This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
[Sean sings:]
Maybe I'm a cornbread straight motherfucker
Maybe I'm a worn out featherless hen
Maybe I'm a cornbread straight motherfucker
Maybe I'm a worn out featherless hen
Or maybe I'm just picking seed from the wrong one and
[Both sing:]
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
No?
[Sean sings:]
La dada da da-da da
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
La dada da da-da da
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Maybe I'm a one horse town motherfucker
Maybe I'm used up worn out man
Maybe I'm a one horse town motherfucker
Maybe I'm used up worn out man
Or maybe I'm just barking up the wrong tree and
[Both sing:]
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
[Sean sings:]
You spend all your life
Dicking at, dicking away at the wrong life
You're a traitor!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
You're a traitor!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
You spend all your time
Dicking at, dicking away at the wrong life
You're a traitor!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
You're a traitor!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
[Both sing:]
Maybe I'm a spineless
weak-kneed
yellow bellied he she
Maybe I'm an undercover deadbeat
Suffering cold feet
Maybe I'm a spineless
weak-kneed
yellow bellied he she
Maybe I'm an undercover deadbeat
Suffering cold feet
Or maybe I'm just shooting with the wrong gun and
[Both sing:]
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Oh
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Oh
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Oh
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Oh
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
No
Maybe I'm a cornbread straight motherfucker
Maybe I'm a worn out featherless hen
Maybe I'm a cornbread straight motherfucker
Maybe I'm a worn out featherless hen
Or maybe I'm just picking seed from the wrong one and
[Both sing:]
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
No?
[Sean sings:]
La dada da da-da da
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
La dada da da-da da
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Maybe I'm a one horse town motherfucker
Maybe I'm used up worn out man
Maybe I'm a one horse town motherfucker
Maybe I'm used up worn out man
Or maybe I'm just barking up the wrong tree and
[Both sing:]
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
[Sean sings:]
You spend all your life
Dicking at, dicking away at the wrong life
You're a traitor!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
You're a traitor!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
You spend all your time
Dicking at, dicking away at the wrong life
You're a traitor!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
You're a traitor!
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
[Both sing:]
Maybe I'm a spineless
weak-kneed
yellow bellied he she
Maybe I'm an undercover deadbeat
Suffering cold feet
Maybe I'm a spineless
weak-kneed
yellow bellied he she
Maybe I'm an undercover deadbeat
Suffering cold feet
Or maybe I'm just shooting with the wrong gun and
[Both sing:]
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Oh
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Oh
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Oh
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Oh
I'm a cornbread
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
Can I meet you?
No
Lyrics submitted by BWeiss5421
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What the hell is this supposed to mean?
Then, your a TRAITOR!. hahha!
I don't know, but it suites the end of the album ridiculously well. I will say that "hand" should instead be "featherless hen"
This entire album speaks mainly to keep battling against strife and I believe this song would work into that idea. This song in particular reminds me of Flea from the RHCP singing his lil diddy "Pea" off of One Hot Minute. I really like how blunt they are when they sing it. So what is a corn-bred/cornbread? I would say a redneck hick that don't give a sh#t!
Weirdest song lyrics I've ever heard, but epic at the same time. <3 this band.
I think this is about an argument/verbal fight with someone close ( a wife/ gf, a parent) who is either very angry with him or looks down on him. This other person is the one leveling all the insults (cornbread straight MFer, worn out featherless hen, one horse town MFer, used up worn out man, spinless yellow bellied he she, undercover deadbeat). He is expressing doubt ( either verbally or to himself) about any hope of reconciliation at the end of each verse ("Or maybe I'm just[:] picking seed from the wrong one, barking up the wrong tree, shooting with the wrong gun"). The bridge ( "you spend all your time dicking at . . . the wrong life/ you're a traitor!") is him lashing out in retaliation to the insults. He manages to recompose himself and get back to his main question "Can I meet you?" The final answer is of course "No." This leads us to conclude that his suspicions that he was " barking up the wrong tree" are correct.
Pretty sure this one is about a dude conflicted about leaving Midwest small town culture for something else.\n\nThe lyrics are definitely weird but it makes sense if you reread them again with that mindset.