Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
“Isotype” is the first single from the thirteenth album The Punishment of Luxury by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and was released on May 29, 2017.
The title refers to the system of the same name which compresses information into pictorial form. The song itself implies that the sum of human kno...
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[Spoken]
International system
Of typographic picture
Education
International system
Of typographic picture
Education
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[Verse 1]
Everything you've ever seen
Photographs and magazines
Vivid colour black and white
All reduced to isotype
[Verse 2]
Everything you've ever said
All the thoughts inside your head
Travel at the speed of light
Now compressed in isotype
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[Chorus]
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[Verse 3]
All the words you used to write
Treasured spirits taken flight
Sovereign and now shining bright
All replaced by isotype
[Verse 4]
Every thought and hope and dream
Each precious word, perfect theme
Solemn shades of endless night
All reduced to isotype
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Isotype was written by Paul Humphreys & Andy McCluskey.
Isotype was produced by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark released Isotype on Mon Jun 05 2017.