“Body” by Mother Mother

Nowadays Xuân and Vương take over the music when we ride in our minivan. They created their own Spotify playlist. Xuân picks most of the songs, which have loopy techno beats and a few weird-accented singing. The type of songs that make me say, “What the heck, guys?” Then there’s a particular song that made me say quietly to myself, “What the fuck, kids?”

The song kicks off with distorted violin playing and random bass plucking. Chilling voices started to sing:

Take my eyes, take them aside
Take my face, and desecrate
My arms and legs, they get in the way
And take my hands, they’ll understand
Take my heart, pull it apart
And take my brain, or what remains
And throw it all away

What the fuck kind of crazy shit is this? Of course, I started to pay attention to what my kids are listening to. The rest of the rhythm section (electric guitar and drums) joins in to rock up the eccentricity. Vocalists continue to sing:

Take my lungs, take them and run
Take my tongue, go have some fun
And take the ears, take them and disappear
And take my joints, take them for points
Take my teeth, tear through my cheeks
And take the nose, go and dispose
Oh, would you go dispose, just go dispose?

Is this some kind of dysmorphia shit? I asked my sons, “How did you guys discover this song?” YouTube, of course. The song is titled “Body” by Mother Mother. It was released in 2008 and I only heard of it recently through my kids. The lyrics are so damn depressing.

Why would you want to take away your body parts and organs? Fortunately, the singers (Ryan Guldemond with Molly Guldemond and Debra-Jean Creelman) explain in the chorus:

’Cause I’ve grown tired of this body
A cumbersome and heavy body
I’ve grown tired of this body
Fall apart without me, body

Of course we have our days when we feel like that as well. It is just an exaggerated expression, please don’t do it. If you want to do something like this, please seek help.