From the recording Undesirable ( maxi single)
That's a Stupid Thing expands the world of Undesirable by shifting the focus from alienation to confrontation. Beneath its sardonic title lies a critique of hollow certainty, borrowed convictions and the repetitive language people use to disguise doubt. Delivered through a detached theatrical vocal, the song balances dark humor with underlying tension.
Musically, the track continues the maxi single’s exploration of fragmented early 80s gothic post-punk and experimental darkwave. Obsessive basslines, tribal floor-tom rhythms, angular guitars and atonal textures create a hypnotic yet abrasive atmosphere, while the raw analog production embraces human imperfections, tape saturation and room ambience over modern polish.
As a companion piece to Undesirable, That’s a Stupid Thing pushes further into rhythmic repetition, dissonance and emotional detachment, transforming a simple phrase into a cold, unsettling meditation on certainty, ego and self-deception.
Lyrics
You opened your mouth and the room went flat
Said something so hollow I can't get past that
Dressed it in logic, wrapped it in smoke
Every word a little rope
You pulled it tight and called it a joke
Oh but I've heard it before
And I'll hear it again
The same tired language
From the same tired men
That's a stupid thing - you should hear yourself
Words like broken glass left up on a shelf
That's a stupid thing - did you think it through?
The emptiest room in the world is you
That's a - stupid - thing!
You've built a cathedral out of your own noise
Stained-glass excuses and secondhand poise
Borrowed conviction, borrowed sin
You wear your certainty thin
Like a coat that was never yours to begin
Oh but I've heard it before
And I'll hear it again
The same tired language
From the same tired men
That's a stupid thing - you should hear yourself
Words like broken glass left up on a shelf
That's a stupid thing - did you think it through?
The emptiest room in the world is you
That's a - stupid - thing!
You don't even know what you believe
You just needed someone to receive
All that static, all that mess
All that beautiful meaninglessness
Well ...
I am not your audience anymore
That's a stupid thing - you should hear yourself
Words like broken glass left up on a shelf
That's a stupid thing - did you think it through?
The emptiest room in the world is you
That's a - stupid - thing!
Stupid thing - stupid thing - stupid thing ...