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Panty Lies Lyrics
Don't just stare, `cause she's not wearing underwear
em-em-em-em-em-em-em-em
oh how rude, at least she's got you're attention square
em-em-em-em-em-em-em-em
don't you realize, It's just her disguise
ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai
hey! mum look, no more panty line
ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai
shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa
i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i
peek-a-boo look into the mirror
now you see her, now you'll be her
hover your lips, twirl your hair
pretend you're there, pretend it ain't there
little girl playing in the closet
first comes walking, then comes talking
peek-a-boo look into the mirror
she says: "who am I?"
inside! outside!
inside, outside, inside, outside, inside, outside,
inside, outside, inside, outside
shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa
hm-a-hm-a-hm-a-hm-a
da-da-da-da-da
Don't just stare, `cause she's not wearing underwear
em-em-em-em-em-em-em-em
oh how rude, at least she's got you're attention square
em-em-em-em-em-em-em-em
don't you realize, it's just her disguise
ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai
hey! mum look, no more panty line
ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai
i-a-o-a-i-a-a-o-a-i-a-u-a-i-a-i-i-u-a
em-em-em-em-em-em-em-em
oh how rude, at least she's got you're attention square
em-em-em-em-em-em-em-em
don't you realize, It's just her disguise
ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai
hey! mum look, no more panty line
ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai
shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa
i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i
peek-a-boo look into the mirror
now you see her, now you'll be her
hover your lips, twirl your hair
pretend you're there, pretend it ain't there
little girl playing in the closet
first comes walking, then comes talking
peek-a-boo look into the mirror
she says: "who am I?"
inside! outside!
inside, outside, inside, outside, inside, outside,
inside, outside, inside, outside
shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa
hm-a-hm-a-hm-a-hm-a
da-da-da-da-da
em-em-em-em-em-em-em-em
oh how rude, at least she's got you're attention square
em-em-em-em-em-em-em-em
don't you realize, it's just her disguise
ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai
hey! mum look, no more panty line
ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai
i-a-o-a-i-a-a-o-a-i-a-u-a-i-a-i-i-u-a
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shut On Dec 24, 2001
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i love it too, it's edgy & kim sounds awesome & brash.
seems to be appealing to the riot grrl movement mentality - mocking women who are focused on outward image, sex-appeal, impressing men, & being stereotypical housewives.
This song is about feminism and how stupid being superficial and into traditional girl stuff is. I love the weird sounds she makes. She sounds cute.
More girls should be feminists.
Actually, this is one of my favorites off of Washing Machine. I like how Kim sings it, and I think it's a fun sort of catchy song. It's the sort of song that's not to be taken very seriously.
Although I can understand why it would get on some people's nerves, I like this song. The instrumentation is interesting in that dissonant Sonic Youth way, and I love Kim's bratty delivery. I doubt any other band could make this work.
I love this song. :P
This song is seriously underrated. The lyrics and Kim's delivery are pretty hilarious, recalling some of Yoko Ono's freestyle vocalizations, although the music is more interesting than much of Yoko's work and give the song a much stronger hook factor. I decided to sync up the song some visuals that add to the silliness of the song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBSJ2ARhfIo). I have a theory that people who dislike this song do not understand Kim's twisted sense of humour.
Actually, this is one of my favorites off of Washing Machine. I like how Kim sings it, and I think it's a fun sort of catchy song. It's the sort of song that's not to be taken very seriously.
lol definitely one of Kim's weirder moments
This is the only Sonic Youth song that I can't stand. Kim sounds stupid at the end.