Fountains of Wayne

Hat And Feet

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I'm just a hat and feet
That's all that's left of me
A spot on the sidewalk
A mark on the street
I'm just a hat and feet
I'm just a hat and feet
You dropped a bomb on me
I didn't even see
Like a falling piano
From out of a window
Now I'm just a hat and feet
I'm just a hat and feet
I'm just a sitting duck
That ran out of luck
I'm the unhappy guy
That didn't look up high
I started running when I saw it coming
It got faster and louder til I took a powder
Now
I'm just a hat and feet
That's what's become of me
Flat on the sidewalk
Stuck to the street
I'm just a hat and feet
I'm just a hat and feet

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aniota On Jan 18, 2002

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2002-01-18 16:50:09

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by arjan

19y ago

I might be miles off, but I reckon this guy has been dumped. He never saw it coming, totally out of the blue, taking him by surprise. Now he's got nothing going for him anymore. That hollow feeling is represented by having nothing between your shoes and headwear.

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by Bluewaves

19y ago

I think you're right on the mark, arian. Couldn't have said it better.

This song has such a cool, simple groove to it. It's supposed to be one of their lesser songs, but I always crank it up.

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by Bluewaves

19y ago

Oops, sorry, arjan. The "j" looked like an "i" to me when underlined.

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by Bluewaves

19y ago

Oops, sorry, arjan. The "j" looked like an "i" to me when underlined.

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by slaven41

16y ago

This is cartoon imagery. You know when you see a piano fall on a cartoon character and smash him, and then he squeezes out from under it, but he's all squished so that all you see is a hat scurrying around with a couple of feet sticking out of it? Well getting dumped by his girlfriend was like having a piano fall on him. And now he's just a hat and feet. Very clever concept.

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