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“Subhuman” was originally released as a b-side on Garbage’s 1995 debut single “Vow.” It was later released as a single on its own in the UK, where it reached position #50 on the singles charts.
The band has kept the story behind the song ambiguous, although guitarist Duke Erikson has said that the...
[Verse 1]
Burn down all your idols
Destroy your idols
Create a scene
There goes all your reason
It's helter skelter
It's not a dream
Come down from the altar
Remove your blindfold
What do you see?
Nothing left to do here
There's nothing new here
It's all the same
[Chorus]
You're going down, down, down
How low can you go?
You're going down, down, down
How low can you go?
You're going down, down, down
How low can you go?
[Verse 2]
Hare, Hare Krishna
Was that your sister?
A cover girl
A wasted primadonna
She lost her way here
She disappeared
Come back to your altar
And build a fire
It's getting cold
Nothing stops the rain here
There's not a soul here
You're all alone
[Chorus]
You're going down, down, down
How low can you go?
You're going down, down, down
How low can you go?
You're going down, down, down
How low can you go?
[Interlude]
Here we go now
[Verse 3]
Kill the new religion
No inhibition
No alibi
Televised confession
A true obsession
Is on the rise
Miscommunication
Disinformation
A perfect waste
Bite the sacred apple
And suck the poison
Enjoy the taste
[Chorus]
You're going down, down, down
How low can you go?
You're going down, down, down
How low can you go?
You're going down, down, down
You're going down, down, down
You're going down, down, down
How low can you go?
[Outro]
How low can you go?
How low can you go?
How low can you go?
How low can you go?
How low can you go?
Subhuman was written by Garbage.
Subhuman was produced by Garbage.
In an appendix to Garbage’s coffee table book/biography, This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake, each band member made a list with their Five Favorite Garbage Songs. “Subhuman” made Steve Marker’s top five; he writes:
We did this before we knew what Garbage was going to be, it’s chaotic and sloppy a...