| The Residents – Bach Is Dead Lyrics | 7 years ago |
| This song seems to be about how old music should be left in the past and how we should appreciate present music. "Bach is dead" could be referring to old musicians like Bach being outdated. | |
| The Residents – Bach Is Dead Lyrics | 7 years ago |
| This song seems to be about how old music should be left in the past and how we should appreciate present music. "Bach is dead" could be referring to old musicians like Bach being outdated. | |
| The Residents – Life Would Be Wonderful Lyrics | 7 years ago |
| This song seems to be about a homeless person who wishes that they had little things that we all take for granted such as a raincoat with a collar and breakfast. They imagine how wonderful life would be with these things. | |
| The Residents – Amber Lyrics | 7 years ago |
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This song is about a person (Amber) living her life to the fullest. Amber is happy to be alive and enjoys the little things in life. “Life is just a situation Life is just a game Life is just a whirlpool And it's calling out my name” This first verse talks about how life is fun and exciting. The “whirlpool” could symbolize a person getting lost in the chaos that is life. “Calling out my name” could represent finding meaning in life. “It was irresistible Was what she used to say” Amber finds that being sucked into the whirlpool of life is irresistible because it is fun to be alive. Overall this so is about the beauty of being alive and having fun. |
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| The Residents – Act of Being Polite Lyrics | 7 years ago |
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This song seems to be about a man who no longer loved his wife or girlfriend. “I found her crying in the morning Sitting in a chair She was wrapping something up And wrapping it with care” This line could mean that she was wrapping a rope to hang herself. She was devastated and heartbroken when she found out her husband or boyfriend doesn’t love her anymore. “I did not mean to hurt her When I fell asleep last night I was just exhausted From the act of being polite” The narrator fell asleep while having sex. He usually pretends to be happy and in the mood when having sex but this time he simply felt “Exhausted from the act of being polite”. When he acted polite to his wife he would pretend to be interested in her. He couldn’t keep up the act for very long and fell asleep. “Yes, I was just exhausted From the act of being polite” The narrator says this a second time implying that it is very important for the listener to know. |
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| The Residents – Mickey Macaroni Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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The first verse is sung by a member of The Residents. The person (character) talking about Mickey Macaroni knows what Mickey eats. There has to be a way that the narrator knows this. These are my theories: 1. Mickey Macaroni is a celebrity and told people what he eats in an interview. 2. The narrator knows Mickey Macaroni personally. “Mickey Macaroni hardly ever eats meat Mickey Macaroni doesn't even eat sweets Mickey Macaroni never, never eats beets Mickey Macaroni knows what he wants to eat” I think these lyrics indicate that Mickey is the type of person who wants to make his own decisions and doesn't like eating the food that other people want him to eat. The next two verses are sung by a child. “My hospital room is Smelling bad but soon he's” “Gonna take me home and Play his saxophone and” The girl in the hospital is waiting for Mickey Macaroni to take her home. I am assuming that the girl singing this line lives with Mickey Macaroni now. This is because her father beat her. Mickey Macaroni is letting her stay at his home with her. He plays his saxophone to make her happy. “Tell me if they broke up When his girlfriend woke up Screaming how she hated Every guy she dated” I am guessing Mickey Macaroni is a friend or knows the girl’s father. Assuming the girls’ parents are divorced and her Dad has a new girlfriend. The girl wants to know if her father’s current girlfriend broke up with him because he is abusive. “I knew that he had slipped the Minute daddy hit me Now I'm sad and lonely And want my macaroni” The girl in the hospital is sad because of the events going on in her life with her abusive father. She desperately wants to see Mickey Macaroni because he is the like father figure that she always wanted. ‘ Overall Mickey Macaroni seems like a nice guy who knows what he wants to eat and loves to play his saxophone to cheer people up. |
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