Annotations for Art Is The Weapon

Lyric: 109 in the sky but the pigs won’t quit
Annotation:
109 is referring to 109 MHz, which is a frequency used for “pirate” radio stations. This level of megahertz is not in the normal range  between 88 MHz and 108 MHz. The “pigs” are referring to the BL/ind, as mentioned in the song  Bulletproof Heart.

Lyric: Just like a sleeper cell (NA-NA-NANANA)
 NA NANANA NANANA
Annotation:
A sleeper cell refers to a cell, or isolated grouping of sleeper agents that lies dormant until it receives orders or decides to act. They are ready and waiting to be given orders.

Lyric: Pull this pin
 Let this world explode
Annotation:
When a pin is pulled from a grenade it explodes. This could literally be referring to a weapon he is using, or the grenade could be a metaphor for the world – things are about to change dramatically and irreversibly.

Lyric: Id rather go to hell (NA-NA-NANANA)
 Then be in a purgatory
Annotation:
He’d rather be damned and condemned to a fate in hell that he deserves than be in a constant state of no emotion. He wants to do something violent that will be meaningful and result in something good rather than sit by and allow events to continue to unfold out of his control. He has to do something bad to help the greater good.

Lyric: The aftermath is secondary
Annotation:
‘The Aftermath is Secondary’ is the slogan of Better Living Industries – the corporation that the Killjoys are fighting to take down. The outcome is not as important as the solution, event, etc. and consequences don’t matter. You should do what your heart is telling you to do, regardless of the aftermath of what you’re doing. Act before you think rather than think before you act.

Lyric: I’ll be you surgeon, your proctor, your helicopter
Annotation:
As well as the radio’s DJ, Dr DeathDefying will be your everything. A ‘surgeon’ to make you better and pick you up again, A ‘proctor’ to watch over you and a ‘helicopter’ to provide escape and protection, or simply to watch your back.

Lyric: You’re here with me
 Dr. DeathDefying
Annotation:
Dr. DeathDefying is the DJ on a pirate radio station which is allied with the Killjoys in their fight against Better Living Industries. He appears in tracks  “ Look Alive Sunshine,”  “ Goodnite, Dr. Death,” and in  “Traffic Report.”

