This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
I see you baby,
Doin' the dance that I saw on the TV
(Doin' your dance, I wonder what's goin' on in your pants)
You know me baby,
If I sing my song you're bound to recognize me
(And you'll sing along, I wonder what's goin' on in your thong)
Your heart is mine, notice that I'm,
Singin' you lines from one of our number one's
When you get home, then you will know
(Fuckin' hell, can you not tell that)
We're just another boy band,
We'll tear your little sister's heart apart,
We're just a fucking boy band,
You might not like us but we're in the charts.
And in a motherfucking boy band,
The girls are underage but we don't care,
And when you throw your panties at a boy band,
After the shows we keep your underwear.
Don't know if it comes as a big surprise
But I'm the token rapper guy
I just sing really high, needlessly randomly improvise
And when our album flops, and all the hope around us dies,
I'm the secret weapon that comes out and says that he likes kissing guys
(What?)
Drink what we piss,
Shag what we kiss,
Live how we wish,
It's not that easy being me
We may be men, like Action Man,
Our record label made us unable to
We're all doin' things that we know ain't right;
We're wearing sunglasses at night
We've got 100 fans,
That's why we're better than your band
The only fan you have is cooling you down
And it seems to be the only thing that's moving around and around
Just like a circle,
We're simple yet we're known,
We're also square,
We find it hard to go out on our own
Without a problem!
You got a problem? I'll knock you out, alright?
But please don't punch me back we've got our photo shoot tonight!
Boy band,
We hear the birds around us singing,
We're just a fucking boy band,
We're flying but we don't have wings,
And in a motherfucking boy band,
The girls are underage but we don't care,
And when you throw your panties at a boy band,
After the shows we keep your underwear.
We're just another boy band,
We'll tear your little sister's heart apart,
We're just a fucking boy band,
You might not like us but we're in the charts
Doin' the dance that I saw on the TV
(Doin' your dance, I wonder what's goin' on in your pants)
You know me baby,
If I sing my song you're bound to recognize me
(And you'll sing along, I wonder what's goin' on in your thong)
Your heart is mine, notice that I'm,
Singin' you lines from one of our number one's
When you get home, then you will know
(Fuckin' hell, can you not tell that)
We're just another boy band,
We'll tear your little sister's heart apart,
We're just a fucking boy band,
You might not like us but we're in the charts.
And in a motherfucking boy band,
The girls are underage but we don't care,
And when you throw your panties at a boy band,
After the shows we keep your underwear.
Don't know if it comes as a big surprise
But I'm the token rapper guy
I just sing really high, needlessly randomly improvise
And when our album flops, and all the hope around us dies,
I'm the secret weapon that comes out and says that he likes kissing guys
(What?)
Drink what we piss,
Shag what we kiss,
Live how we wish,
It's not that easy being me
We may be men, like Action Man,
Our record label made us unable to
We're all doin' things that we know ain't right;
We're wearing sunglasses at night
We've got 100 fans,
That's why we're better than your band
The only fan you have is cooling you down
And it seems to be the only thing that's moving around and around
Just like a circle,
We're simple yet we're known,
We're also square,
We find it hard to go out on our own
Without a problem!
You got a problem? I'll knock you out, alright?
But please don't punch me back we've got our photo shoot tonight!
Boy band,
We hear the birds around us singing,
We're just a fucking boy band,
We're flying but we don't have wings,
And in a motherfucking boy band,
The girls are underage but we don't care,
And when you throw your panties at a boy band,
After the shows we keep your underwear.
We're just another boy band,
We'll tear your little sister's heart apart,
We're just a fucking boy band,
You might not like us but we're in the charts
Lyrics submitted by JoanMasen
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