Born Slippy (NUXX) by UNDERWORLD Lyrics Meaning – A Voyage Into the Euphoric Chaos of the ’90s Rave Culture
Lyrics
Dirty numb angel boy
In the doorway boy
She was a lipstick boy
She was a beautiful boy
And tears boy
And all in your inner space boy
You had
hand girls boy
and steel boy
You had chemicals boy
I’ve grown so close to you
Boy and you just groan boy
She said come over come over
She smiled at you boy
Drive boy dive boy
Dirty numb angel boy
In the doorway boy
She was a lipstick boy
She was a beautiful boy
And tears boy
And all in your inner space boy
You had
hand girls boy
and steel boy
You had chemicals boy
I’ve grown so close to you
Boy and you just groan boy
She said come over come over
She smiled at you boy.
Let your feelings slip boy
But never your mask boy
Random blonde bio high density random
Blonde boy blonde country blonde high density
You are my drug boy
You’re real boy
Speak to me and boy dog
Dirty numb cracking boy
You geting wet boy
Big big time boy
Acid bear boy
Babes and babes and babes and babes and babes
And remembering nothing boy
You like my tear hole boy
it gets Wet like an angel
Derailed
You got a velvet mouth
You’re so succulent and beautiful
Shimmering and dirty
Wonderful and hot times
On your telephone line
And god and everything
On your telephone
And in walks an angel
And look at me mum
Squatting pissed in a tube-
hole at Tottenham Court Road
I just come out of The Ship
Talking to the most
Blonde I ever met
Shouting
Lager lager lager lager
Shouting
Lager lager lager lager
Shouting…
Lager lager lager
Shouting
Mega mega white thing
Mega mega white thing
Mega mega white thing
Mega mega
Shouting lager lager lager lager
Mega mega white thing
Mega mega white thing
So many things to see and do
In the tube hole true
Blonde going back to Romford
Mega mega mega going back to Romford
How am I at having fun
I know why you’re on your way
To a new tension
headache
The thumping anthem that became synonymous with the ’90s rave culture, Underworld’s ‘Born Slippy (NUXX),’ is more than just a track to sweat to under strobe lights. It is a complex lyrical maze, drenched in the effervescent spirit of the era, hooking into the pulse of something raw and authentically human.
Delving into the pulsating beat and hypnotic chants, the track invites a dissection of its blurring lines — where euphoria meets the everyday, and the highs are inextricably linked with the precipice of excess. What follows is a deep dive into the transcendental and gritty layers of ‘Born Slippy (NUXX).’
A Sonic Portrait of the Chemical Generation
Underworld’s seminal hit defines an era — the sweat-drenched, euphoria-chasing, sleep-shunning ’90s rave scene. It soundtracks a time where the Chemical Generation found kinship in beats instead of ballads, in the freedom of an underground movement celebrating life on their own terms.
The repeating, almost spiritual chant of ‘boy’ punctuates what is an acutely drawn character — a youth, possibly under the influence, moving through spaces of indulgence. Driven by a beat that relentlessly pushes forward, the song embodies the never-ending drive for the next peak, the next wave of sensory overload.
Decoding the Intoxicated Poetry of Techno Souls
The esoteric lyrics recall drunken tales and hazy memories, words strung together like pearls on a necklace where each bead might represent a fragmented vignette of the night. It’s a poet’s drunk ramble, an artist’s brush with chaos, capturing the intoxication of youth.
Each line’s surreal imagery paints a canvas where the real and the synthetic blend. ‘Dirty numb angel boy’ and ‘you are my drug boy,’ point to the escapism found on the dancefloor and the substances fuelling it, but also to the deeper yearning for connection amidst the numbing noise.
The Velvet Mouth of Nostalgia – Sounds Stirring The Collective Memory
While it may not hold a traditional hook, ‘Born Slippy (NUXX)’ does have its velvet mouth — the lines that once tasted, linger indefinitely. The repetition of ‘lager, lager, lager’ in a crescendo mirrors the inebriated shouts that echo through pubs and clubs, becoming a backdrop to countless stories.
The track itself opens a floodgate of nostalgia. Underworld ties together fragments of sounds, a cavalcade of echoes from the past, each note resonant with the collective youth of a generation. The shout of ‘mega mega white thing’ shakes and jolts — a vivid recall to the hedonism of yesteryears.
The Hidden Meaning – A Dance of Destruction and Purity
Amid the bacchanalian revelry, ‘Born Slippy (NUXX)’ holds a silent scream for purity. ‘Blonde country blonde high density’ might allude to a longing for simplicity, a utopian vision as yet untouched, conflicting with the complex reality of ‘a velvet mouth’ and ‘acid bear boy.’
The song grapples with dichotomies — purity and impurity, innocence and experience, repression and expression. It hints at the duality of existence, and the human condition, with references seeming to toggle between a condemnation and celebration of the youth’s destructive patterns.
Memorable Lines that Transcend Time and Space
Lines like ‘Speak to me and boy dog dirty numb cracking boy’ and ‘You like my tin horn boy and get wet like an angel,’ land like a fever dream, evading concrete interpretation but burning with intensity. They serve as mantras, the sort to scream with abandon into the void.
Underworld doesn’t just capture a feeling; they coalesce an identity, an emotion, a way of being that leaped from the underground to the mainstream consciousness. ‘Born Slippy (NUXX)’ remains a reflection, perhaps a warning siren that continues to resonate with its memorable proclamations that echo beyond the turntables and neon lights.
