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Polaroid Baby Lyrics

Polaroid boy
Polaroid girl
You're so white and you're so cute

Polaroid girl
Polaroid boy
You're so white and you're so cute

Burn to the fucking ground LA
Whitey's gonna pay
Whitey's gonna pay

Burn to the fucking ground LA
Whitey's gonna pay
Whitey's gonna pay

We don't need no water
We don't need no water
We don't need no water
Let the mother fucker burn

We don't need no water
We don't need no water
We don't need no water
Let the mother fucker burn

Polaroid baby
Polaroid baby
You're so white and you're so cute

Polaroid baby
Polaroid baby
We're so white and we're so cute

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dressedinblack On Oct 16, 2004

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2004-10-16 23:15:18

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by have2mints

21y ago

This song casts an eye on the privileged white punk scene. The last line, "We're so white and we're so cute" is about how many people think that being white equals desirability.

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by go_pete_go

20y ago

i agree with have2mints, but to elaborate: the stanzas in between the first and last two reflect the state of mind of people other than the privelaged white kids, though not necessarily punk, i think

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by hesterprynne

17y ago

wow, i always thought they were saying "olÃ©" rather than LA...but this actually makes a lot more sense, brings to mind the riots especially since this song addresses race.

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