"Motionless and White" is a song by

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, and was the final single from ''

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''. "Motionless and White" became a popular underground hit in parts of the UK and

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, but undoubtedly the most successful in

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, it ended up peaking #98 on the US Mainstream Rock Charting System. The song addresses the theme of drug use and reads as someone attempting to persuade a heavy user to break the addiction. "Motionless and White" was often the closing song of Eighteen Visions' sets, up until the release of their album '' Obsession''. The title of the song inspired the name of the band,

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