☝️ Key Points
- The song lyrics deal with the theme of the past and its effects on our present and future.
- The past weighs on us and often causes feelings of guilt.
- The text emphasizes that we should move in the here and now, instead of letting ourselves be determined by the past.
- We are often swept away by circumstances and seem to have no choice.
- The past can keep us in deceptive ignorance and keep us away from new perspectives.
Interpretation
The lyrics of the song "Feeling Redundant" by
Napalm Death deal with the theme of the past and its effects on our present and future. The lyrics express that the past weighs on us like a burden and often makes us feel guilty. We are practically tyrannized by it and are warned not to reinterpret it.
The lyrics emphasize that we should move in the here and now instead of letting ourselves be determined by the past. But unfortunately, we have often become directionless, transparent, and fragile. The lyrics quote: "Those who cannot escape the past are doomed to repeat it".
It is pointed out that we are faced with a hopeless struggle, but the lyrics doubt if we would die for any flag. It is evident that we often have no choice and are swept away by circumstances.
The noise of habit disorients us and influences our perception of the present and future. We are excluded when we imagine a new perspective. The lyrics quote again: "Those who cannot escape the past are doomed to repeat it".
The lyrics make it clear that while the past gives us an overview, it is of no use if we keep reheating it. Are we so blinded that we run out of energy?
The past can keep us in deceptive ignorance, far from a leap into the (exciting) virginity of the unknown. Are we so damned exhausted that we run out of energy? Are we so blinded that we run out of energy?
The lyrics end by saying that the past drags behind us like a dead burden. We have become directionless, transparent, and fragile. It is emphasized again that those who cannot escape the past are doomed to repeat it.