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I am pressed, printed, stomped
And strategically removed
I am everybody
Insane without innocence
I am trapped, tricked, packaged
And shipped out
I am produced
I am produced
Pressed, printed, stomped, tripped
Trapped, tricked, packaged, shipped...
(The prisoner leaves limping)

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i Saw Star Wars On Apr 27, 2002

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by Guided By Voices

20y ago

66 seconds of pure paranoia.

If only every other song was as good.

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by foreverdrone

19y ago

Yeah, paranoia does seem to be a recurring theme in Bob's work, with "Buzzards and Dreadful Crows" being a fine example. Come to think of it, the next song on Bee Thousand, "Tractor Rape Chain", is quite explicit: "In the first place it's probably just paranoia/But there's a ghost in my room, and he says I'd better run"

I always thought "I Am Produced" reflected Bob's worries of being co-opted by the record industry, not wanting to see his heartfelt art being turned into a mere commodity. But perhaps I've taken it too literally. The words resonate better if you open yourself to multiple interpretations.

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