“The Moth” by Les Deux Love Orchestra - A Song Feature

 

     The tempo was slowed and the vocals made more deliberate. For the Season 2 Finale of Mr. Robot (2016), “The Moth” was covered by Les Deux Love Orchestra, with Bobby Woods featured on vocals. The original by Aimee Mann is appealing, but the lyrical message of “The Moth” is more compelling with the arrangement of the cover. 
 
   The story of the moth and its attraction to a flame is well known for its representation of a person who is irresistibly drawn to someone or something that is potentially harmful. In the song “The Moth,” the person repeatedly returns to and is burned by a relationship. It’s not purely an urge of self-destruction:  

The moth don't care if the flame burns low

The moth believes in an afterglow

And flames are never doused completely

All you really need is the love of heat

 
     “The Moth” by Les Deux Love Orchestra

Lyrics of “The Moth” by Les Deux Love Orchestra
The moth don't care when he sees the flame
He might get burned but he's in the game
And once he's in, he can't go back
He'll beat his wings 'til he burns them black
 
No, the moth don't care when he sees the flame
The moth don't care when he sees the flame
 
The moth don't care if the flame is real
The flame and moth got a sweetheart deal
And nothing fuels a good flirtation
Like need and anger and desperation
 
No, the moth don't care if the flame is real
The moth don't care if the flame is real
 
So come on, let's go, ready or not
'Cause there's a flame I know, hotter than hot
And with a fuse that's so thoroughly shot
(Away)
 
The moth don't care if the flame burns low
The moth believes in an afterglow (afterglow)
And flames are never doused completely
All you really need is the love of heat
 
No, the moth don't care if the flame burns low