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Wished I Was A Giant Lyrics
"Wished I was a giant" said
"Man get off the street!"
Spoken like a traffic cop
Cronies at his feet
Turned on his radio and picked up the noise
Age rules with reason
and who's to disagree?
Not Mr. Spit with his abrupt delivery
And Mr. Intelligent is just a wannabe like me
And who makes the breakfast?
And who gasses the truck?
The same little bee that stung the bull
And caused the bull to buck
Only a matter of time before we have to pay
If you were 10 years younger
And I was a sunbeam
"Wished I Was A Giant" said
"Man, it's just a dream"
Only a matter of time before we have to pay...
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i Saw Star Wars On Apr 27, 2002
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I had read something where Bob said this was about a crazy old woman interrupting a game of basketball, but that seems like an incomplete explanation.
I can see the first verse being about that, but the rest of it seems to be about being an adult and having to face the hard facts, and listen to reason... Realizing that your childhood fantasies won't come true and they won't help you avoid unwanted responsibilites and difficult situations.
A pretty sad song, probably say the saddest GBV song I've heard. That last verse in particular...
Vampire on Titus seems to be one of their most badly recorded efforts, even for a lo-fi band. The low-end is so loud that many of the lyrics of the second verse are indecipherable from the CD. Yet, they are really good lyrics.
These lines seem to be about the daily less-than-blissful marital life: And who makes the breakfast? And who gasses the truck?
These lines: The same little bee that stung the bull And caused the bull to buck
May be about the wife (the little bee) who wins the bull (Bob) - sort of like Cupid shooting an arrow, there's a stinging and piercing involved. However, since she's metaphorically a bee and bees die when they lose their sting - she's dying slowly from this. The bull is probably surprised that such a small thing brought him down and in the process will die.
Well maybe the lyrics are sad, but the song is most certainly upbeat if you ask me.
The reflective and somewhat sad nature of these lyrics are a perfect opener for the album. Vampire on Titus and Bee Thousand are two incredible and emotionally draining albums. There's so much longing and wistfulness between the two.