![]() ![]() ![]() The song was released for free as part of the 2009 NIN|JA tour sampler. That changed in 2009 when the original lineup of Jane’s Addiction recorded a studio version of this song, produced and recorded by Trent Reznor in his home studio located in Beverly Hills, CA. It was one of the few songs that had not received a proper studio-based recording release. Lyrics © WARP MUSIC LIMITED, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.Chip Away is a Jane’s Addiction song written in 1986. Yearning for someone to have a hold on one's world, to help take control.Ī world we both take through no contact lens (ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh)Ĭreating a bond to navigate the world without needing technology to feel connected. ![]() I am only felt and seen by you (ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh)įeeling like only one person can understand and empathize with the bottled-up emotions.Ī world I'm in to take within your hands (ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh) I am only turning out to you (ah oh ooh, ooh, ooh)īeing vulnerable and turning oneself out to another person for help. Recalling a time when discovering new music felt like hearing a new wall of sound.Įverything locks, everything locks to my graveįeeling trapped as if everything is locking up and lead to death.Įverything locks, everything locks, everything locks to my grave and my broken limbsįeeling hopeless as if everything is locking up, including one's broken body.Įverything locks, everything locks to my grave and the life I liveįeeling stuck and hopeless as if everything is locking up, including one's life. Remember when we both first heard the wall of sound, the wall of sound? Recalling a time when everything in the world seemed in harmony. Remember when we both first felt the world is sound, the world is sound? Reflecting on the times when people believed that the world was round.Įverything spins, everything spins on my headįeeling overwhelmed as if everything is spinning around in the mind.Įverything spins, everything spins, everything spins on my head on my compact discįeeling like everything is spinning and being recorded in one's head as if on a compact disc.Įverything spins, everything spins from my head 'til my motion sicknessįeeling like everything is spinning from the mind to the point of causing motion sickness. Remember when people thought the world was round, the world was round? The last two lines of the verse state that they are "A world I'm in to take within your hands" and that it is "A world we both take through no contact lens" which suggests that there is an intimate connection that is not physically, but emotionally based. They are "only felt and seen by you", meaning that they feel understood and recognized by that person. In the third and final verse, the singer speaks directly to the listener, stating that they "are only turning out to you", which could mean that they are only exposing their true feelings to this person. However, as the verse goes on, it becomes clear that the connection has failed, and everything "locks to my grave and my broken limbs." This is likely a metaphorical expression for feeling trapped and imprisoned by something (possibly a traumatic experience). The second verse is a little more abstract, referring to when the singer and another person both "felt the world is sound" and "heard the wall of sound." This perhaps refers to a moment when the two people were so connected that they felt they were experiencing the same thing or in the same world. The repetition of this line emphasizes the idea of confusion, an inability to find a solid ground. The song builds on this theme of loss of control and spins with the lines, "Remember when people thought the world was round, the world was round?" This somewhat alludes to the idea that the singer is feeling disconnected from reality, and perhaps that reality is completely subjective. The chorus of the song, "Everything spins, everything spins on my head," refers to the sensation of dizziness that many people feel when they are intoxicated, confused or dizzy from spinning around too much. The lyrics of Hot Chip's "Motion Sickness" are evocative and quite cryptic.
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