Da, na, na, hmm, hmm, hmm
hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm

I've never seen your breath before
But I'm disgusted by the thought of waiting anymore
If I look into your eyes
Will you notice me or notice it or fade into this accident?

And I don't want to find
The big dumb rocket on your mind
And I don't want to find
That it's mostly you and mostly me
And a tired gun that's not empty

I've never been this sad before
But I'm offended by my fingertips
And what they've done
If I look up in your eyes
If it must be true you must believe
I've never held such violent things

And I don't want to find
The big dumb rocket on your mind
And I don't want to find
That it's mostly you and mostly me
And a tired gun that's not empty

Oh, oh, ah, oh, oh
Oh, oh, ah
Oh, oh, ah, oh, oh
Oh, oh, ah

I've never talked to God before tonight
But I'm disgusted by

And I don't want to find
The big dumb rocket on your mind
And I don't want to find
That it's mostly you and mostly me
And a tired gun that's not empty

And I don't want to find
That it's mostly you and mostly me
And a tired gun that's not

Oh, oh, ah, oh, oh
Oh, oh, ah
Oh, oh, ah, oh, oh
Oh, oh, ah

Oh, oh, ah, oh, oh
Oh, oh, ah
Oh, oh, ah, oh, oh
Oh, oh, ah


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Big Dumb Rocket Lyrics as written by Michael Maida Arnold Lanni

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    "This song is a true story about a friend of mine. We were down south staying at a friend's house and this one person had a really cool looking gun. He told me it was a Beretta. It's like a handgun, a real gun, right? So my friend is in the garage or is out in the back or something and I'm playing with this gun. I used to be this super huge Starsky and Hutch fan. So I'm holding the gun thinking I'm pretty cool I guess. I take the clip out because I don't want to hurt anyone obviously. So I put the clip back in the box thinking, I'm fine. So I go and sneak behind this corner and I can see him with my left eye and I'm gonna scare him when he comes by. So my left eye can see him, and my left eye sees him turning the corner, and I'm holding the gun like this, like Starsky would. And he comes around the corner and I say Bang! and he falls and he's almost in tears. He's laughing and crying, he's not sure what to do. I just pointed a gun at my best friend, alright? But everything's okay because I took the clip out. But I guess these Beretta's are famous for having 13 bullets and there's a bullet still in the chamber." Raine Maida

    onceagainon August 13, 2002   Link

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