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Alpinestars — Carbon Kid (w/ Brian Molko)
Album: White Noise
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Released: 2002
Length: 6:14
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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You're a carbon kid with a sinister diagram

Image image we're leaving the ground
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Image image we'll never be found
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You're a carbon kid with a sinister diagram
With a sinister diagram
Sinister diagram

And when this half is over
And we claim our second skin
We can compliment each other
On the state that we are in

And when we leave this place forever
And we're floating round in space
Take the easy way to heaven
With a smile upon your face

You're a carbon kid with a sinister diagram

Image image you do what you want
Image image you do what you want
Image image you do what you want

You're a carbon kid with a sinister diagram
You're a carbon kid with a sinister diagram
You're a carbon kid with a sinister diagram
You're a carbon kid with a sinister diagram

Sinister diagram
You're a carbon kid with a sinister diagram
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Excellent song! Also, Burning Up and Snow Patrol, Pt1. 
I truly wish he would do this song at his concerts!
haha lol wot the f...

Wokeland?

Get a life. Nice song by a couple of lads from Manchester, released in 2003 - long before the BS in the comments was even invented
 jp33442 wrote:
I resent when people tell me I should care or give a flying fuck about politics, i listen to music to escape politics 



Wow... then go listen to some Debbie Gibson... you case you haven't noticed, a good portion of rock n roll for the last 60+ years has been about making a statement, either about the state of world, human nature, capitalism, greed, and yes, politics. 

Not every song is happy feel good.
 ratjadi wrote:


As expected, seems to be woketard land here, still believing Russiagate hoax, even after the Durham report.


"...even after the Durham report."


Ohgoshyes, the Durham report such a supergreat success. How many indictments? How many guilty verdicts? 

So you don't like "woketard land". I'm guessing you prefer Fantasia. 
 gurke wrote:

placebo testing a song?

It’s an old side project.  

 sjccroquet wrote:

The Washington Post has you covered: 


Sinister-Diagram


As expected, seems to be woketard land here, still believing Russiagate hoax, even after the Durham report.
 gurke wrote:

placebo testing a song?



It's amazing how much a song can sound like a Placebo song when the lead singer of Placebo is providing the vocals.
 sjccroquet wrote:

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Sinister-Diagram


Is this some kind of joke. Trump was exonerated long ago. Guess who the real criminals are?
With a sinister diaphragm? 
 TLynneHenry wrote:


Oh, honey. If you really believe that, maybe you should turn off Fox News and read a book. 


Or the Hill ...

https://thehill.com/opinion/wh...
One Thing At A Time — The Power of Less – Animated Spirit
 SRAY wrote:



Same here, well expressed jp33442.
 
 
Thanks

 sjccroquet wrote:

The Washington Post has you covered: 


Sinister-Diagram


Let's bring this a bit more up to date:

"Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee have agreed to pay $113,000 to settle a Federal Election Commission investigation into whether they violated campaign finance law by misreporting spending on research that eventually became the infamous Steele dossier."

https://www.theguardian.com/us...

"The FBI apologized to the secret court that handles national security investigations for the way it conducted surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser during the 2016 election, according to a court filing made public on Saturday."

https://www.npr.org/2020/01/11...

"As Edward Snowden explained, the surveillance state is critical to power retention. President Trump carried documents that outlined how this process took place as it pertained to his entry into politics, thus the raid to retrieve them."

https://theconservativetreehou...
Super song. Many thanks RP.
placebo testing a song?
turning the volume up on this Friday! 
I utterly love this, but as a Placebo megafan, I might be biased...? 
 Jelani wrote:



Funny how much "information' TWP has to retract these days...


Politics=poisonous
Really liking this one !  Has a Syntax feel to it 
 sjccroquet wrote:

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Sinister-Diagram



Funny how much "information' TWP has to retract these days...
Catchy but it doesn't quite make up for the lyrics or lack thereof
 jp33442 wrote:
I resent when people tell me I should care or give a flying fuck about politics, i listen to music to escape politics 




Same here, well expressed jp33442.
 
 
 jp33442 wrote:
I resent when people tell me I should care or give a flying fuck about politics, i listen to music to escape politics 



Your loss, apparently.  Such a view half defeats the purpose and spirit of some popular music, because more than a few of the great classics -- Masters of War, Civil War, Woodstock, Revolution, Taxman, Rockin in the Free World, Mercy Mercy, Born in the USA, Bad Moon Rising, etc. et al and hundreds more -- have been, in some form or fashion, nothing BUT comments on or views of politics, societal imbalance and the power structure.  Best of luck on your escape.   Send us a post. 
bumping to a 9
 Btravelen wrote:


Screw the lying, thieving,  cheating 'side'.. if you don't know which is which, you're likely a Con and are excusing the criminal behaviour and authoritarian tendencies they're exhibiting
I resent when people tell me I should care or give a flying fuck about politics, i listen to music to escape politics 

I've always thought that this is one of the most KILLER SONGs out there!  Having Brian Molko sing the incendiary vocals was nothing less than GENIUS, in my opinion.  And also:  Maybe I've always been kind of a Science nerd, (and was once upon a time an Electrical Engineer, in a galaxy far, far away...), but for me, the meaning was always perfectly obvious:  Humans, and, indeed (here's where I arch one eyebrow like Mr. Spock) all life-forms on Earth, are Carbon-based, and if there's one kind of material that can't hope to survive nuclear weapons, it is Carbon-based life-forms.  Nuclear fission, or, even worse, fusion, ensures that all exposed Carbon is sent on to The Next Life.  I can imagine perfectly that the Sinister Diagram the Carbon-Kid is in possession of is How to Build a Nuclear Weapon -- dig?
 Tux wrote:
Platypus wrote: I have absolutely no idea where you base that comment upon. As stated, I like the *music* but his voice is percieved by me as shouting. If you think he is *talking*, I don't think I'd like to be on any party where he also is, because I would not be able to hear anyone else.
Now, now, children....let's play nice! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! ✌

 Zocket wrote:



Screw politics


Screw the lying, thieving,  cheating 'side'.. if you don't know which is which, you're likely a Con and are excusing the criminal behaviour and authoritarian tendencies they're exhibiting
 howietime wrote:


Why do people have to bring politics into EVERYTHING? It must be some mental illness


I sense you're not paying attention.. 'Politics' are everything.. one 'side' is bat shit crazy.. THAT'S the mental illness..
 sjccroquet wrote:

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Sinister-Diagram


Wow,.. lots of Cons don't agree
Great! I never heard of them before. ...Thanx RP!
  
 zanref wrote:

First time hearing this and I was absolutely sure that this was Kasabian. 


Sounds extremely 90s to me. Jesus Jones and PWEI. I guess 2002 is just the late 90s in retrospect.
 sjccroquet wrote:

The Washington Post has you covered: 


Sinister-Diagram


Why do people have to bring politics into EVERYTHING? It must be some mental illness
I like this song: an anthem to my ConvolutionL neural net predicting wound etiologies.
 icuski2 wrote:

But what's it supposed to mean? I can understand the meaning behind carbon kid but what's the "sinister diagram?"


Ask a sinister lefty, I suppose. I have no clue.
 Krid wrote:

Placebo?



Yes, Brian Molko 🙂
 Krid wrote:

Placebo?



Yes, Brian Molko is their lead singer so this song has that ... Placebo effect?
 whatsupdude wrote:


I'll be the judge of that!!


Did you really need the clause "in my opinion" ?
 wcourville wrote:

not to get political but to get political, because someone started it, let's see some dollar signs instead of pictures and instead of trump let's see a diagram of clintons and biden.  they are the ones benefiting financially from their positions.



Oh, honey. If you really believe that, maybe you should turn off Fox News and read a book. 
not to get political but to get political, because someone started it, let's see some dollar signs instead of pictures and instead of trump let's see a diagram of clintons and biden.  they are the ones benefiting financially from their positions.
 sjccroquet wrote:

The Washington Post has you covered: 


Sinister-Diagram



Screw politics
 nicknt wrote:
Worst track of a very good album.
 

I'll be the judge of that!!
 drwhy wrote:
I don't get the lyrics but I like the groove.
 

HE double L yes!
 garyalex wrote:
"You're a carbon kid with a sinister diagram".

I just love that line.
 
But what's it supposed to mean? I can understand the meaning behind carbon kid but what's the "sinister diagram?"
 ubuntourist wrote:
Were the lyrics written by an A.I.?

To quote Noam Chomsky "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously"
 
The song is about being vain and a shit in this life and it getting you no where towards the next.

Carbon=Polluted/Toxic
 grhorn wrote:

not enough room
 

How about Trump and China... not enough room either.
 sjccroquet wrote:

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Sinister-Diagram
 You got this wrong. I don't see your mother in there, unless she's the one in the middle?

 jelgator wrote:

Now do Biden & China.
 
Exactly. And throw Obama in there as well.
 jelgator wrote:

Now do Biden & China.
 
not enough room
First time hearing this and I was absolutely sure that this was Kasabian. 
Image image you can't understand this song, image image the lyrics prolong, image image something no one gets at all....

I still like the song but perhaps they just got high and wrote lyrics that sounded good at the time
 sjccroquet wrote:

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Sinister-Diagram
 
Now do Biden & China.
Not sure what this song has to do with the Mueller investigation, but, like everything else lately, Imma just go with it. 
Worst track of a very good album.
 intothehills wrote:
A great loud way to finish a long wet day guiding on the hills of the English Lake District
 
Girl Guiding, or group guiding?
Carbon Based Lifeform with DNA Diagram and a spirit that transcends death?

Me Like!
 TheKing2 wrote:


indeed, but more repetative
 
The abum is White Noise. What are you trying to cure?
 Krid wrote:
Placebo?
 

indeed, but more repetative
Worst song of a pretty good album.
Placebo?
Were the lyrics written by an A.I.?

To quote Noam Chomsky "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously"
I don't get the lyrics but I like the groove.
 gjeeg wrote:
I'd like to see this sinister diagram.
I could use one, fer sure.

 
The Washington Post has you covered: 


Sinister-Diagram
Yes sir I like it
beat the carbon kid with mirror...
"You're a carbon kid with a sinister diagram".

I just love that line.
A great loud way to finish a long wet day guiding on the hills of the English Lake District
One part of me says this song could be used for torture.  The other part of me asks am I missing some higher Art?
Guilty pleasure. Maybe. 
sissies tryin to sound badazz
some sort of riff on Killin in the Name Of
 icuski2 wrote:

You must be floating round in space taking the easy way to heaven with a smile upon your face. {#Tongue}

 
Image image no mostly I'm just sitting here wondering image image if maybe I lost my diagram image image in my last move and why image image so many lines of this song start with "image image".
this song gets me marching with the madness...{#Fire}
 dwhayslett wrote:
I used to have a sinister diagram, but I can't find it now. 

 
You must be floating round in space taking the easy way to heaven with a smile upon your face. {#Tongue}
I used to have a sinister diagram, but I can't find it now. 
 moodfood wrote:
  these guys ROCK.. {#Bananajam} {#Drummer}

 
Definitely a toe tapper!
Struggling to get past his weak thin voice....? Sounds like he's 12 in a garage band.  Music is pretty good however...
The worst song of a very interesting album.
Aye,  reminds me an Easter scene with meta eyes.
Pretty good 
  these guys ROCK.. {#Bananajam} {#Drummer}
Had me by the second bar. 11.
{#Bananajam}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Drummer}{#Bananapiano}
 DaidyBoy wrote:

Another purchase.... darn you, RP.

 
Bought this a decade ago—worth every penny.
wow cool rocker man! I need to find a really wild happy face emoji   (o-fuck it  : )
Always dug this spooky wild rocker! If Rush would've had Molko — wow... The incendiary lyrics are cryptic and obscure, but it seems to be about someone really bent, with plans to build a nuclear bomb; Carbon-based life forms do not fare well in a gamma-ray breeze.
It is most amusing to read some of the political comments from 2008.   

At the risk of alienating absolutely everybody, somebody else could have been president and the US still would have made most of the mistakes committed by GW Bush, Jr.

Lots of those bad decisions were the result of hyper-vigilant mass hysteria. 

Except the tax cuts.  That was simply conservative Americans trying to emulate South American Neo-Marxist populists. 

 
What? Bose? Sounds like noise in a tunnel. Bring on the Bowers & Wilkins!
 dedawson wrote:
Love it.   Looooooove it.

 
Another purchase.... darn you, RP.
 xnavy wrote:


Orange Sunshine

 
teleport me por favor:P
 sandymac2010 wrote:


Top down..check
Headlights off..check
Bose on full..check
A bag of something and two people i don't know..check
We take off at midnight
 

Orange Sunshine
 sandymac2010 wrote:


Top down..check
Headlights off..check
Bose on full..check
A bag of something and two people i don't know..check
We take off at midnight

 
LOL...

 Jeff09 wrote:


I'll bring the hallucinogens!

 

Top down..check
Headlights off..check
Bose on full..check
A bag of something and two people i don't know..check
We take off at midnight

 plaice3 wrote:

Take me with you ...
 

I'll bring the hallucinogens!

Love it.   Looooooove it.
 sandymac2010 wrote:

I'm speeding down a country lane in the middle of the night. The top is down on the car and I'm driving by the light of a full moon with the headlights off and this song is BLASTING over the Bose.  What?  It could happen.

 
Take me with you ...

 DaveInVA wrote:
Whats this about a sinister diaphragm?
 
You had to say that didn't you? Now I'll never hear the correct lyrics in my head ever again.

I'm speeding down a country lane in the middle of the night. The top is down on the car and I'm driving by the light of a full moon with the headlights off and this song is BLASTING over the Bose.  What?  It could happen.



Whats this about a sinister diaphragm?
 AdyMiles wrote:
sounds like a Robbie Williams b side
 
lol.   Robbie Williams dreams of writing and performing an A side as good as this.   But he can't write, strum, tinkle ivories, read music, dance - in fact in can't do very much at all apart from wear a silly smirk to 'perfom' to his X factor level audience.  That's where he belongs, until a panto season finally gets him on the end of the pier - or hopefully off the end.
{#Naughty}
Brian Molko on other hand possibly has a tad more talent, bearing in mind this was a throwaway track with Alpine back in 2002, and his output with Placebo since that time.  (whilst robbie just wanted to 'feel')

Still sounds good to me.{#Dancingbanana_2}

EDIT: mercifully RP is a Robbie Williams free zone - long may it stay that way.{#Notworthy}


 gobits wrote:

we have finally gone from an Abomination to an Obamanation... Yay!!! {#Dancingbanana_2}
 



Yippee!!!


Nice wake-up track.

I'm feeling sinister. 
sounds like a Robbie Williams b side
Really nice segue from Quicksilver Messenger Service, Bill.

No real comparison to Nicky Hopkins here, but still, it worked very well. 
A lot of blind Party loyalty displayed in this thread. Hopefully that ignorance, more than anything else, is what will change in the upcoming years.

I used to hate this song with a passion. I rated it a 2. With time I've learned to tolerate the tune, and perhaps to like it, even.

I won't change my rating until I figure out how much I truly like it, though.
 horstman wrote:
It's going to take like 5 or 6 presidents to clean up the mess that last President made fuckin up this planet! The Clintons erased the national debt in just 8 years and Bush Hole has made it so many times bigger than his Dad and Reagan did in almost half the time. There are no small losers and we lost this one big time!
 
we have finally gone from an Abomination to an Obamanation... Yay!!! {#Dancingbanana_2}
I'd like to see this sinister diagram.
I could use one, fer sure.

 horstman wrote:


It's going to take like 5 or 6 presidents to clean up the mess that last President made fuckin up this planet! The Clintons erased the national debt in just 8 years and Bush Hole has made it so many times bigger than his Dad and Reagan did in almost half the time.

There are no small losers and we lost this one big time!
 

Let the healing begin... tick, tick, tick — Bye G.W.!!!{#Clap} 

Don't ex-presidents normally have libraries built in their honor...?

"Well George, if you want, we can name a new crayola after you... Or perhaps a bubble gum museum...?" Enjoy your retirement — we deserve it!
garthwb wrote:
It requires a huge effort, actually... To make that much of a mess. The next president has his/her work cut out to clean it up, that's for sure!
It's going to take like 5 or 6 presidents to clean up the mess that last President made fuckin up this planet! The Clintons erased the national debt in just 8 years and Bush Hole has made it so many times bigger than his Dad and Reagan did in almost half the time. There are no small losers and we lost this one big time!
MrGreg wrote:
Is this the singer from Technotronic?
Irony? He's from Placebo, in case you're seriously asking.
SpamNRice wrote:
Li'l George (LG): Daddy? Big George (BG): Yes li'l George? LG: Am I really an idiot? BG: Yes you are George, but don't worry the people still re-elected you! LG: Yeah, but didn't you say they were like sheep or something? Do they care? Can I really do this? BG: No worries son, you're a (my) carbon-kid... Here, check out my diagram of how to ruin this country -- I think you'll like it -- it doesn't require a lot of effort on your part. LG: I love my daddy!
It requires a huge effort, actually... To make that much of a mess. The next president has his/her work cut out to clean it up, that's for sure!
SpamNRice wrote:
Li'l George (LG): Daddy? Big George (BG): Yes li'l George? LG: Am I really an idiot? BG: Yes you are George, but don't worry the people still re-elected you! LG: Yeah, but didn't you say they were like sheep or something? Do they care? Can I really do this? BG: No worries son, you're a (my) carbon-kid... Here, check out my diagram of how to ruin this country -- I think you'll like it -- it doesn't require a lot of effort on your part. LG: I love my daddy!
Is this the singer from Technotronic?
And I thought I was bored! Kinda cool, but, um... shouldn't you be doing something? Or not... Otomi wrote:
Li'l George (LG): Daddy? Big George (BG): Yes li'l George? LG: Am I really an idiot? BG: Yes you are George, but don't worry the people still re-elected you! LG: Yeah, but didn't you say they were like sheep or something? Do they care? Can I really do this? BG: No worries son, you're a (my) carbon-kid... Here, check out my diagram of how to ruin this country -- I think you'll like it -- it doesn't require a lot of effort on your part. LG: I love my daddy!
prickelpit96 wrote:
Extraordinary!
I completely agree!
Extraordinary!
Superb!