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intro/mainrift
G---------------|
D---------------|
A---7--7----7---|
E-5---5-6--6-66-|
Chorus 1
G--------------------|
D--------------------|
A---7----------------|
E-5---5-00-2-0-3-0-4-|
Chorus 2
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A---7----------------------------------|
E-5---3-5/77-5-3-5/8-8-88-00-2-0-3-0-4-|
Structure:
Main Riff x4
Chorus 1 x4
Main Riff x10
Chorus 1 x4
Main Riff x8
Chorus 1 x1
Chorus 2 x1
Chorus 1 x2
Chorus 2 x1
Chorus 1 x1
Main Riff x4
Main Riff x4
Chorus 1 x1
Chorus 2 x1
Chorus 1 x2
Chorus 2 x1
Chorus 1 x2
Chorus 2 x1
Chorus 1 x1
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Carly Average |
#1 by Carly at May 5, 2006 at 1:53 AM EST |
| Seriously? Nobody's cracked this one yet? Alright, awesome. First I have to make a correction to the lyrics up there, and then the meaning might be more obvious: "You must not continue to EMASCULATE me The neighbor children through the window Clearly see" Now let's take a look at some of these together... "You must not continue to EMASCULATE me" "Did you think that I would laugh when you said I was SMALL" "I am BIG, I am your man, and you're my little honey" Methinks somebody's feeling a bit inadequate? | |
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Tony Average |
#2 by Tony at Jun 4, 2006 at 10:56 PM EST |
| Excellent. This is one of my favorite songs from the Eels-- mostly because of the music. The music-box (is it a keyboard effect or is it real?) is a great line... I don't know that it's all about bullying. If so, what's the deal with this line: "You play the little bells and tell a good story You bake delicious pie and that's enough for me." Hm. Beats me. (What's with the name "one hit wonder?" Is that supposed to be NSYNC or what?) | |
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meh Rhythm Player |
#3 by meh at Jun 21, 2006 at 6:53 PM EST |
| attractivecousin is of course right, the singer's partner is making fun of him, and of course it's 'not really funny' if you're being made fun of. But this isn't a song about the poor singer being pciked on: he takes his revenge by talking to/about his partner in a patronising and belittling manner, reducing him to the same level. So overall it's a song about pettiness and lack of respect for each other - and that's not really funny. | |
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Splinter Average |
#4 by Splinter Cell at Nov 6, 2006 at 4:26 AM EST |
| bravo, cousin. | |
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James Wanna Be |
#5 by James Makowiecki at Jan 30, 2007 at 12:11 PM EST |
| I'd say "I am big, I am your man..." This song's great, how come all you wannabe critics never said anything about it? | |
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Justin Rhythm Player |
#6 by Justin Stumbo at Feb 4, 2007 at 3:32 AM EST |
| i think he's saying that basically bullying isn't funny. he had a shit time of things when he was a kid and had all the other kids laughing at him, when it wasn't really funny at all. he was just different. that's what i reckon this is about. | |
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Klint Average |
#7 by Klint flowers at Feb 9, 2007 at 12:27 AM EST |
| lol... i like this song a lot. I think we all do this, perhaps. When we like someone, it's easy to laugh along with them. But one time, i dated this guy, and i realized all the things i was laughing at were taunts at other people... they really weren't funny. Is that what E is trying to say? | |
