Academic

Harmony and Heartbreak: Unraveling the Poetic Depths of New Order's 'Academic'
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Lyrics

There was a time my world belonged with you

Expressing a past time when the speaker's world revolved around someone.

But I was so misguided in my youth

Admitting to past mistakes and misguided decisions during youth.

I couldn't help but drink this poison brew

Acknowledging the consumption of a metaphorical poison, possibly a harmful influence or decision.

You had a strange perception of the truth

Noting that the person the speaker was with had a distorted view of reality.


Oh, baby, I remember you

Recalling memories of the person addressed as "baby."

Oh, baby, I remember you

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'Cause your heart is cold

Describing the person's emotional state as cold-hearted.

And your blood runs dry

Emphasizing emotional detachment, suggesting a lack of empathy or warmth.

You'll never see or hear the crashing of the sea

Imagery depicting an inability to appreciate natural beauty and harmony due to emotional numbness.

The tempers rise, that stops all time

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When lovers eyes are locked in harmony

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I was aware that danger lay ahead

Awareness of potential danger or challenges in the future.

And I couldn't bare this stranger in my head

Expressing discomfort with a stranger in the speaker's thoughts or mind.

Have you got a face (have you got a face), have you got a soul

Questioning the existence of essential human qualities (face and soul) in someone.

Well, he ain't got nothing, not even a hole

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I gave a try a long time ago

Reflecting on a past attempt to change the course of fate, despite not knowing the outcome.

When your fate was designed, but you didn't know

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Oh baby, I remember you

Recalling memories of the addressed person, emphasizing a connection.


'Cause your heart is cold

Reiteration of the emotional coldness and emotional numbness, blocking sensory experiences.

And your blood runs dry

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You'll never see or hear the crashing of the sea

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The tempers rise, that stops all time

Portraying the inability to experience the beauty of the sea and harmony due to emotional barriers.

When lovers eyes are locked in harmony

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'Cause your heart is cold

Repetition of the emotional state and the resulting inability to sense the crashing of the sea.

And your blood runs dry

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You'll never hear or feel the crashing of the sea

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The tempers rise, that stops all time

Reiteration of the impact of emotional coldness on the perception of lovers' eyes locked in harmony.

When lovers eyes are locked in harmony

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