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Na na na na na na
Ta ah ah ah ah
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah
Da da da, da da da
Da da, da da da

Toil toil toil til I get sick
I try reverse, but I'm not that quick
Chained to the ground
No flyin', for you
If you want it bad
You gotta steal your own fuel

Torn (up)
Toiled and troubled

Da da da da da da
Da da da ah ah
Ah-ah
Ah-ah
Da da da da da da da da
Da-ah
Da da da!

Toil toil toil
Till I get sick
I try reverse but I'm
Not that quick
Chained to the ground
No flyin' for you
If you want it bad
You gotta steal your own fuel
Torn
Toiled and troubled
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brownbabu84 On May 31, 2002
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^ i had never noticed that! i had realized she quickly says "fuck" at the end of a line, but never realized it was because she had messed up the lyric. i love that they keep mistakes like this in the final edit :). they do it in other songs, too.

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It doesn't make any sense for it to be "crying". Consider the lyrics before and after that line.

And Kim Deal is a she, not a he.

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kim says crying the second time and says 'fuck' really fast cos she messed up.

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I think that he says crying instead of flying....

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This album is awesome, sums up my mood many times when I'm depressed.

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I think its about wanting to be in a relationship but being afraid to do so because things in the past turned out badly. "Toil toil toil til I get sick" is that she wants to and tries to but but then backs out. (I try reverse but I'm not that quick) So, just go for it! (if you want it bad you gotta steal your own fuel) and don't worry about it. Also, just try to sing that song, it's really hard!

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@thorneyT From my point of view this is a more literal complaining about working HARD, the physical toll of it. No ties with sentimental relationships here, but just the toils of her life (constant touring, recording, whatsoever).

Kim left the Pixies when "went from just all fun to work" [1], so it makes sense to me that Kim ended up writing such a song (though not talking about her Pixies time of course!).

I think she's just exhausted from her life style, she wants it bad though, so she must steal the fuel from her body!

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Deal...

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Huffer: One who huffs, noxious chemical agents to get high by becoming light headed or pass out due to lack of oxygen to the brain. Gasoline, etc. is often used. toil, toil, toil is working or huffing to get high. getting sick is about to pass out. trying reverse is attempting to breath fresh air to not pass out. not being that quick, chained to the ground, no flyin’ for you is being passed out. if you want it bad is craving a high, steal your own fuel is stealing gasoline or other agent sometimes whip-it or other nitrous-oxide containers. common practice among teenagers who can’t get any real drugs.

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