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Mr. Wilson Lyrics
hey mr wilson im glad to shake your hand
its nice to see you too
and yes i understand
that im not to take it personal
although we look like people
and it could be my son on the chopping block
but im sure hell understand
youre at the table
and you seem nice enough
i just cant figure are you for real or not
and im not to take it personal
although we look like people
and it could be my wife on the chopping block
but im sure shell understand
and im not to take you personal
although we look like people
and it could be my head on the chopping block
but im sure ill understand
im sure well understand
no we dont understand
its nice to see you too
and yes i understand
that im not to take it personal
although we look like people
and it could be my son on the chopping block
but im sure hell understand
youre at the table
and you seem nice enough
i just cant figure are you for real or not
and im not to take it personal
although we look like people
and it could be my wife on the chopping block
but im sure shell understand
and im not to take you personal
although we look like people
and it could be my head on the chopping block
but im sure ill understand
im sure well understand
no we dont understand
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This song is about a doctor who performs abortions (Mr. Wilson) and the singer is trying to walk the 'politically correct' line, but points out how people (son, wife) won't be around due to the abortions. Not really surprising for a christian rock band, and as usual the meaning is just a bit under the obvious (though really, just a bit here). decent song, not one of my favorites but definitely one of my favorite bands.
@jim777 Nope. From Doug Pinnick interview around the time Dogman was released in 1994: "Mr. Wilson" is about a man, that's not his name, but we went to court over this person and he claimed that he owned part interest of Sam Taylor's interest in King's X, and "Mr. Wilson" was a song that Ty wrote about that from the frustration of it, and "Lay the pipe, the apple's ripe, I'm going to Japan" basically states that you can stick it to us, but we're still gonna move on. And, we sell very well in Japan, so you can stick it...
@jim777 Nope. From Doug Pinnick interview around the time Dogman was released in 1994: "Mr. Wilson" is about a man, that's not his name, but we went to court over this person and he claimed that he owned part interest of Sam Taylor's interest in King's X, and "Mr. Wilson" was a song that Ty wrote about that from the frustration of it, and "Lay the pipe, the apple's ripe, I'm going to Japan" basically states that you can stick it to us, but we're still gonna move on. And, we sell very well in Japan, so you can stick it up our ass but we're still going to go on and be King's X and do what we do."
@jim777 I always thought the same thing. Whereas "Legal Kill" is most obviously "pro-life", I wondered if me thinking this song was also was just me projecting my preconceptions. But why "Mister" Wilson when "Doctor" Wilson would have made it more obvious? I always thought the line "although we look like people" was funny considering the meme where we see an embryo of a pig that looks identical to a human embryo.
@jim777 I always thought the same thing. Whereas "Legal Kill" is most obviously "pro-life", I wondered if me thinking this song was also was just me projecting my preconceptions. But why "Mister" Wilson when "Doctor" Wilson would have made it more obvious? I always thought the line "although we look like people" was funny considering the meme where we see an embryo of a pig that looks identical to a human embryo.
I think it was about getting fired.
I once got fired by a Mr Wilson.