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Heathen Child Lyrics
Hey little momo
Light as a rainbow,
Heavy as an asteroid
Crashed in the bathtub
Yeah, sitting in the bathtub
Hair full of her fingers
Hair full of her fingers
Yeah, sitting in the bathtub
Says, "I'm scared and lonely"
Sweet little momo says,
"I'm scared and lonely"
Here come the wolfman
Hey little momo
Saying, "hey little momo"
Saying, "hey little momo"
Sitting in the bathtub
My heathen child
She's a heathen child
Yeah, she's a heathen child
Yeah, she's a real wild child
She got a little powder
She got a little gun
She got a little poison
Got a little gun
Sitting in the bathtub
Sucking her thumb
Says, "I don't care about Buddha
[Don't] care about Krishna
Don't care about Allah
Don't care about anything"
Just sitting in the bathtub,
Sucking her thumb...
Cuz, she's a heathen child
Yeah, she's a heathen child
Now, she's a heathen child
Yeah, she's a real wild child
[yeah... yeah, come on baby]
Oh, poor little momo
Yeah, paddled and rowed (?)
She's got a little powder
Got a little gun
Sitting in the bathtub
Having some fun
She was raised by beasts
and grabbed by vultures
Oh, here come the wolfman
The abominable snowman
Got a little poison
Got a little gun
Sitting in her bathtub
Waiting for the wolfman to come
You think your great big husband will protect you, you are wrong
You think your little wife will protect you, you are wrong
You think your children will protect you, you are wrong
You think your government will protect you, you are wrong
She don't care about Allah
She is the Allah
Don't care about Buddha
She is the Buddha
Coz, she's a heathen child
Yeah, she's a heathen child
She's a heathen child
She's a heathen child
[Yeah, someone left the bathtub running
someone left the bathtub running]
Light as a rainbow,
Heavy as an asteroid
Crashed in the bathtub
Hair full of her fingers
Hair full of her fingers
Says, "I'm scared and lonely"
Sweet little momo says,
"I'm scared and lonely"
Hey little momo
Saying, "hey little momo"
Saying, "hey little momo"
Sitting in the bathtub
She's a heathen child
Yeah, she's a heathen child
Yeah, she's a real wild child
She got a little gun
She got a little poison
Got a little gun
Sitting in the bathtub
Sucking her thumb
[Don't] care about Krishna
Don't care about Allah
Don't care about anything"
Just sitting in the bathtub,
Sucking her thumb...
Yeah, she's a heathen child
Now, she's a heathen child
Yeah, paddled and rowed (?)
She's got a little powder
Got a little gun
Sitting in the bathtub
Having some fun
and grabbed by vultures
Oh, here come the wolfman
The abominable snowman
Got a little poison
Got a little gun
Sitting in her bathtub
Waiting for the wolfman to come
You think your little wife will protect you, you are wrong
You think your children will protect you, you are wrong
You think your government will protect you, you are wrong
She is the Allah
Don't care about Buddha
She is the Buddha
Yeah, she's a heathen child
She's a heathen child
She's a heathen child
someone left the bathtub running]
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NICK CAVE LASER VISION
The lyric you're unsure of is "Yeah papped and monroed"
As in...pap smeared (tests clean) and pierced (monroe piercing)? Or Monroed, i.e. Marilyn...?
As in...pap smeared (tests clean) and pierced (monroe piercing)? Or Monroed, i.e. Marilyn...?
papped as in pap smeared, MUNRO-ed (as in bunny munro from "the death of bunny munro" by nick cave - read it if you aren't aware of the implications of this reference). the girl can't trust society because of these things. "the wolfman", "the abominable snowman" are her fears which may or may not be real forces out to get her. she's paranoid and waiting to destroy what she feels has destroyed her. she don't care about buddah, don't care about allah, because despite how afraid and alone she may feel, she is a divine force within herself....
papped as in pap smeared, MUNRO-ed (as in bunny munro from "the death of bunny munro" by nick cave - read it if you aren't aware of the implications of this reference). the girl can't trust society because of these things. "the wolfman", "the abominable snowman" are her fears which may or may not be real forces out to get her. she's paranoid and waiting to destroy what she feels has destroyed her. she don't care about buddah, don't care about allah, because despite how afraid and alone she may feel, she is a divine force within herself.
When you don't believe in a God, like Nick (aka "the abominable snowman" aka "the wolfman)," or like the babe in the bathtub ("the heathen child"), then SEX becomes your God, and fuck everything else (husbands, wives, children, government), it's time to leave the bathtub running and get it on.
You become each others' Gods: nothing else matters.
My favourite Grinderman song! So primal. :)
What? Nick has said numerous times that he does believe in God, just not in a organized religious way.
What? Nick has said numerous times that he does believe in God, just not in a organized religious way.
Yes, scumm is right--Nick has said this hundreds of times.
Yes, scumm is right--Nick has said this hundreds of times.
Correction:
"Hey little Moo Moo Light as a Rainbow Happy as an asteroid"
Later: "Photographed by vultures"
The lyrics for sure are "papped and Monroed". "Papped" means to have your picture taken by the paparazzi without your permission. "Monroed" is to be effected by fame in a Marilyn Monroe manner.