IAMX - The Background Noise

'The Background Noise' from the IAMX album ‘Metanoia’, released October 2nd, 2015

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Music written, performed and produced by Chris Corner
’The Background Noise’ released on the IAMX album ‘Metanoia’ October 2, 2015
© & ℗ IAMX Productions Inc. 2015
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Lyrics:

I’ve got a big house
I’ve got a fast car
I believe, I am free
I’m a good citizen
Proud of my children
I love my wife
I love my life

But something isn’t sitting right
Something wakes me up at night
The background noise

My government respects me
My gun is my security
My wealth accounts
My loyalty counts
I abide by society
I give to charity
I turn to faith when I cannot explain

© & ℗ IAMX Productions Inc. 2015

[wickedwisp]

I resonate over this song. When I was 16 I remember laying in bed, the first night back in my own home since we had a series of unfortunate events, one being a house fire. Things had finally sorted out, we got compensated and replaced everything, I have doing good in school, my relationship at the time was great, my reaction with my step dad was great, I was making stable money through small jobs everything was perfect I had NO reason to be sad. But I felt this sick feeling I'm now very familiar with, it felt like a gnawing feeling in my stomach and I felt overwhelmingly sad and my thoughts were racing, I kept thinking really morbid things for no reason, (I experienced alot of death that year losing loved ones and health issues with others) I started having compulsive thoughts an ditch scared me. I remember this alien feeling and telling my parents but they got mad at me and said I was just being dramatic since it was the first day back in the house and everything would be going back to normal. Well... months later I'm in therapy and was diagnosed with a slew of medical conditions that had been apparently ignored since I was a kid, my parents always thought I was just "different", my doctor even said as a kid "her brain hadn't meshed yet" I had a lot of autism symptoms but it was revealed I had borderline personality disorder. With that came ocd, adhd, panic disorder, depression. That day was when a majority of my life changed and I'm now 22 and still deal with these feelings despite mental help and therapy. This song reminds me of the depression I felt, the racing thoughts, despite everything had been going so good. That day, was the day that was chosen for me to start experiencing all my issues all at once and it was explained later why it happened at that time and I understand everything now. It's still upsetting but.. I'm glad this song is able to allow others to share their own issues and mental health problems.

[joeywall]

I'm a grown man, 37 years old. I'm a truck driver. This song has me bursting into tears so hard I had to pull over. At my age? Music moving me to tears!

[RinoTheBouncer]

Probably my most favorite track on the album. So damn meaningful and powerful, and so freaking dark. There's an underlying meaning and I feel like I can feel it but can't quite define it yet. The artist probably meant for it to be that way, to be ambiguous so that anyone can relate and put their own meaning for whatever's keeping them up at night, despite all the apparent perfection of their lives, or let's say, despite how perfect their lives may seem.

[SQUASH-cwtv]

Dude ive been searching for this for years 😭

[elfka]

I always have goosebumps while listening to this song. Nothing has changed for many years <3

[caylearmenelos]

IAMX always make me see how melancholic I can get... and cry

[desireehaynes]

I still love IAMX, just been dealing with some hard times right now❤

[woodlie]

underlying melancholia doesnt stop for anything

[glenboid]

I love this song more and more each play!

[davidreym.quimbo]

Good heavens, thanks to how to get away with murder, i discovered this awesome band. Guess it's not too late to be a fan.
From Philippines.

[ladygrimm]

du bist so ein Lichtwesen und nicht von dieser Welt.deine Themen sind magisch und Geheimnis umwidert.

[thomtaylor]

Hauntingly Beautiful & Absolutely Brilliant like every IAMX creation

[Rrrmcdonaald]

Favorite song off the album. Sums up how I've been feeling about everything and everyone. This is absolutely beautiful. <3

[CocoSpuzzillo]

wouldnt it be a dream to be this simple?

[evelinaxanthopoulou]

"But something" ... so strong as burning... the Great Power of your Inner Flame! That most Authentic to Preserve, ... this Inner REBEL Voice of a Healthy Instinct, ... Vigilant, always Questioning and sets its own terms in the "game of alienation"...    💗IAMX..this clarity and passion filled voice of Chris!!

[gailhardy]

This song has gives vibes similar to Haruki Murakami's "South of the border, west of the sun", and I love it

[rebecalopezmartinez]

m vuelves loooocaaaa!!! m encantas, fuy a Barcelona y t vi!!! en directo aun eres mejoor, a la espera q vuelvas, muak!!

[megz]

Great "mistake" to come across. Love the sound, really reminds me of VNV Nation.

[rchaffer]

Love this track so frickin much. Racking my brain trying to fathom another track (non-IAMX) that I'm sure shared the bassline that comes in at 0:17 - any ideas?

[andreyhrapko]

моя любимая песенка.... просто молодец !!!