Emotion Sickness

Album: Neon Ballroom (1999)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song is about the emotional disorders going on in someone's head. A 6-minute orchestral piece, it is not typical of Silverchair's work, but is a fan favorite and one of the songs the band is most proud of. It's the first track on the album. >>>
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    Ariel - Cartersville, GA

Comments: 4

  • John from DoeThe bands magnum opus, this 6 minute epic is easily one of my favorite songs of theirs and easily their most ambitious. It is like there bohemian rhapsody, or jesus of suburbia.
  • Whitnee from West Linn, OrThis song is about what it's like to have an eating disorder.
  • Cherie from Newcastle, Australiaone of my favorite songs too,emotion sickness is very much like a drug habit
  • T.j from Buford, GaOne of my favorite Silverchair songs, very powerful and E-motional.
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