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Kick Him When He's Down Lyrics
'Hey, you're a riddle',
I say as I move aside
(Like I really need your advice)
But you won't leave it alone
Little men try but don't get a lot done
Living in sin doesn't move me either way
I get a feeling you're so vague
Like I said before
Little men come when anything goes
When the rain comes I sit home and pray
Make it all numb
I wish it all away
All I really need is just somewhere to hide away
Kick him when he's down
Here alone I'll put up and fight
Kick him when he's down
Beat me all the way I'll take it all night
Kick him when he's down
Hey, don't worry, I'll get along home alright
Hey, everybody's supposed to be the same
So how come they're so lame?
It's like taking a fall
Keep on running back into that wall
Awake in a dream, get up and go to work
But I'm feeling like such a jerk
Like I said before
Little men come when everything goes
'Hey, you're a riddle' I say as I move aside
(Like I really need your advice)
But you won't leave it alone
Little men try but don't get a lot done
Living in sin doesn't move me either way
I get a feeling you're so vague
Like I said before
Little men come when anything goes
Song Info
Submitted by
jack On Mar 07, 2001
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I absolutely LOVE this song... same kinda meaning as Smash: be yourself, don't be like everyone else. My fave line is "Hey, everybody's supposed to be the same, so how come they're so lame? It's like taking a fall, keep on running back into that wall" That line is probably one of my favorites, ever, even though this song isn't my absolute favorite (it's up there though). AWESOME song.
Yeah i
d say battybat nailed it there, you get this vibe a lot in offspring songs, does it bother us NOPE because theyre all cool. Natty songThis is my 2nd favorite Offspring song. battybat already explained it, so I don't have to.
I'm sure you all knew this, but Vultures was actually written before this song, and this song was an evolutuion of it. This one just wasn't scraped at first.
@fuckyouall actually, vultures came out in 2000, and this song was released in The Offsprings first album, Ignition in 1992.
@fuckyouall actually, vultures came out in 2000, and this song was released in The Offsprings first album, Ignition in 1992.
yeh id agree with batty, my previous theory was corporaions kickin the little man out of the competion , 'little man tries, dont get a lot don't get alot done', but find no peace from their success. But batty's explantion seems more feasable.
dope sound dope song doope band HEY EVERYBODIES SUPPOSED 2 BE THE SAME WELL HOW COME THEY'RE SOOOOO LAMEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! b uRSElF!!!!!!!!
my all time favorite offspring song, it'll never get old to me.
i listen to this when i'm feeling somewhat frustrated with friends or people i know. i actually listened to it a lot when thinking about this girl who had turned out to be a huge mistake. "hey you're a riddle i say as i move aside, like i really need your advice" is a freakin great line. for me it was like saying that to the girl, but i really don't think it has much to do with the song. i really think the nail has already been hit on the head, it's a sarcastic look at a society which makes one feel oppressed or not in control, i get the feeling he's talking to the "big-wigs" of the society with this song.
either way it's obviously about somebody making him feel like sh*t and he's sarcastically saying, "yeah, don't worry about me, i'll make it home alright, it's alright"
police brutality, particularly in the context of the la race riots.
I think this song is about being paranoid...