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I was a bouncing baby
I fell down
I looked around
I didn’t stay too long

And it’s true
It’s true
It’s true
All the things that they tell you

Oh it’s all there
For you to see
And so why is it
All so easy for me

And it’s true
It’s true
It’s true
They cling to things
When they’ve got nothing they can believe in
Believe in

I was a poisoned child
I was fighting for my life
Clinging to something
Fighting for anything

It’s true
All the things that they tell you
Oh it’s all true
All the things that they said that they said
That they tell you

I was a bouncing baby
Now I’m a bouncing bomb
So won’t you come and defuse me
Before I kill someone

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algernonmabus On Apr 12, 2007

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epiwoosh

2020-06-03 00:23:49

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2007-04-12 17:15:33

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Cover art for Bouncing Babies lyrics by Teardrop Explodes, The

by epiwoosh

6y ago

First of all, the part where he repeats "it's true, true, true, all the things they tell you" is totally sarcastic, so what he means is that it's all lies, lies, lies that they tell you.

Having said that, this song is about how we start out life as innocent little babies, clean slates, then as we only get fed lies growing up, we become toxic people from being raised on those lies and we need a lot of help undoing all the damage done.

It also has another layer of more literal meaning if you think of all the harmful chemicals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, etc, dispersed through our food, water, vaccines, and air through aerial aerosol spraying, but these are all part of the lies, lies, lies because so often they're claimed to be good for you.

And it has even more special meaning for certain people who were born especially handicapped.

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by mediocremurphy

15y ago

Cannot believe there are no comments on this song! Dunno what it means though...

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