《Checkout Line》是美國另類搖滾樂隊Citizen King於1999年發行的歌曲，收錄於專輯《Mobile Estates》。作品融合說唱搖滾與電子元素，延續了樂隊以城市生活為主題的創作脈絡。
歌曲以超市結賬場景為敘事切入點，通過重複的等候佇列意象隱喻現代社會個體的程式化生存狀態。碎片化歌詞中穿插消費符號與時間焦慮的具象描寫，配合跳躍的電子節奏編排，勾勒出都市人群在機械流程中的存在困境。主副歌交替的結構強化了循環往復的生活圖景，結尾處"硬幣迴旋鏢"的意象折射出對現代規訓體系的反思。
基本介紹
- 外文名：Checkout Line
- 所屬專輯：Mobile Estates
- 歌曲原唱：Citizen King
- 發行日期：1999年03月09日
歌曲歌詞
It’s up in the air an escalator away a comma into the phrase another
Ticket to
Pay well i can’t see where this is going again because i’m behind with
Every
Line that i’m in single file in the pile calgon take me away smile on the
Ugly
Face while i wear i waste my time marinade and skip again i’ll be doing
Fine
In the meantime ’til the next time i’m waiting in the checkout line liquid
Crystal display turning a year and a day a special light for the blues on
A
Big holiday well i can’t see where this is going again because i’m dead
Last
With every line that begins register’s on the edge with a one-way
Exchange
Paper or plastic today while i’m checking in at the checkout
Boomarang on the
Dime drop stop just passing by just passing by
