Gorillaz – 5/4

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Magic for me
Magic make no sound
It good for me
It good for me underground

Magic on me
Really got me down
Invade the city
It make my heart beat no sound

Beat no sound
Beat no sound (ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Beat no sound
Beat no sound
Beat no sound (ooh ooh ooh ooh)

And let me tell myself
Tell on
She turned my dad on
She turned my dad on
Dad on
Dad on!!!

Magic for me
Magic get me through
We pledge it money
People seem to walk through you

Magic's funny
Magic get me through
All good for me
When people seem to always walk through you
Walk through you
Walk through you (ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Walk through you
Walk through you
Walk through you (ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Walk through you
Walk through you

And let me tell myself
Tell on
She turned my dad on
She turned my dad on
Dad on
Dad on

She made me kill myself
Come on
Come on

She turned my dad on
Come on
She turned my dad on
Come on
She turned my dad on
She turned my dad on
Dad on
Dad on

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    General Comment:There was an interview with Damon, where, when he was writing the lyrics for this song, he was remembering that his father had a thing for British pornstar "Linsey Dawn McKenzie". So, at least as far as "she turned my dad on," there was a bit of literalism in that one. xD
    Flag Drumroll418on April 07, 2012   Link
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    Memory:I remember someone say that this song was about how Murdoc slept with 2D's girlfriend.
    Flag CondemnedMemoiron March 02, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:i thinkz it is 2d hackin CoD
    Flag gorillazfanakaimkoolon March 23, 2011   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning:i think it is 2d hacking CoD XD
    Flag gorillazfanakaimkoolon March 23, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I h8 to sound like the know it all but i think it's Murdoc's mom cause she was never there in his life and he is trying to tell her somthing....
    Flag wftlyrichick95on February 07, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:Is this an american Thing that everythings about what seems most obvious. Look the Gorillaz are British and let me tell you thats the stuff we like. Its all about creativity of lyrics. Not so much about what its about it's more the way it's expressed. The Gorillaz have some killer lyrics but yes they are hard to make proper sense. But thats Not the point. Its all about the art. Thats just how we roll. So i think very few if any Gorillaz lyrics have anything to do with drugs.
    Flag Sasgenuon November 14, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I hate to disagree with every single person on here, but I think "she turned my dad on" is a misheard lyric that Gorillaz sort of grabbed onto and perpetuated. The song seems to be mostly about death to me, thus I've always heard the line as "she turned my DEAD on" (i.e. she made me kill myself? come on.) Now "she turned my dead on" may seem completely incorrect grammatically, but then so does "magic make no sound", so yeah. Add to that the fact that there's no references to father figures anywhere else in the song, or the entire album for that matter, but plenty of references to death and ghosts and zombies and the like. And if you're still not convinced....come on....."she turned my dad on" is just a ridiculous lyric to put in a song, even by Gorillaz standards. Now I could easily be wrong about all this, but I think it at least warrants some consideration. That's my two cents, peace.
    Flag crocodile_smileon September 29, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:does anyone else think the Gorillaz very similar to Beck?
    like musically and lyrically.
    their songs both make sense out of nonsense.
    just thought i'd put that out there.
    Flag StormaJean1993on June 01, 2010   Link
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    My Interpretation:This song is awesum! I think it is also on drugs, how drugs can kill u, just saying
    Flag BZ10on March 13, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:lyrics were meant to be ambiguous, while we all sit here and make silly remarks at one another, we could be creating original thoughts :D



    take it at face value, or create a reality in your own mind


    neither one is wrong my friends :D



    enjoy the music, sit back and analyze later


    not ever moment must be spent on critical thinking


    Flag Hypnotic1edgeon February 06, 2009   Link

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