| When I Was A Lion – 6 Little Eggs Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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The meaning which I have always taken from this song is very similar to that of steamcannon -- very metaphorical, symbolic lyrics. To eludicate: The "eggs" in the song are, obviously, not actual eggs. Instead, the word is symbolic of young people who have not yet "hatched" into maturity -- physically or mentally. The song's storyline, in my own interpretation, has always followed this sort of plot: "Six little eggs on the run They fuck each other, Three goes boom dubi dum Watch out be safe so" Six young adults (little eggs) are out in the world, "running around" -- having a good time, partying, drinking, abusing, etc. Three are lost -- possibly sent to jail or rehab. "Three little eggs had sex One win and two explode Goes "boom dubi dum Watch out be safe so" Three of the eggs have sex -- a threesome, perhaps? -- and there is an "explosion" which I always interpreted to mean a break in birth control (or maybe none was used at all). Regardless, one of the eggs is now pregnant. "Two little eggs in the sun One sleep too long goes Boom boom boom dubi dum" Two of the original six eggs are left, and are "in the sun" -- drinking excessively or using drugs. One of the eggs "sleeps too long", most likely an overdose, and dies. "The story ends with one little egg was blind Makes suicide with a pen bomb Boom dubi dum Another story come" I always sing these lyrics as "makes story stick with pen" instead of the suicide part, because I think it sounds better. Only one of the original six "eggs" is left. His friends are all "lost" now -- to pregnancy, prison, drugs or alcohol. He is alone, "blinded" by loneliness. He decides to "make story stick with pen" -- to write about his experiences, to warn other "eggs" about the dangers of the darker side of living. This may be implying that the song itself was written by the last egg. The "boom dubi dum" part represents change -- he is no longer an egg, but has matured due to what he has witnessed and experienced. |
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