll see the memories all fade out
fade put, all played out
(talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me)
The song is not the same when we're all
played out, played out
(talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me)
The song is not the same when we're all
played out, played out, played out, played out
(talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me)
tell me did you feel that?
Lyrics submitted by VocalSoul
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"And the conversation's over" - Long ago an album was a collection of songs to be expored in context - a 'conversation' with the artist, a connection with the artist. No more.
"talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me" - Close the Macbook, slow down, reconnect.
Damon in a recent interview:
"I just wanted to make a pop song; I just wanted to get back on the radio. I was just fucked off no-one was playing me on the radio. When Melancholy Hill came out in England Radio One said ‘Oh no we are trying to keep our core audience under thirty’ and I was like well ‘fuck you then!,’ and radio two said ‘Oh no this is way to edgy for our over 30 audience’, so I found myself totally barred from radio and I was like, that’s not fair."
in essence, everyone who's said it's about the music industry is pretty spot on. it's a generic pop song, but I think it still stands out & is a lot better than the rest. funny thing is, people don't always pay attention to the lyrics, & I think Damon knows that so this song is pretty clever.
FML.
I think the song talks about the way songs no longer require skill to be made to be successful. The industry has become so mass-produced, and there seems to be a formula to every successful pop song, but the writer(s) are calling for people to write music from the heart. Song-wirtinf should be a lot more spontaneous ("unplug the brain from the game") than it is these days.
I think it also talks about how artists mime a lot of their music, and have their voices auto-tuned to hide their lack of talent, contradicting the whole point of singing live and the live-performance experience. (The song is not the same when we're
all played out...talk to me, talk to me...)
With shows like the X-factor, and the decline of pop and alternative music in the UK, I've been thinking about the same things too, and I love this.
Does anyone else think the "white book" is a macbook? Used in reference to using computers to synthesize music? It's a clever parody, and damn catchy. I think "take back the boy..." refers to the sexually driven or serious nature of male singers. Seriously, where has humor gone?
In response to Polyphonic, I think this is closely related to Gorillaz' latest sound. The beat is reminiscent of "Stylo" or even "Dare." And Daley provides an emotional contrast to Damon's usual deadpan. From what I heard, Plastic Beach is Gorillaz "final album" so I'm not sure if it's appropriate to imply that their sound is heading in one direction or another. They just sort of step on the scene, give everyone a good shaking, and return to the depths. Love it.