Dopamine, Seratonin, Adrenaline
Story Behind The Song by Andy Cairns (Mar 29th, 2006)
Originally, this was from a tune I’d been messing with at home. A close cousin to our tune ‘Turn’, it was initially more, ahem, ‘gothic’ in sound with a disconcerting middle section which went on and on and sounded like, er, Rush.
We decided to take more of an icy Die Kruezen feel (early 90’s band on Touch and Go records who we love. Check out ‘Century Days’ or ‘October File’). Neil added more of a groove and it ended up with some wide atmospherics.
Lyrics were inspired by an article in the Independent news paper about the levels of drugs similar in the brain during euphoria, drug addiction and love.
The voice comes from Ian Gatford, father of Andy Gatford from Neil’s old band, The Beyond. Speaking of Neil, when we were recording the guitars and vocals on this track he had to nip out of the studio for the day during which time we added an acoustic guitar and Michael on backing vocals. On returning his response was something like, “I can’t leave you guys for five minutes, I come back and there’s a bloody acoustic on the album and the bass player’s singing!”. Michael did a sterling job too, I might add.
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Lyrics
God give me strength
God make me well
God take me somewhere
Anywhere but here
One cure fits all
Dopamine, seratonin and adrenaline
Dopamine, seratonin and adrenaline
Dopamine, seratonin and adrenaline
Dopamine, seratonin and adrenaline
Fill my mornings with light
And my nights with hope
Make me realise
What I have is more
One cure fits all
Dopamine, seratonin and adrenaline
Dopamine, seratonin and adrenaline
Dopamine, seratonin and adrenaline
Dopamine, seratonin and adrenaline
Scientists have discovered a biochemical link between the overwhelming state of love, drug addiction and violence. These emotions are actually controlled by three very powerful drugs: dopamine, seratonin and adrenaline. There is a connection between drug addiction, mental illness and love at first sight.
So scared of dying
I’ve forgotten how to live
So scared of dying
I’ve forgotten how to live
So scared of dying
I’ve forgotten how to live
So scared of dying
Dopamine, seratonin and adrenaline
Dopamine, seratonin and adrenaline
Dopamine, seratonin and adrenaline
Dopamine, seratonin and adrenaline