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Sheena Is A Parasite Lyrics
Sheena is a champion of self-reliance
As soon as she needs it
She knows just where the knife is.
Her fingers aren't so fast anymore,
It's been 29 years since she came to these shores
Sheena is a Parasite
Send her back to the sea they cried,
But Sheena spat bile til they let her lie.
She claims she's working for the Lord,
But you know what she's looking for.
Sheena is a Parasite
Sheena's ambition sneers at your routine,
And behind that glass she sits, cold.
If Sheena was buried no one would care,
She hates everyone she knows (no one)
Sheena is a Parasite
Sheena is a Parasite,
Send her back across the sea.
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Submitted by
handscandy On Sep 03, 2006
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100% this is about the ramones/american punk.
Rocket to Russia was release in 1977....1977 + 29 = 2006... 29 years since she came to these shores.
Pretty much what i suspected when i first heard the song.
It is about Sheena. She is the original punk rocker.
The Ramones Sheena Is A Punk Rocker came out in 1977, Sheena Is A Parasite came out in 2006 the gap between them is 29 years. It could be a response to American music, or specifically American punk music.
could sheena possibly be the usa? it would explain y shes a parasite, shrug. love this song
I never thought about that. I never actually tried to find the meaning, I just like the rythum of the song.
I suppose it could be the US, or someone they know personally (presumably by the name of Sheena) from overseas.
the other day i read in a magazine the song name is also linked to the ramones song 'sheena is a punk rocker'. maybe, maybe not..
another fabulous song indeed
I know a sheena, she is in fact, a parasite.
Yeah, Im thinking Faris is lashing out at American "Punk" and the fact they claimed to invent what was in fact an entirely British movement. Although the first time punk was used to describe Iggy and the Stooges the movement grew and thrived on our soil. The Ramones in themselves, having sold their arses to corperate whores had no concept of what the attitude and movement meant, as the music was only a part of it. Brilliant song, brilliant band. Or it could just be about Nancy Spungen...:-P
The song meaning is Sheena is a parasite completes the ‘Sheena Trilogy’ which began with the Ramones ‘sheena is a Punkrocker’ and was continued by The Cramps ‘ Sheena’s in a Goth Gang’ “Sheena is the original Punk icon” explains Faris “but in 2006, she’s disillusioned with what punk has become” Hence the Horrors’ Sheena is a malevolent spirit, hell-bent on vengeance after years of repression. “its 29 years since she came to these shores” rasps Faris – 29 years since the Ramones first brought Punk to the UK, see? – But these days ‘if sheena was buried/ no one would care’ crucially, though, she still, ‘Knows where the knife is.’
Didn't any of you read my comment? This song completes the Sheena trilogy it's 100% accurate! Faris Told me! Read the comment at the bottom!!! xxx