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I can't get them up
I can't get them up
I can't get them up At all
Hey ho let go
Good morning killer king you're a star
That's gorgeous hold it right where you are
The weathers kinda lousy today
So what oh what oh what'll we play'
Stratocaster strapped to your back
It's semi-automatic like dads
He taught you how to pause and reset
But that's about as far as you get
So what's the use of going outside'
It's so depressing when people die in real life
I'd rather pick up right where we left
Making out to faces of death
Making out to faces of death
And I could save you baby But it isn't worth my time
And I could make you chase me for a little price is right
It's a hit but are you actually sure'
The targets in the crowd are a blur
People screaming just like they should
But you don't even know if you're good
You don't even know if you're good
So tie them up and feed them the sand
Ha! nigga! try hard to tell us using your hands
A pictures worth a million words
And that way nobody gets hurt
And that way nobody gets hurt
And I could save you baby but it isn't worth my time
And I could make you chase me for a little price is right
Woo-ah-oo
Woo-ooh-ah-oo
Woo-ah 'ooh ah ohh ah oo
You're my guitar hero
You're my guitar hero
You're my guitar hero
You're my guitar hero
X marks the box in the hole in the ground that goes off at a breath
So careful don't make a sound
X marks the box in the hole in your head that you dug for yourself
Now lie in it
Shut up about all of that negative shit
You wanted to make it and now that you're in
You shut your eyes and flip the cassette
And that's about the time that they hit
And that's about the time that they hit
What the fuck is up with this shit'
It's certainly not worth getting upset
His hands are gone and most of his head
And just when he was getting so good
Just when he was getting so good
And I could save you baby but it isn't worth my time
'Cause even if I saved you there's a million more in line
Woo-ah-oo
Woo-ooh-ah-oo
Woo-ah 'ooh ah ohh ah oo
You're my guitar hero
You're my guitar hero
You're my guitar hero
You're my guitar hero
I can't get them up
I can't get them up At all
Hey ho let go
Good morning killer king you're a star
That's gorgeous hold it right where you are
The weathers kinda lousy today
So what oh what oh what'll we play'
Stratocaster strapped to your back
It's semi-automatic like dads
He taught you how to pause and reset
But that's about as far as you get
So what's the use of going outside'
It's so depressing when people die in real life
I'd rather pick up right where we left
Making out to faces of death
Making out to faces of death
And I could save you baby But it isn't worth my time
And I could make you chase me for a little price is right
It's a hit but are you actually sure'
The targets in the crowd are a blur
People screaming just like they should
But you don't even know if you're good
You don't even know if you're good
So tie them up and feed them the sand
Ha! nigga! try hard to tell us using your hands
A pictures worth a million words
And that way nobody gets hurt
And that way nobody gets hurt
And I could save you baby but it isn't worth my time
And I could make you chase me for a little price is right
Woo-ah-oo
Woo-ooh-ah-oo
Woo-ah 'ooh ah ohh ah oo
You're my guitar hero
You're my guitar hero
You're my guitar hero
You're my guitar hero
X marks the box in the hole in the ground that goes off at a breath
So careful don't make a sound
X marks the box in the hole in your head that you dug for yourself
Now lie in it
Shut up about all of that negative shit
You wanted to make it and now that you're in
You shut your eyes and flip the cassette
And that's about the time that they hit
And that's about the time that they hit
What the fuck is up with this shit'
It's certainly not worth getting upset
His hands are gone and most of his head
And just when he was getting so good
Just when he was getting so good
And I could save you baby but it isn't worth my time
'Cause even if I saved you there's a million more in line
Woo-ah-oo
Woo-ooh-ah-oo
Woo-ah 'ooh ah ohh ah oo
You're my guitar hero
You're my guitar hero
You're my guitar hero
You're my guitar hero
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I've always thought that this song was about a game addict (specifically Guitar Hero). When the time comes and he's become a famous rockstar he can't fake it anymore, he can't turn it off, it's the real thing. And at the end of the song he loses his mind hence the "His hands are gone and most of his head."
In a sense, it sort of relates to Britney Spears. Way back when she was all the talk on every corner. She used to dream, sing in her bathroom, blah blah blah. Then one day she becomes famous, but everyone finds out she's lipsyncing (OH NO!), and her life just starts spiralling downward from there. Everyone loved her, and just when she was getting so good (fooling everyone into loving her MORE) she loses it. You know, with all the Dr. Phil stuff about her being a schizo.
Although many people say it's about the war in Iraq, Amanda has given clues about it being about war. Not specifically in Iraq, but war fo sho (on the box).