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My Life Flashed Before My Eyes

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The wrong time, the wrong place
Your talent scouts, my lonely face
Of all the things I cant replace
Your talents scouts my lonely face, yeaaaah

Well its alright
Although I know you
I, I don't mind ohohohohohohoh[2x]

The wrong time, the wrong place
Your talent scouts, my lonely face
Of all the things I cant escape
Your talents scouts, my lonely face yeaaaah

Well I'm alright
Although I know you
I, I don't mind ohohohohohohoh
If my life flashed before my eyes
Do you think I'd mind? No!

I know you don't need much
You let us down
You pushed us down
Well I hang around
with people I don't even know

Well I'm alright
Although I know you
I, I don't mind, ohohohohohohoh
If my life flashed before my eyes
Do you think I'd mind? No!

(The wrong time, the wrong place
Your talent scouts, my lonely face, yeaaaah)

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laurentertaining On Jul 06, 2007

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by 2quik2silver

19y ago

WHAT! First comment!?! I thought Our Bovine Public was best off the new album, but My Life Flashed Before My Eyes is in close contention. This is a brilliant song, but I had really hard time trying to decipher these lyrics. I'm pretty sure the song has something to do with judging, and that he doesn't care what people think of him. You know how there are those people who think their word is law and that what they say about people can make or break a person's reputation; I know i'm flipping the lyrics around but; Do you think I'd mind if my life flashed before my eyes, NO!. He doesn't care what people say or think.

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by singlebarrel94

16y ago

Yeah, I pretty much agree with 2quik2silver. Someone that's talented (or perhaps this is meant sarcastically, idk) is judging him by looking at the things he can't replace or can't escape. Apparently, whoever is judging him must do so superficially by trying to gather all of this information from his facial expressions. In the end, they decide they don't need his talent. Although, I'm not sure what they lied about. Anyone else have further insight?

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