| Mika – Toy Boy Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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This seems to be about the failed relationship between two young men. The lover's mother didn't approve, so the "Toy Boy" was dumped. Sort of a simplistic explanation, I know, but that's the basic meaning. These are the slightly different lyrics from the new EP: I'm a wind-up toy in an up-down world If you leave me all alone I'll make a mess for sure I've a heart of gold in the smallest size leave me in the dark you'll never hear me cry More than (an illustration) Points of articulation Come to life on a (brass spring) Such a wonderful plaything It's a cruel cross that I have to bear If you come a little closer, going to pull your hair More than just a toy in a patched blue suit Hold me in your arms I'm just a boy like you But your mama thought there was something wrong Didn't want you sleeping with a boy too long It's a serious thing in a grown-up world Maybe you'd be better with a Barbie girl You knew that I adored ya But you left me in Georgia Toys are not sentimental How could I be for rental She's the meanest hag that has ever been Pulled out my insides with a (new) safety pin I'm the sorest sight, now I feel like trash Clothes are made of rags and they don't even match So she dressed me up as the man she loved Threw me in a box when she had had enough Now the light of day I no longer see She stuck her voodoo pins where my eyes used to be Accidentally tragic Victim of (her) black magic Had a boy once who loved me Now he's so afraid of me On a long lost day when you're gray and old You'll be there remembering your old Toy Boy When your only son's wondering what to be Tell him the story of a boy like me Mmm... (etc) |
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| Andrew Bird – Oh No Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I was just at a show where he tied in this song with Effigy, and he described both as perspectives of the "man at the bar making unsolicited comments and making everyone uncomfortable." I think the baby on a plane thing is sweet, though-- just goes to show how many meanings and interpretations can exist in a single song. | |
| New York Dolls – Dance Like a Monkey Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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This song doesn't seem exactly for one side or the other, but like a commentary on the silliness of the debate itself, and how crazy people get. There are tons of references in here-- one of my favorites is the reference to "Inherit the Wind", a classic movie about the Scopes Monkey Trial, with Spencer Tracy. |
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