In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Go mr gadget go that's the name
Spell it out till it don't sound the same
Its the g-a-d to the g-e-t
Gadget on the mic want to rock with me
Yo stop that guy with a claw for a hand
Go mr gadget with the master plan
Inspect the scene of the crime
Don't make me
But I'll hit ya with a go gadget rhyme
When there's a problem in your town go gadget now
If your in trouble there's no doubt he'll work it out
Inspector gadget oh
If ya do the crime you're gonna do the time
Inspector gadget oh
When he's on the case ya better hide your face
Inspector gadget oh
If a city's gonna be safe
Inspector gadget oh
He's nummber one
Now who's that man with a master plan
To bring peace to the land ya gotta understand
Inspector g's the name and law's the game
He's gotta track down claw 'cause the guys insane
And so he works downtown as a...
Looks kinda funny acts like the clown
But he be gettin criminals lock them in bars
Go gadget copter jet propeler cars
He jumps up and out of the seat
And bounces higher with the springs in his feet
You know he'll always be around land or the sky
And you know inspector gadget is a hell of a guy c'mon
When there's a problem in your town go gadget now
If your in trouble there's no doubt he'll work it out
Inspector gadget oh
He's gotta badge on his chest and you know he's the best
Inspector gadget oh
Anywhere that ya hide gadget will find ya
Inspector gadget oh
If a city's gonna be safe
Inspector gadget oh
He's nummber one
When there's a problem in your town go gadget now
If your in trouble there's no doubt he'll work it out
Inspector gadget oh
If ya do the crime you're gonna do the time
Inspector gadget oh
When he's on the case ya better hide your face
Inspector gadget oh
If a city's gonna be safe
Inspector gadget oh
He's nummber one
Inspector gadget oh
He's gotta badge on his chest and you know he's the best
Inspector gadget oh
Anywhere that ya hide gadget will find ya
Inspector gadget oh
If a city's gonna be safe
Inspector gadget oh
He's nummber one
Spell it out till it don't sound the same
Its the g-a-d to the g-e-t
Gadget on the mic want to rock with me
Yo stop that guy with a claw for a hand
Go mr gadget with the master plan
Inspect the scene of the crime
Don't make me
But I'll hit ya with a go gadget rhyme
When there's a problem in your town go gadget now
If your in trouble there's no doubt he'll work it out
Inspector gadget oh
If ya do the crime you're gonna do the time
Inspector gadget oh
When he's on the case ya better hide your face
Inspector gadget oh
If a city's gonna be safe
Inspector gadget oh
He's nummber one
Now who's that man with a master plan
To bring peace to the land ya gotta understand
Inspector g's the name and law's the game
He's gotta track down claw 'cause the guys insane
And so he works downtown as a...
Looks kinda funny acts like the clown
But he be gettin criminals lock them in bars
Go gadget copter jet propeler cars
He jumps up and out of the seat
And bounces higher with the springs in his feet
You know he'll always be around land or the sky
And you know inspector gadget is a hell of a guy c'mon
When there's a problem in your town go gadget now
If your in trouble there's no doubt he'll work it out
Inspector gadget oh
He's gotta badge on his chest and you know he's the best
Inspector gadget oh
Anywhere that ya hide gadget will find ya
Inspector gadget oh
If a city's gonna be safe
Inspector gadget oh
He's nummber one
When there's a problem in your town go gadget now
If your in trouble there's no doubt he'll work it out
Inspector gadget oh
If ya do the crime you're gonna do the time
Inspector gadget oh
When he's on the case ya better hide your face
Inspector gadget oh
If a city's gonna be safe
Inspector gadget oh
He's nummber one
Inspector gadget oh
He's gotta badge on his chest and you know he's the best
Inspector gadget oh
Anywhere that ya hide gadget will find ya
Inspector gadget oh
If a city's gonna be safe
Inspector gadget oh
He's nummber one
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Inspector Gadget Lyrics as written by Richard Graham Thomas Norris Richard Frederick Stannard
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