#17

"Emotion Sickness"
Silverchair
Neon Ballroom


Number of listens: ||
Stars (out of 5): 5

This is an all-time favorite Silverchair song and an all-time favorite song, period! It is a monster of a song in length and emotion and I never tire of it. At six minutes long it's an epic by pop rock standards but with the added strings and piano it works and does not feel too long.

David Helfgott, the inspiration for the movie "Shine," plays the piano part adding to the complexity and beauty of the song along with the string accompaniment. Helfgott, if you didn't know and haven't seen the movie, is a bit eccentric so I find it quite interesting and fitting that he plays on this song.

I'm not sure what else to say about this song except that it's beautiful, and complex, and full of emotion. I love it!



Erupt again ignore the pill
And I won’t let it show
Sacrifice the tortures
Orchestral tear cash-flow

Increase delete escape defeat
It’s all that matters to you
Cotton case for an iron pill
Distorted eyes
When everything is clearly dying

Burn my knees and
Burn my knees and
Burn my knees and
E-motion sickness
Addict with no heroine
E-motion sickness
Distorted eyes
When everything is clearly dying

Burn my knees and
Burn my knees and pray
Burn my knees and
Burn my knees and pray
[all my friends say]
Get up get up get up get up
Get up get up get up
Won’t you stop my pain

E-motion sickness
[to idle with an idol]
Addict with no heroine
Good things will pass
It helps with excess access
Lessons learnt

E-motion sickness
[lost no friendship]
[corrosive head pollution]
Lessons learnt