He's also singing as 2D, describing the chaos that surrounds him, pirates attacking the beach ("helicopters fly over the beach, same time every day, same routine"), guests being kidnapped, him being forced into a basement where he is being abused physically and mentally. He's saying that genuine human connection is kind of gone amongst all this technology, love has become fleeting like "rhinestones", the fakest of all jewlery, in "factories far away". Yep, this is another "Damon Albarn complaining about technology in our society" song. "But that's not good enough, you lazy bastard", you say, "what is Damon saying?" Well, he's complaining about machinery pretty much.
It's the feeling you're getting from not only the notes from the instrumental, but the notes he is singing as well. It's not what Damon is saying, it's the way he's saying it. This creates a very sort of abstract and impressionistic tone quite similar to what David Bowie was doing during his Berlin Trilogy era, (the "New Language"). So, once Gorillaz shifted into this new form, Damon began to spend more time in the band as a producer and arranger as opposed to a lyricist (although things would seemingly go back to the way they once were in Phase 5, but we'll get to that), so he would often only write out a couple phrases (like the chorus) and often just sing his first impressions and thoughts into the mic. He began to see Gorillaz as an opportunity to get many different artists all in one room and make cool new sounds under the auspicious umbrella given by Jamie's characters. I don't think he was doing this as often on self titled and "Demon Days", I think after "Demon Days", Damon began to see Gorillaz differently. So, then why do a song analysis in the first place? Do the songs even mean anything? Well, yes, ya see I have a theory. Most Gorillaz tracks are often ad libbed on the mic and very few are actually thoroughly written out, which is what give most of them that abstract and often muddled and confusing tone. You see, "The Now Now" was the first Gorillaz record in a long while where he actually finished his lyrics. Now it's a good thing that there was such a long gap between entries for this one, because recently Damon Albarn unveiled something that I always sort of suspected about Gorillaz. Also the drum programming on this track is really good, I never got why people complain about Damon's drum programming on this record because while it is often minimal, it often suits the track it is being used on. Of course Damon's synth melodies are what really sell this song (albeit somewhat overbearing, the bass is barely heard over the walls of synths Damon piles on the track), however my personal favorite texture is the acoustic guitar Damon uses to serve as a gentle counterpart to the very mechanical feeling the song gives. This is a kick ass beat, it's so powerful it doesn't even really need a vocal chorus (although we do get one through the use of recycled Gorillaz elements in the form of the vocals from lost Phase 3 song, "Electric Shock") all it needs is that bass drop when Gorillaz veterans Jason Cox and Gabriel Mauris Wallace come in with some tight bass guitar & drum work. Then appears the Demon Days song, were it's an amazing finale for the album, telling you that besides all the sadness and crude true, there is hope and light to it, making a "happy ending" for the story.Before we get to the lyric analysis (or will we? I'll get to that.), we must tackle the instrumental.
For example, there is one song, Dare, that is very "happy" compared to other work in Demon Days, but that's because fits perfectly the message (improve your self auto esteem, to cheer). But this con is recovered by the union of all the songs, that are like one hour story, telling you about loneliness, hedonism, self esteem, war and so many more negative things that happens in the world.
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All the first half is full of amazing tunes, and the second, while presenting excellent songs, there are some more "normal" ones. But it's not the unique masterpiece in the album. is the only song all agree it's, at least, cool, and personally I think it's because it is the best song in the album that is so good, that even being weird, almost everyone like it. Their music is not for everyone for being unique and weird, but soon as you enter "inside" the songs, it's a complete masterpiece as good as the self-titled album and Plastic Beach. Their music is not for everyone for being unique and weird, but soon as you enter "inside" the songs, it's a Gorillaz.
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