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Sweet As Whole Lyrics
Sometimes, I can be perfectly sweet,
Got the sugary me all stuffed up in my sleeve
And I’ll talk of ponies and rainbows and things
And I’m just who you want me to be,
But like most creatures down here on the ground
I’m composed of the elements moving around
And I grow and change and I shift and I switch
And it turns out I’m actually kind of a bitch,
But that only happens when I get provoked
By some piece of shit asshole we all sadly know
And I sit and I write while reminding you all
That mean songs are still better than going postal,
And that guy’s an asshole, that girl’s a bitch,
Baby it’s natural, no getting away from it,
So sing it out with me and then let it go,
Fuck that guy, he’s just an asshole,
As whole, as whole, as whole,
I see I’ve surprised you with some of my words
And I know that surprises, while fun, still can hurt
And I hate to think that I’ve ruined the day
With the dick and the queen of the high-horse parade,
But I’m sick and tired of your poisonous words,
You’re a toxin, wasting perfectly good space
And I say what I think cause it’s
More economic than drugs or a drink,
That guy’s an asshole, that girl’s a bitch,
Baby it’s natural, no getting away from it,
So sing it out with me, and then let it go,
Fuck that guy, he’s just an asshole,
And I won’t let him in under my skin,
You’re a sad sack of shit, it’s pathetic,
Just a festering sore who’d never be more than that
If I don’t let it,
And that guy’s an asshole (that guy’s an asshole), and that girl’s a bitch (that girl’s a bitch),
Baby it’s natural (baby it’s natural), no getting away from it (no getting away from it),
So sing it out with me (sing it out with me), and then let it go (and then let it go),
Fuck that guy, he’s just an asshole,
[Repeat with assholes everywhere]
Got the sugary me all stuffed up in my sleeve
And I’ll talk of ponies and rainbows and things
And I’m just who you want me to be,
I’m composed of the elements moving around
And I grow and change and I shift and I switch
And it turns out I’m actually kind of a bitch,
By some piece of shit asshole we all sadly know
And I sit and I write while reminding you all
That mean songs are still better than going postal,
Baby it’s natural, no getting away from it,
So sing it out with me and then let it go,
Fuck that guy, he’s just an asshole,
And I know that surprises, while fun, still can hurt
And I hate to think that I’ve ruined the day
With the dick and the queen of the high-horse parade,
You’re a toxin, wasting perfectly good space
And I say what I think cause it’s
More economic than drugs or a drink,
Baby it’s natural, no getting away from it,
So sing it out with me, and then let it go,
Fuck that guy, he’s just an asshole,
You’re a sad sack of shit, it’s pathetic,
Just a festering sore who’d never be more than that
If I don’t let it,
Baby it’s natural (baby it’s natural), no getting away from it (no getting away from it),
So sing it out with me (sing it out with me), and then let it go (and then let it go),
Fuck that guy, he’s just an asshole,
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I listen to this song when I need a good laugh... Plus I absolutely adore Sara Bareilles so it's a win win. :)
Change is the word.
She the creature revels in the sugariness creatures can have, but as creature she also has bitchiness, what she calls shiftiness. And behold that her song is itself a creature! It veers from cursing listeners to crooning to them worldly advice, setting an example for them by not taking criticism to heart. And upon perusal of what is being said, she is a sweet creature after all, acting bitter only when provoked enough to do so.
One does well to look at the line echoing “asshole,” which may or may not be “as whole.” Though change is the word, we still ought to let musicians be musical (and echo sounds). So since it can be both and since “Sweet As Whole” is the title, something incredible has been accomplished with that line. She has addressed assholes and assholes who are wholly assholes while also praying to the audience to be sweet creatures, letting the world go when it naturally distances itself from them.
This line also marks another mind-bending shift: from individual to group (or to everything “as whole”). Until now, who “you” are has been the audience. Now, “you” is a changing character, one where different people fit in before leaving again. A state of chaos reigns!
In a way, she embodies that populous world as the song concludes. As she repeats “asshole” (or that delicious “as whole”), the “fuck the world but not really” chorus stresses the human voices of male and female, an anthem sung by many “as whole” and led by someone “sweet as whole.”
This is the best "eff you" song
This song was mainly written to be humorous and relatable (Cuz really, who hasn't met an as whole?) . And it is brilliantly executed. The first time I heard this I laughed until I cried (as a lifelong SaraBee, I know her dirt mouth). She is the only artist ever that has actually been able to make cussing sound pretty.
You have obviously never listened to Motion City Soundtrack. That man made a career out of cussing pretty.
You have obviously never listened to Motion City Soundtrack. That man made a career out of cussing pretty.