Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Don't wake the baby
Step on its fucking head
You may be an asshole
I love you instead
Don't wake the baby
Step on its fucking head
You may be an asshole
I love you instead
Don't wake the baby
Shut up you're waking the baby
Shut up you're waking the baby
Daddy feeds the scary clown
He likes me more with his pants down
Fuck you!
Don't wake the baby
Shut up you're waking the baby
Shut up you're waking the baby
Shut up
Shut the fuck up
Step on its fucking head
You may be an asshole
I love you instead
Don't wake the baby
Step on its fucking head
You may be an asshole
I love you instead
Don't wake the baby
Shut up you're waking the baby
Shut up you're waking the baby
Daddy feeds the scary clown
He likes me more with his pants down
Fuck you!
Don't wake the baby
Shut up you're waking the baby
Shut up you're waking the baby
Shut up
Shut the fuck up
Lyrics submitted by Catatonik
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Ok..this song, to me, is abit wierd , because it DOES sound like incest, the daddy feeds the scay clown bit seems about a dad with two sides, normal dad one minute, scary clown the next, but its almost as if the writer is in some relationship with the dad/abuser and is constentive to the abuse, and is saying fuck you to the people who say its wrong, its strange :/
Aweosme song though (:
makes me think of incest- 'he likes me more with his pants down"
heh, me too. kinda like a situation where mummy knows what daddys doing and instead of stopping anything gets shitty cuz ur disturbing ur baby sister/brother. and the stepping on its head lines are the jealousy and hurt. because the babies there mummy lets it happen. i know what i mean....
Why is it that the version I have of this song doesn't have the whole "Daddy feeds the scary clown" bit? How long does this song actually go for? Int he end of mine it says "My head is the prettiest part, my body is the shittiest part"
I think this song is about incest too. Incest going on, behind closed doors, hence the not to wake the baby part.
What the hell is that? "Daddy feeds the scary clown"? now i know they ain't talking about the insane clown posse. the song is about incest alright, but for some reason, that line has to be one of the sickest lines i've ever heard in a song. daddy feeds the scary clown.....shudders i get creeped out just by typing it.
Love this song.. But i cant help but feel this is about jessickas childhood as she never talks about her father as she probably hates him..what do you all think?
she hates so much!
yah! hate! that's all she does! I LOVE HER!
maybe something happened to jess as a little girl?
Anyway i love this band. I do wish i could have seen them live.