The Manic Street Preachers are a rock band from Wales
After performing, “Faster”, In support of their second album, and all dressed in army regalia ,
they were told by the BBC that because of the extremely controversial performance,
they received the most complaints ever.
That second album was ´The Holy Bible´ and is amongst the best ever recorded
The song ´Motorcycle emptiness´ is a metaphor for the capitalist world.
They have written outstanding songs with a critical eye on social issues as poverty and moral exploitation and personal tales of life´s daily struggles
“Hell is other people””
origin:Jean-Paul Sartre
Culture sucks down words
Itemise loathing and feed yourself smiles
Organise your safe tribal war
Hurt maim kill and enslave the ghetto
Each day living out a lie
Life sold cheaply forever, ever, ever
Under neon loneliness motorcycle emptiness
Under neon loneliness motorcycle emptiness
Life lies a slow suicide
Orthodox dreams and symbolic myths
From feudal serf to spender
This wonderful world of purchase power
Just like lungs sucking on air
Survivals natural as sorrow, sorrow, sorrow
Under neon loneliness motorcycle emptiness
Under neon loneliness motorcycle emptiness
All we want from you are the kicks you’ve given us
All we want from you are the kicks you’ve given us
All we want from you are the kicks you’ve given us
All we want from you are the kicks you’ve given us
Under neon loneliness motorcycle emptiness
Under neon loneliness motorcycle emptiness
Drive away and it’s the same
Everywhere death row, everyone’s a victim
Your joys are counterfeit
This happiness corrupt political shit
Living life like a comatose
Ego loaded and swallow, swallow, swallow
Under neon loneliness motorcycle emptiness
Under neon loneliness motorcycle emptiness
Under neon loneliness motorcycle emptiness
Under neon loneliness everlasting nothingness