Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: groove
Song Meaning of “Digimortal” by Fear Factory
‘Digimortal’ by Fear Factory is a futuristic anthem about living forever in a digital world beyond physical limitations, and the risks of mortality in a potential future rife with technological advancement. The song paints a dystopian picture of a world controlled by machines, where the immortal digitised humanity lives in servitude to them. The song’s lyrics allude to the fear of death, with ‘nothing surviving everlastingly’ and ‘encased in a shell of mortality’. The narrator seems to be in search of a way to transcend mortality and achieve immortality, and wonders if it is truly possible to be virtual and exist forever in a world of machines. The chorus echoes the desperate hope of immortality: ‘Make me digital, I will survive, I’m no longer living in a world of lies’.
The song reflects the fears of a world where technology has made it too easy to attain virtual immortality, and the risks that come with it – the loss of unique human experience and the disconnection from physical reality. While the song expresses a certain fear of mortality, it also evokes a reminder that life is fleeting and that embracing what it means to be mortal is truly what makes us human.