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You Ain't Me Lyrics
Standing in the light
You're so self congratulatory
So I guess you have the right
To be so masturbatory
And like a man with his pet
You always seem to forget
That you ain't me
You ain't me
You ain't me
No, you ain't me
Did you include the question mark?
When I answered you were totally shocked
You looked at me like I was a snark
While your head was extremely mentally blocked
I'm the guy from wonderland
And you could never understand
That you ain't me
You ain't me
The money has been spent
I'm not saying it hasnt been earned
The customers have paid
Im just feeling kind of burned
Tell me where have you been
Oh, black-eyed mannequin
You're so self congratulatory
So I guess you have the right
To be so masturbatory
You always seem to forget
You ain't me
You ain't me
No, you ain't me
When I answered you were totally shocked
You looked at me like I was a snark
While your head was extremely mentally blocked
And you could never understand
You ain't me
I'm not saying it hasnt been earned
The customers have paid
Im just feeling kind of burned
Oh, black-eyed mannequin
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Yes she is ezamor... she is like a man with his pet... now shaddup!! :)
Someone told me this is a song about Kim Deal.
I agree, I'm sure charlie boy has said this at some point or another..... or maybe i just dreamed it... any how.. nuff said. the song rocks!
I agree, I'm sure charlie boy has said this at some point or another..... or maybe i just dreamed it... any how.. nuff said. the song rocks!
Why do people think this song’s about Kim Deal? Is Kim Deal “like a man with his pet,” eh?
No, but this song obviously has something to do with Lewis Carroll, to whom the lyrics make two explicit references.
1) A “snark” is an imaginary animal from Carroll’s poem “The Hunting of the Snark.” 2) “Wonderland” is a reference to Carol’s book “Alice in Wonderland.”
My guess is that the song has something to do with Mike Batt’s musical production, “The Hunting of the Snark,” which is based on Carroll’s poem. Possibly, it is sung from the perspective of the ghost of Lewis Carroll who is disappointed after having watched Batt’s musical:
“Standing in the light / You're so self-congratulatory”
The musical has ended, and Batt, proud of his work (like man with his pet), steps onstage to accept applause. Batt makes some remark or rhetorical question, to which Carroll gives a snide remark. Batt’s bewildered, and Carroll goes to say that he feels a bit gypped, and reminds Batt that he’s no Lewis Carroll.
BTW, Batt’s musical was filmed and broadcast on British television in 1987. In addition to Batt himself, the musical featured Billy Connolly, Roger Daltrey, Justin Hayward, John Hurt, Julian Lennon, Captain Sensible, Midge Ure, Deniece Williams, etc.