One of the more repetitive tracks in Placebo’s history, “Bionic” appears to be about the preference of an individual for their artificial bedroom devices, over more organic partners.
Brian said in 2004:
There is only one song from the first album that we are playing and that happens to be “Bionic”...
[Refrain 1]
Harder faster, forever after
Harder faster, forever after
Harder faster, forever after
Harder faster, forever after
[Refrain 2]
None of you can make the grade
None of you can make the grade
None of you can make the grade
[Refrain 1]
Harder faster, forever after
Harder faster, forever after
Forever after
[Refrain 2]
None of you can make the grade
None of you can make the grade
None of you can make the grade
Bionic was written by Robert Schultzberg & Stefan Olsdal & Brian Molko.
Bionic was produced by Brad Wood.