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Cicada Lyrics
When he was just a little boy,
He only had one favourite toy.
And he had nothing on his mind,
He never left anything behind.
No.
As he got older, things got worse,
Like he'd been born under a curse.
Things started to fall apart,
They weren't like they were at the start.
No, it's like a civil war.
Growing up,
It's like a civil war.
Don't turn away,
It's something you can't ignore.
Growing up,
It's like a civil war.
And now that he was in his teens,
He'd started to learn what life means.
Problems were still appearing,
They didn't look like disappearing.
No.
[Chorus]
He only had one favourite toy.
And he had nothing on his mind,
He never left anything behind.
No.
Like he'd been born under a curse.
Things started to fall apart,
They weren't like they were at the start.
No, it's like a civil war.
It's like a civil war.
Don't turn away,
It's something you can't ignore.
Growing up,
It's like a civil war.
He'd started to learn what life means.
Problems were still appearing,
They didn't look like disappearing.
No.
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well, we know a cicada is a bastard irritating insect that hides underground for 17 years, comes above ground, mates, and dies... the parallels to a sexually frustrated teenager sort of manifests itself rather easily...
and it's unfortunate that Daniel Johns hates this song so... for it's my favourite off that Frogstomp album. I know his voice was exhausted/shot by time he was recording Cicada; i wonder if that fuels his resent.
steve you're alright :) and your point was pretty acurate in think it has somethig to do with the process of growing up and out of the "shell" of childhood feels like your fighting against everyone, including yourself. The title is metaphorical of a cicada's metamorphosis.
I read in an interview that this was Daniel Johns' least favourite Silverchair song. In fact, he said he "hated it with a passion"! lol
i read that to..in fact i was going to post that but u got here first! damn u!!! sticks out her tounge at harry
Sorry dude! looks ashamed
Yeh, I read that too.. but still i love silverchair and this song.. i love every song by them.
well, we know a cicada is a bastard irritating insect that hides underground for 17 years, comes above ground, mates, and dies... the parallels to a sexually frustrated teenager sort of manifests itself rather easily...
and it's unfortunate that Daniel Johns hates this song so... for it's my favourite off that Frogstomp album. I know his voice was exhausted/shot by time he was recording Cicada; i wonder if that fuels his resent.
yeah i like the song too, but if you read it it does look like one of those things you write trying your best to make things rhyme. I'm gonna assume that's why he hates it lol but in general its a good song to listen to if you don't pay too much attention to the lyrics (though they aren't so bad considering when he wrote it)
yeah i like the song too, but if you read it it does look like one of those things you write trying your best to make things rhyme. I'm gonna assume that's why he hates it lol but in general its a good song to listen to if you don't pay too much attention to the lyrics (though they aren't so bad considering when he wrote it)
the guitar sounds like Neil Young's Keep On Rocking in the Freeworld with a different tune.