Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach Lyrics

Lyric discussion by monkeyninja69 

Cover art for Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach lyrics by Gorillaz

I see this song as an introduction to a play.

"Kids, gather around Yeah, I need your focus"

  • He is telling us, his audience, to pay attention

"Acting a fool when I teach" -He likes to play with his rap, rhyming words together, and it seems like hes just messing around, but its a much bigger point that just being an awesome rap.

"Mirror mirror on the wall Boss Dawg Give it to 'em Get involved Turn it up Speed it up Slow it up Underground where the under us undercut" -Hes telling you that you should listen to this songs from all different perspectives, because the story and meaning are more complicated.

Much like the introduction to Romeo and Juliet, "In fair Verona where we lay our scene", it gives you an introduction to this world.

My other idea, its just where the travel started, and this world was told of Plastic Beach's existence, and the beginning of the end starts, and Snoop Dogg is just a voice recognized by millions, and therefore hes listened too, and idolized, and followed to Plastic Beach.