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Rolling Off A Log Lyrics
"Do you remember how it used to be?"
They always say.
You mean those days when everybody laughed?
Well, how did they ever, ever slip away?
Just like rolling off a log!
As we say goodbye to God.
Yeh, the animal still feels odd
Asleep inside.
Well how it was, was how it had to be
At the end of every day.
So perfect in its sense of duty.
Well how did it ever, ever slip away?
Just like rolling off a log!
The scientist thinks it's odd
That the animal says it's God.
Asleep inside.
[Spoken:]
So many fought the wars,
And what was that all for?
They said between good and evil?
Well I think they lied a little.
We live in a prison, somewhat of our own design.
Grab the key, unlock the door,
Then you'll know what life is for.
Stop rolling off a log!
Yeah, the scientist says it's odd
And the animal still seems odd,
Asleep inside.
After such a long parade of history,
So many seeing eyes.
I wonder how life could do this thing to me?
How could I ever, ever lose my mind?
Just like rolling off a log!
And the animal still seems odd.
Asleep inside.
Inside.
Asleep inside.
Asleep inside.
It sleeps inside.
Reprise of Bang!'s Vocal Interlude
They always say.
You mean those days when everybody laughed?
Well, how did they ever, ever slip away?
Just like rolling off a log!
As we say goodbye to God.
Yeh, the animal still feels odd
Asleep inside.
Well how it was, was how it had to be
At the end of every day.
So perfect in its sense of duty.
Well how did it ever, ever slip away?
Just like rolling off a log!
The scientist thinks it's odd
That the animal says it's God.
Asleep inside.
So many fought the wars,
And what was that all for?
They said between good and evil?
Well I think they lied a little.
We live in a prison, somewhat of our own design.
Grab the key, unlock the door,
Then you'll know what life is for.
Stop rolling off a log!
Yeah, the scientist says it's odd
And the animal still seems odd,
Asleep inside.
After such a long parade of history,
So many seeing eyes.
I wonder how life could do this thing to me?
How could I ever, ever lose my mind?
Just like rolling off a log!
And the animal still seems odd.
Asleep inside.
Inside.
Asleep inside.
Asleep inside.
It sleeps inside.
Reprise of Bang!'s Vocal Interlude
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Submitted by
markpasc On Jan 04, 2002
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This song is written by a genius. So epic and beautiful. —- In my view the song is about the fact that the majority of people in the world just follow each others footsteps, as a herd of sheep, doing as they ate told, they just roll of a log. But if you look back on your childhood and youth, you’ll discover that in that time your mind still was free. You were laughing. A free mind.Thats how you were ment to be. When you grow into adulthood, you loose this. You get manipulated into the system. The singer asks himself how it came about that …. - after so many generations - the wold evolved to this system. People loose their joy and instincts. Live like zombies. Inside, asleep, our flame within is gone, we are locked in and fail to see this. Free yourself.