| “ | I am a satellite and I can't get back without you | „ |
Busted And Blue is the eleventh track from Gorillaz' fifth studio album, Humanz.
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Busted and Blue is the only song on the album for which Damon Albarn is the sole lead vocalist, a moment which he calls "very special" to him.[2]
| “ | Yes, I do a little crooning! I like this. This is the moment when I sing a simple song, without being surrounded by anything else. It’s a good time to breathe and to catch my breath. […] It’s a song where you calm down. In fact, it’s the song after the party, or the day after the day after! A very dark day! | „ |
| ~ Damon Albarn, interview for La Presse[3] |
The recording session for the song can be seen in the Gorillaz: Reject False Icons documentary.[4]
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1: 2-D]
Where does it come from?
When everything waltzed outside
Busted and blue
Out in the universe
Through the lithium
Busted and blue
[Verse 2: 2-D]
I was danced by a computer
A shadow on the wall
An image made by Virgil
To rule over us all
So amplify the sirens
Into the fiery laments
Through the echo-chambers
To other worlds I went
[Chorus: 2-D & Kelela]
All my life
All my life
Beam my life on me
I am a satellite
And I can't get back without you
Be my life
Be my life
Be my life
Be my life
[Verse 3: 2-D & with Kelela]
Where do they come from?
The wires that connect to us
Weightless I fall on your body
'Til we're invisible
I'm with you through altitudes
Busted and blue
[Chorus: 2-D & Kelela]
All my life
All my life
Beam my life on me
I am a satellite
And I can't get back without you
Be my life
Be my life
Be my life
Be my life
[Outro: 2-D]
Busted and blue[5]
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- Some of the instruments in the song were recorded on GarageBandW.[citation needed]
- Kelela, who previously appeared in the track Submission, provides backing vocals for this song.
References[]
- ↑ @DamonAlbarnUnofficial (1 March 2018). "Gorillaz Interview - Reprezent Radio 2017 - Part 1". YouTube. Reprezent Radio, located at 14:50. Retrieved on 11 January 2026.
- ↑ Cosyns, Simon (27 April 2017). "Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn on hanging out with old Britpop nemesis Noel Gallagher and the band’s first album in seven years". The Sun. Retrieved on 3 January 2026.
- ↑ "Damon Albarn ready for a big crowd bath". Damon Albarn Unofficial Archive. La Presse (15 July 2017). Retrieved on 3 January 2026.
- ↑ Hewlett, Denholm (1 July 2023). "Gorillaz: Reject False Icons - Original Directors Cut (Documentary)". YouTube, located at 13:42. Retrieved on 3 January 2026.
- ↑ smogmonster71 (7 October 2025). "HUMANZ LYRICS". Internet Archive. Retrieved on 3 January 2026.