Imagine all the words we're spitting
would be killing inside
being trapped in a jungle
be cool don't fight
there are no enemies no justice
but now you need revenge
everytime I show my faces
to earn your respect

I'm an absolute beginner
(she's an absolute beginner)
and I need to commit
(she needs to commit)

I wash it you kick it and spoil it with dirt
nevermind I've got two faces and one of it hurts

What a dirty shirt
What a dirty shirt
What a dirty shirt
Wash it down

And when you roam with the storm
I'm coming your way
no one can stop me
it's the upcoming day
which shows you the thruth
and then your life gets confused
you might wash a white shirt without my lust

I'm an absolute beginner
(she's an absolute beginner)
and I need to commit
(she needs to commit)

I wash it you kick it and spoil it with dirt
nevermind I've got two faces and one of it hurts

What a dirty shirt ...


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Wash It Down Lyrics as written by Henning Ruemenapp Dennis Poschwatta

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    i'm actually surprised that no one has commented on the guano apes...i adore them! But just in case anyone actually reads these...then there are a couple wrong lyrics...first part where she sings i'm an absolute beginner and i need to "admit"...and the second part i'm an absolute "sinner" and i need to commit...not a big deal :) And i finally know that she said what a dirty shirt...i could never figure that part out.

    BleedingOnYourShirton August 10, 2002   Link
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    hehe... hey there yeh, im also quite suprised that there are like no comments here.... GUANO APES rule and altho i sometimes dont really get their lyrics... its the music that counts and the way it makes me feel...

    sidheon September 11, 2002   Link
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    Guano Apes music is so.. powerful... the lyrics have really deep meaning, about trip of one's soul about feelings that are deeper inside... anyway thats my opinion...

    perilsofbeingin3Don March 30, 2005   Link
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    I've always been a big fan of Guano Apes music; and though I had good contacts with Sandra the singer/writer, I've never dare to ask her about her lyrics. Sandra is great poet; she always wraps her songs with big meanings... Though I dont know the truly meaning behind Wash it Down I have a guess...

    "Wash it down"; when people got bad sexual experiences such as raping for example; you want to shower the dirt of you...

    save-leeon December 19, 2005   Link
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    it sounds to me like a wet teeshirt contest. i love the wildly esoteric interpretations.

    asa.benderon October 04, 2013   Link

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