Ex Machina
Metamodern Reflections: Love, Machines, and the Burning Building
Lyrics
Watching the war in portrait mode
Observing the conflict or struggle through a limited or artificial perspective.
Just another copy with no original
Being a mere imitation without an authentic or unique origin.
I remember when we used to kick the can
Recollection of a past time when simpler, innocent activities were enjoyed.
Played shirts and skins with scraped up shins and dirty little hands
Reminiscing about engaging in physical activities, revealing childhood experiences of play and getting hurt.
Now the building's on fire
An urgent or dangerous situation is occurring, but there's a reluctance to confront it.
But I don't wanna go outside
Expressing a desire to avoid facing the danger or chaos outside.
Machines can make you come
Implying that machines have the capability to provide pleasure.
I just try my best
Striving to do one's best in a situation despite challenges.
Robots can love you like I did
Suggesting that robots can offer affection similar to the speaker's past actions.
Hyperreal, Happy Meal, Baudrillard and the Batmobile
References to various cultural elements that may symbolize superficiality or simulation.
These guys can't love you like I did
Others cannot replicate the speaker's past love or emotions.
Watching the game in portrait mode
Viewing a significant event with a limited or incomplete viewpoint.
Thinking music just might save my metamodern soul
Hoping that music might offer a solution or solace in the modern era.
I remember when our legs were good entwined
Reflecting on past intimacy and closeness between individuals.
But if you're so comfortable being vulnerable then you're probably not doing it right
Suggesting that true vulnerability involves discomfort rather than comfort.
Now the building's on fire
A repetition indicating a dangerous situation that's being avoided.
But I don't wanna go outside
A reluctance or refusal to confront the chaos outside.
Machines can make you come
Implies that machines possess the ability to provide pleasure.
I just try my best
Continued effort despite challenges or difficulties.
Robots can love you like I did
Indicates that robots can offer affection akin to the speaker's past emotions.
Hyperreal, Happy Meal, Baudrillard and the Batmobile
References various cultural symbols, possibly denoting a shallow or simulated existence.
These guys can't love you like I could
Others cannot replicate the speaker's past love or emotions.
Intimate spaces
Describing close or personal settings among individuals who are not deeply connected.
Very casual friends
Indicates a relationship characterized by casualness rather than depth.
Machines can make you come
Implies machines have the capacity to provide pleasure.
I just try my best
Continued effort despite challenges or obstacles.
Robots can love you like I did
Suggests that robots can offer affection similar to the speaker's past actions.
Hyperreal, Happy Meal, Baudrillard and the Batmobile
References various cultural symbols that may denote superficiality or artificiality.
These guys can't love you like I could
Others cannot replicate the speaker's past love or emotions.
Machines can make you come
Indicates that machines have the ability to provide pleasure.
I just try my best
Continued effort despite challenges or difficulties.
Robots can love you like I did
Suggests that robots can offer affection akin to the speaker's past emotions.
Hyperreal, Happy Meal, Baudrillard and the Batmobile
Refers to various cultural symbols that possibly signify superficiality or artificiality.
These guys can't love you like I could
Others cannot replicate the speaker's past love or emotions.
These guys can't love you like I could
A repeated assertion that others cannot imitate the speaker's past love or emotions.
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