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Portugal. The Man – Atomic Man Lyrics 10 years ago
Lyrics as per the printed lyrics included on the vinyl insert. In other words, the correct, full lyrics.

you're feeling tired
I know threes a crowd
but if I bring along a friend it'll be fine for now

man I can't help it
im just always in the middle
read the bible in the evening
hang with demons on the weekend

After you I dont know what I believe in
after you hell should be easy
after you I dont know what I believe in
after you hell should be easier

Gotta gotta gotta get out,
if you want to get it

Follow that little red bouncing ball
as it bounced round the galaxy
came back to us all
the little bit he learned about outer space
is its gotta destroy before it creates

After you I dont know what I believe in
after you hell should be easy
after you I dont know what I believe in
after you hell will be easier

Im the golden baby
born into the center
mother was a gun and i fed nature to the beggars

Always talkin
but the kids never listen
they die in the evening
become Demons for the weekend

After you I dont know what I believe in
after you hell should be easy
after you I dont know what I believe in
after you hell will be ewill

Tides that take the sand
im atomic man
im the moon that pulls
the tides that take the sand

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Gorillaz – Pirate Jet Lyrics 13 years ago
just gonna leave this here http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8639769.stm
plastic beach

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Portugal. The Man – Once Was One Lyrics 14 years ago
i have to agree. for me the instrumentation seemed weird like they just took two separate songs they were making and stuck them together with lyrics, its grown on me now, and the lyrics definitely changed my mind. i still cant figure out the ten and two thing myself.

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Portugal. The Man – So American Lyrics 14 years ago
"just a mission and a gun to paint rainbows in vietnam
and a heart that always told you there's a madness in us all"

I think that the first verse has to do with americans thinking that the american way must be spread. we go in thinking yeah, we're so american we're badass everybody wants to be like us and if they dont want to be we'll show them how awesome we are with our guns and tanks till they want to be just like us.
we invade countries and try to pass on the american way.

"he may not be born of this land
but he was born of this world
he was born of all the mothers and the colors of our brothers
and the love that was taught to
you by the one they call jesus christ"

the second verse goes deeper than obama as thefoxkyle suggested. this verse is saying that america is a multinational nation. yet each of us has been guilty of hating our fellow brother due to his skin color, his nationality. we see somebody with dark tan skin and think 'is he a terrorist?' we look at foreigners with hateful eyes. we dont look at them as we look at ourselves, as human beings. however we know this to be false as they were born on this same planet of the love that is universal in every home.

"they said every one of you will never try to lend a hand
when the policemen don't understand"

i believe this has a personal, and group message in it. on a personal level, its saying that when we see for example, the police beating a homeless man to death, we wont stop the police. nobody will object or help. who will speak up against the police? maybe not the best example, its saying when we see our brother from india being hassled by an officer, being unfairly searched, just because of his pigment, that we will just let this slide, and chock it up to this is america. thats the american way.


"there's two eyes for every one of us
but somebody got there first and took them all"

we all have the ability to see these truths, but somebody blinded us in our childhood, taught us hate, and prejudice, taught us that our brothers were not our brothers because they believe differently or love differently or even just look differently. taught us that america is #1!!! and that we should push our ideals everywhere else we walk.

this song is just an attempt to wake a few people up. its a slap in the face at american idealism. and an attempt to remind you that jesus christ taught you to love everybody and that not one of us here in america remembers the parables we learned in sunday school


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Portugal. The Man – Never Pleased Lyrics 14 years ago
totally agreed. its got so much emotion and power in the vocals, instrumentation, and lyrics; i never fail to find myself dancing dramatically and singing along by 30 seconds in.

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