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Human Being Lawnmower Lyrics
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
HOPE YOU CAN
LISTEN HERE CLOSELY YOU'LL UNDERSTAND
THERE'S AN ANCIENT RACE OF KILLER APES
THEY USED A THIGH BONE
MILLIMETER BY MILLIMETER
MILLIMETER BY MILLIMETER
SIX TIMES HOT AS THE SUN
DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT ANYONE
DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT ANYONE
SORRY, SORRY . . . YEAH
THEY'LL TRY AND FORCE YOU TO HELP THEM
DO WHAT THEY DO WHAT THEY DO
SO THEY'LL HUNT AND THEY'LL HOUND YOU
CHASE AND SURROUND YOU
TILL YOUR STANDING BEFORE
THE HUMAN BEING LAWNMOWER
CHOP, CHOP, CHOP.....CHOP
HOPE YOU CAN
LISTEN HERE CLOSELY YOU'LL UNDERSTAND
THERE'S AN ANCIENT RACE OF KILLER APES
THEY USED A THIGH BONE
MILLIMETER BY MILLIMETER
MILLIMETER BY MILLIMETER
SIX TIMES HOT AS THE SUN
DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT ANYONE
DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT ANYONE
DO WHAT THEY DO WHAT THEY DO
SO THEY'LL HUNT AND THEY'LL HOUND YOU
CHASE AND SURROUND YOU
TILL YOUR STANDING BEFORE
THE HUMAN BEING LAWNMOWER
CHOP, CHOP, CHOP.....CHOP
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In a 2011 interview on youtube, MC5 guitarist, Wayne Kramer explained that the lyrics to Human Being Lawnmower were written by lead singer Rob Tyner. Tyner's lyrics were meant to illustrate exactly what the draft during the Vietnam War was all about. Listen to the song again and think about the time in which it was written. 1970 was a great year for music, but not much else in America.