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Voices is the 1st track -and 2nd single- from Disturbed's 1st album The Sickness.
Cover picture for the Single "Voices"
Music Video[]
The music video of the song depicts a man who gets plagued by his own voices. The band is also seen performing in a concert. Throughout the video, the man faces various scenarios which may involve hostile behavior and hearing "voices." At the end of the video, the man quits his job and goes to the concert where Disturbed is performing.
Meaning and Lyrics[]
Meaning[]
The words in the song are an interpretation of what might be heard in the mind of a psycho. The voice is telling the person to kill other people and himself. The song is sung in a duet between the voice and the person stricken by it, who is in terror but powerless to resist, which is emphasized by the electric washdown sound effects heard in the chorus.
Lyrics[]
Opening
So, are you breathing?
So, are you breathing?(No! No!)
Are you breathing?
So, are you breathing?
Now!
1st Verse
Wake up, are you alive
Will you listen to me
I'm gonna talk about some freaky shit now
Someone is gonna die
When you listen to me
Let the living die, Let the living die,
Say!
Wake up, are you alive
Will you listen to me
I'm gonna talk about some freaky shit now
Someone is gonna die
When you listen to me
Let the living die, Let the living die,
Say!
Chorus
Are you breathing now
Do the wicked see you
You still breathing
You're making me known
Are you breathing now
Do the wicked see you
You still breathing
2nd Verse
So...What's up, I wonder why
Do you listen to me
I'm gonna make you do some freaky shit now
Insane, you're gonna die
When you listen to me
Let the living die, Let the living die
Say!
What's up, I wonder why
Do you listen to me
I'm gonna make you do some freaky shit now
Insane, you're gonna die
When you listen to me
Let the living die, Let the living die
Say!
Chorus
Are you breathing now
Do the wicked see you
You still breathing
You're making me known
Are you breathing now
Do the wicked see you
You still breathing
Bridge
So
| Whisper Begin|
Can't you imagine how good going through this will make you feel
I promise, no one will ever know
There will be no chance of you getting caught
They never loved you anyway
So come on, be a man
And do what you are compelled to do
| Whisper end |
Save me god (echoes)
I can hear the voice
But I don't want to listen
Strap me down and tell me
I'll be alright
I can feel the subliminal need
To be one with the voice
And make everything alright
I can hear the voice
But I don't want to listen
Strap me down and tell me
I'll be alright
I can feel the subliminal need
To be one with the voice
And make everything alright
Chorus
Are you breathing now
Do the wicked see you
You still breathing
You're making me known
Are you breathing now
Do the wicked see you
You still breathing
So, are you breathing?
So, do you breath now? Now?
So, are you breathing?
So, do you breath now?!