I used to chat with some lesbian on the old site about song lyrics. We'd listen to the song and pull up the lyrics and then just bullshit about what we thought those deug-addled rock stars were screeching about. It was a lot of fun.
So here's a song, here's the lyrics, and here's what I think of 'em. Pitch in your suggestions, there's always some odd little experience someone's had that relates, or some old movie you saw that has the exact same line that can prove useful in picking apart a song.
Lampshades on Fire
Buh, buh, buh, buh, buh, buh, buh-duh-dah
Duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh-duh-dah
We’re all goin’, we’re all goin’
Well, the lampshade’s on fire when the lights go out
The room lit up and we ran about
Well, this is what I really call a party now
Packed up our cars, moved to the next town
Well, the lampshades’s on fire when the lights go out
This is what I really call a party now
Well, fear makes us really, really run around
This one’s done so where to now?
Our eyes light up, we have no shame at all
Well you all know what I’m talking’ about
Shaved off my eyebrows when I fall to the ground
So I can’t look surprised right now
Pack up again, head to the next place
Where we'll make the same mistakes
Burn it up, or just chop it down
Ah, this one's done so where to now?
Buh, buh, buh, buh, buh, buh, buh-duh-dah
Duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh-duh-dah
We're all goin’, we're all goin’
Well, the lampshade's on fire when the lights go out
This is what I really call a party now
Well, fear makes us really, really run around
Ah, this one's done so where to now?
Our eyes light up, we have no shame at all
Well, you all know what I'm talkin’ about
The room lights up, well, we're still dancing around
We're havin’ fun, havin’ some for now
Pack up again, head to the next place
Where we'll make the same mistakes
Open one up and let it fall to the ground
Pile out the door when it all runs out
Buh, buh, buh, buh, buh, buh, buh-duh-dah
Duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh-duh-dah
We're all goin’, we're all goin’
We have spines in our bones
We'll eat your food, we'll throw stones
Oh, this is how it's always gone
And this is how it's goin’ to go
Well, we're the human race
We're goin’ to party out of this place
And then move on
Tough love
We'll kill you off and then make a clone
Yeah, we got spines, yeah, we have bones
This is how it's always gone
And this is how it's goin’ to go
As our feelings are getting hurt
Ah, we want you to do the work
Our ass looks great inside these jeans
Well, we all just don’t wanna’ clean
Oh, this is how it's always been
And this is how it's goin’ to be
So, you just move on
The air’s on fire so we’re movin’ on
Better find another one ‘cause this one’s done
Waitin’ for the magic when the scientists glow
To push, push, push, push, pull us up
Spend some time to float in outer space
Find another planet, make the same mistakes
Our mind’s all shattered when we climb aboard
Hopin’ for the scientists to find another door
Not getting into the individual stanzas, the general gist of the song starts by setting up the careless party crew: They show up drunk and stupid, they act in accordance with that state by smashing, eating, drinking, or in some way ruining or consuming anything in front of them. Once they're done, they just skip out on the consequences of their hedonistic assholery and find another party to trash.
This setup is extrapolated to the human race as a whole, where the humans behave the same way on a global scale and expect the scientists of the world to clean up after them, going so far as to suggest they figure out a way of shooting us into space to find another party planet. Obviously our narrator doesn't find that to be a great solution.
Whatcha thinkin'?
So here's a song, here's the lyrics, and here's what I think of 'em. Pitch in your suggestions, there's always some odd little experience someone's had that relates, or some old movie you saw that has the exact same line that can prove useful in picking apart a song.
Lampshades on Fire
Buh, buh, buh, buh, buh, buh, buh-duh-dah
Duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh-duh-dah
We’re all goin’, we’re all goin’
Well, the lampshade’s on fire when the lights go out
The room lit up and we ran about
Well, this is what I really call a party now
Packed up our cars, moved to the next town
Well, the lampshades’s on fire when the lights go out
This is what I really call a party now
Well, fear makes us really, really run around
This one’s done so where to now?
Our eyes light up, we have no shame at all
Well you all know what I’m talking’ about
Shaved off my eyebrows when I fall to the ground
So I can’t look surprised right now
Pack up again, head to the next place
Where we'll make the same mistakes
Burn it up, or just chop it down
Ah, this one's done so where to now?
Buh, buh, buh, buh, buh, buh, buh-duh-dah
Duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh-duh-dah
We're all goin’, we're all goin’
Well, the lampshade's on fire when the lights go out
This is what I really call a party now
Well, fear makes us really, really run around
Ah, this one's done so where to now?
Our eyes light up, we have no shame at all
Well, you all know what I'm talkin’ about
The room lights up, well, we're still dancing around
We're havin’ fun, havin’ some for now
Pack up again, head to the next place
Where we'll make the same mistakes
Open one up and let it fall to the ground
Pile out the door when it all runs out
Buh, buh, buh, buh, buh, buh, buh-duh-dah
Duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh-duh-dah
We're all goin’, we're all goin’
We have spines in our bones
We'll eat your food, we'll throw stones
Oh, this is how it's always gone
And this is how it's goin’ to go
Well, we're the human race
We're goin’ to party out of this place
And then move on
Tough love
We'll kill you off and then make a clone
Yeah, we got spines, yeah, we have bones
This is how it's always gone
And this is how it's goin’ to go
As our feelings are getting hurt
Ah, we want you to do the work
Our ass looks great inside these jeans
Well, we all just don’t wanna’ clean
Oh, this is how it's always been
And this is how it's goin’ to be
So, you just move on
The air’s on fire so we’re movin’ on
Better find another one ‘cause this one’s done
Waitin’ for the magic when the scientists glow
To push, push, push, push, pull us up
Spend some time to float in outer space
Find another planet, make the same mistakes
Our mind’s all shattered when we climb aboard
Hopin’ for the scientists to find another door
Not getting into the individual stanzas, the general gist of the song starts by setting up the careless party crew: They show up drunk and stupid, they act in accordance with that state by smashing, eating, drinking, or in some way ruining or consuming anything in front of them. Once they're done, they just skip out on the consequences of their hedonistic assholery and find another party to trash.
This setup is extrapolated to the human race as a whole, where the humans behave the same way on a global scale and expect the scientists of the world to clean up after them, going so far as to suggest they figure out a way of shooting us into space to find another party planet. Obviously our narrator doesn't find that to be a great solution.
Whatcha thinkin'?
