| Beck – Get Real Paid Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I don't think it's impossible to interpret this song... "We like the boys With the bullet proof vests We like the girls With the cellophane chests We like to ride on executive planes We like to sit around and get real paid" this is obviously talking about our current cultural values - we (generalizing) think "ghetto", "gangsta" boys and fake-titted girls are sexy. We also think money and power are sexy. "I know you really want it Cos your Daddy's always on it And he knows just how to flaunt it He got pictures in his wallet" people think that's what everyone wants because that's the cultural values we inherit from society and our fathers. if a guy shows his kid that big breasted near-anorexic babes are hot, that's what you might expect this kid will like. "And he wanna be your lover Does he look just like my mother Does he cover you like butter And just leave you in the gutter" this "father-mother" confusion thing is crazy. I guess it's about each gender's roles being confused in people's heads. I guess by "covering like butter" means using a lot of makeup. "left in the gutter" seems to express a feeling of abandonment. "I want to know if I'm worth your time There's so much to do before you die Thursday night, I think I'm pregnant again Touch my ass if you're qualified" Beck seems to criticize how meaningless and trivial a lot of relationships are nowadays. instead of "I love you", it's "I wanna know if I'm worth your time", because people just want to have a lot of meaningless relationships instead of a fulfilling one. if you kiss someone, it's because you're REALLY "worth his/her time". a girl's meaningless sex life becomes unstable and she ends up becoming pregnant even more than once. and if someone lets you touch his/her ass, it's not because he/she likes/loves you, it's because you're qualified to do so. so it's all about how relationships and sex can be meaningless |
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