Lowbrow

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Lowbrow Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Dressed up like a funeral home
You're cold but lovable
Dream up all the centrefolds
For what?

[Chorus]
'Cause I raised your glass, signed your card
And this is all I got
Your highbrow piss, no sounds, all tricks
And this is all I got
You worship wars, your skin ain't torn
And this is all I got
'Cause it's outside
Outside

[Verse 2]
Shrugged shoulders and afterthoughts
Burn your cards and walk away
Fantasise for another day
For what?
When they stood on the family shore
Holding hands and staring high
Did you think that this would work
For what?

[Chorus]
'Cause I raised your glass, signed your card
And this is all I got
Your highbrow piss, no sounds, all tricks
And this is all I got
You worship wars, your skin ain't torn
And this is all I got
'Cause it's outside
Outside

[Bridge]
Holy mother
Holy mother
Holy mother

[Outro]
I'll say "Go" and you say "Where?" now
It's been made for you, this weather
Lilly-lally dancing fuck-ups
Gold Coast mums and prefect drop-outs
I'll say "Go" and you say "When?" now
(Outside)
I'll say "Go" and you say "When?" now
I'll say "Go" and you say "When?" now
(Outside)
I'll say "Go" and you say "When?" now

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What did Violent Soho say about "Lowbrow"?

This song is about the middle-class and authenticity, an attack on all things highbrow and plastic. Throughout the record I play with the idea of escaping a masked reality. I like to explore this concept that we live in a form of hyper-consumer reality and we lack an authentic human experience (Google Guy Debord for more!). I feel like this is embedded in punk music a lot, and when people come to our shows and break everything (including our gear) they are acting out against this – that the world doesn’t really offer a tangible experience – so they make one. This song is basic and straight to the point and it’s meant to be. (Listen out for the sweet dive-bombs in the lead guitar break – I love that shit!)

Luke Boerdam via FasterLouder

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