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Main Street Eyes Lyrics
This whole country is scared of failure.
My head keeps trying to sell me ambition.
But in my heart, I want self-respect.
There's a conflict.
Boy, I feel so outgunned today
But I'll get up and fight back, anyway
You and I aare not huge mainstream stars
But unlike them, we're really what we are
We got Main Street eyes
Watchin' as the big boys roll by
Under rotten television skies
We got Main Street eyes
I saw a kitten squashed in the street
I read about a plastic surgeon and his art collection.
We are played for suckers all the time
Phony rock and roll
It's a crime
I don't want to dip myself in trash
I don't want to give myself for cash
We got Main Street eyes
Tryin' to do what's decent with our lives
Under funny television skies
We got Main Street eyes
Walkin' around sometimes
I see a tension under the surface
People are just about ready to explode.
So hold me, and trust me
I love you, don't worry.
Keep your Main Street eyes
Keep your Main Street eyes
Keep your Main Street eyes
Eyes
Eyes
My head keeps trying to sell me ambition.
But in my heart, I want self-respect.
There's a conflict.
But I'll get up and fight back, anyway
You and I aare not huge mainstream stars
But unlike them, we're really what we are
Watchin' as the big boys roll by
Under rotten television skies
We got Main Street eyes
I read about a plastic surgeon and his art collection.
Phony rock and roll
It's a crime
I don't want to dip myself in trash
I don't want to give myself for cash
Tryin' to do what's decent with our lives
Under funny television skies
We got Main Street eyes
I see a tension under the surface
People are just about ready to explode.
I love you, don't worry.
Keep your Main Street eyes
Keep your Main Street eyes
Keep your Main Street eyes
Eyes
Eyes
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This is one of my favourite Iggy Pop solo tracks.
I think the song is about ordinary people who lead ordinary lives, but they are constantly getting mind "fuc ked" by television programs and celebrities.
"We are played for suckers all the time Phony rock and roll It's a crime I don't want to dip myself in trash I don't want to give myself for cash"
This could mean that the ordinary person is a sucker, being sold somekind of false dream. He does not want to be a sell-out who would do anything for cash.
"We got Main Street eyes Tryin' to do what's decent with our lives"
The masses do their best to lead decent lives, but they als have eyes on the mainstream.
"Walkin' around sometimes I see a tension under the surface People are just about ready to explode."
This line could be about life in the city. I remember Trevanian wrote "you see fear and fury in the faces of city dwellers". Iggy could be talking about the same thing.
"You and I aare not huge mainstream stars But unlike them, we're really what we are"
Iggy trying to say that mainstream rock stars and celebrities are just putting up a big act?
"Boy, I feel so outgunned today But I'll get up and fight back, anyway"
Its like when you watch TV or read a newspaper and you feel that everyone else is better off than you are. But you just want to keep trying, despite knowing deep in your heart that nothing good will come out of it.