I actually like the Architects song better. It has a more positive, less polarizing message. I had not realized Architects have been around since 2004.
Maybe I am missing the point of the lyrics, but I take the lyrics as to get offline and enjoy the real world "Come see the world as it ought to be."
But maybe they are talking to us on this board? Is spending time on a Rutgers Football board in the fall doomscrolling? 🤔😂
Architects:
No betting on tomorrow
But we all love a tragedy
Come drown in our sorrow
And see the world as it oughta be
Delete another day doomscrolling
Sat beneath my shadow, keep loading
Nothing here is hallowed, oh
Come see the world as it oughta be
Delete another day
This path is growing kinda narrow
With rotten roses all the way
No guarantees it'll carry me
Nobody ordered me to swallow
I wanna know, are we the bow or the arrow?
Go take a dive where the waters are shallow
We can swim the undertow
Swim the undertow, swim the undertow
No betting on tomorrow
But we all love a tragedy
Come drown in our sorrow
And see the world as it ought to be
Delete another day doomscrolling
Sat beneath my shadow, keep loading
Nothing here is hallowed, oh
Come see the world as it ought to be
Delete another day
We saw the flaw right from the get-go
Who knew the hell we had to pay?
We like to please 'cause we're devotees
Hopefully God is at the gallows
I wanna know, are we the bow or the arrow?
Go take a dive where the waters are shallow
We can swim the undertow
Swim the undertow, swim the undertow
No betting on tomorrow
But we all love a tragedy
Come drown in our sorrow
And see the world as it ought to be
Delete another day doomscrolling
Sat beneath my shadow, keep loading
Nothing here is hallowed, oh
Come see the world as it ought to be
Delete another day
God, save our souls
Let's take the flame and hold it closer to the fuse
We're well aware that we've got everything to lose
We're singing, "We don't wanna know
We don't wanna know, we don't wanna know"
We kick the habit, then we let the fire loose
It doesn't matter when there's water at the roots
We're singing, "We don't wanna know
We don't wanna know, we don't wanna know"
Let's take the flame and hold it closer to the fuse
We're well aware that we've got everything to lose
We're singing, "We don't wanna know
We don't wanna know, we don't wanna know"
God, save our souls
We kick the habit, then we let the fire loose
It doesn't matter when there's water at the roots
We're singing, "We don't wanna know
We don't wanna know, we don't wanna know"
No betting on tomorrow
But we all love a tragedy
Come drown in our sorrow
And see the world as it ought to be
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Metric:
"On "Doomscroller," Haines’s lyrics evoke a struggle between the underclass and the ruling class. Name-checking the idiotic QAnon conspiracy theory imparts a current vibe, but the song doesn’t seem stuck in any particular moment in time.
She says the song, both lyrically and musically, tackles the concept of addressing pain — not by ignoring it, but by magnifying it. It establishes the overall point of the record, as well as what Metric has always tried to do with its music. It took a great deal of self-confidence to keep going, even as the members began to worry that the song was too long."
Lining up all the numbers under the names
Lining up all the numbers under the names
Notify the next of kin of the circumstances
Was it an act of God or an accident?
Act of God or an accident, or a consequence of a lower profile?
Salt of the earth, underpaid to serve you
Salt of the earth, underpaid to serve and teach your children
Salt of the earth, underpaid to serve and scrub the toilet
Salt of the earth, underpaid to serve and scrub the toilet
Ruling classes trickle piss from champagne glasses
That's just how the evening passes
For a true doom scroller
And I'm a true doom scroller
I can't seem to shut it down
Until the worst is over
And it's never over
Arrogance of a coward hostile
Scum of the earth, overpaid to rob you
Scum of the earth, overpaid to rob and mock resistance
Scum of the earth, overpaid to rob anonymously from a distance
Scum of the earth, overpaid to rob anonymously
Ruling classes trickle piss from champagne glasses
History on repeat relapses
For a true doomscroller
Dog whistle links to a torch song
Torch song links to a statue, burning
Moon landing links to QAnon
Rabbit in a deep hole, keep on dancing
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Lining up all the numbers under the names
Lining up all the numbers under the names
Boy, I'm a true doomscroller
I'm a true doomscroller
I can't seem to shut it down
Until the worst is over
And it's never over
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Don't give up yet, don't give up yet
Don't give up yet, don't give up now
Take something for the pain
Not something to conceal it
More like a magnification mirror, full-size
Inner echo reflecting solace revived
Whatever you do, either way we're gonna love you
Never mattered, either way we're gonna love you
Whatever you do, either way we're gonna love you
Never mattered, how many or how much more you've been through
Take this for the heartache
Not some cure to negate it
More like a magnification mirror, full-size
Inner reverberation happens outside
Whatever you do, either way we're gonna love you
Never mattered, either way we're gonna love you
Whatever you do, either way we're gonna love you
Never mattered, how many or how much more you've been through
Come back to yourself from the battle
On a walk with Emily Haines.
www.westword.com
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