Rolodex Propaganda Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Pinch history feel the pinch blistering
Pinch me in dreams cause I'm still not listening
X marks the spot on your calendar days
A beard half eaten smiled crawling with legs
Temper temper temperature
Temper temper temperature
[Pre-Chorus: Iggy Pop & Cedric Bixler-Zavala]
Manuscript replica
(Cu-cu-cu-cu-cut it)
Manuscript replica
(Cu-cu-cu-cu-cut it)
Manuscript replica
(Cu-cu-cu-cu-cut it)
Manuscript replica
(Cu-cu-cu-cu-cut it)
[Chorus]
In infrared is how we saw
The night that lit up scarecrow plots
The nerve that pinches
Crippled hobbled frolicked flat on its own face
In infrared is how we saw
The night that lit up scarecrow plots
The nerve that pinches
Crippled hobbled frolicked flat on its own face
Pinch history feel the pinch blistering
Pinch me in dreams cause I'm still not listening
X marks the spot on your calendar days
A beard half eaten smiled crawling with legs
Temper temper temperature
Temper temper temperature
[Pre-Chorus: Iggy Pop & Cedric Bixler-Zavala]
Manuscript replica
(Cu-cu-cu-cu-cut it)
Manuscript replica
(Cu-cu-cu-cu-cut it)
Manuscript replica
(Cu-cu-cu-cu-cut it)
Manuscript replica
(Cu-cu-cu-cu-cut it)
[Chorus]
In infrared is how we saw
The night that lit up scarecrow plots
The nerve that pinches
Crippled hobbled frolicked flat on its own face
In infrared is how we saw
The night that lit up scarecrow plots
The nerve that pinches
Crippled hobbled frolicked flat on its own face
[Verse 2]
Jigsaw pattern dominoes left a trail
The whites of their eyes polaroids of the tale
For our amusement we bring stares to the defendants
Mechanical panaceas absolved by history
Phonetic paralysis inflicted through morality
The seed that it nurtured was a wilted bouquet
Temper temper temperature
Temper temper temperature
[Pre-Chorus: Iggy Pop & Cedric Bixler-Zavala]
Manuscript replica
(Cu-cu-cu-cu-cut it)
Manuscript replica
(Cu-cu-cu-cu-cut it)
Manuscript replica
(Cu-cu-cu-cu-cut it)
Manuscript replica
(Cu-cu-cu-cu-cut it)
[Chorus]
In infrared is how we saw
The night that lit up scarecrow plots
The nerve that pinches
Crippled hobbled frolicked flat on its own face
In infrared is how we saw
The night that lit up scarecrow plots
The nerve that pinches
Crippled hobbled frolicked flat on its own face
Jigsaw pattern dominoes left a trail
The whites of their eyes polaroids of the tale
For our amusement we bring stares to the defendants
Mechanical panaceas absolved by history
Phonetic paralysis inflicted through morality
The seed that it nurtured was a wilted bouquet
Temper temper temperature
Temper temper temperature
[Pre-Chorus: Iggy Pop & Cedric Bixler-Zavala]
Manuscript replica
(Cu-cu-cu-cu-cut it)
Manuscript replica
(Cu-cu-cu-cu-cut it)
Manuscript replica
(Cu-cu-cu-cu-cut it)
Manuscript replica
(Cu-cu-cu-cu-cut it)
[Chorus]
In infrared is how we saw
The night that lit up scarecrow plots
The nerve that pinches
Crippled hobbled frolicked flat on its own face
In infrared is how we saw
The night that lit up scarecrow plots
The nerve that pinches
Crippled hobbled frolicked flat on its own face
[Outro]
Squirming through cuts in a throat, cut it... cut it...
Squirming through cuts in a throat, cut it... cut it...
Squirming through cuts in a throat, yeah cut it... yeah cut it...
Squirming through cuts in a throat
Squirming through cuts in a throat, cut it... cut it...
Squirming through cuts in a throat, cut it... cut it...
Squirming through cuts in a throat, yeah cut it... yeah cut it...
Squirming through cuts in a throat
About
Genius Annotation
“Rolodex Propoganda” was the second single released from At The Drive-In’s third and final studio album, Relationship of Command, after “One Armed Scissor”.
The song features Iggy Pop on backing vocals.
As with all lyrics on this album, the meanings are cryptic. However, the lyrics and title follow a theme covering history.
The repeated “temperature” refers to anger as well as heat.
Although the song could be about espionage/covert operations in war, it could also be about the Lynching of Jesse Washington.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
- 1.Arcarsenal
- 7.Enfilade
- 8.Rolodex Propaganda
- 9.Quarantined
- 10.Cosmonaut
- 12.Extracurricular
- 13.Catacombs
Credits
Featuring
Produced By
Written By
Vocals
Additional Vocals
Mixer
Assistant Engineer
Engineer
Guitar
Drums
Bass
Backing Vocals
Mastering Engineer
Recorded At
Indigo Ranch - Malibu, CA
Release Date
September 12, 2000
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