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Songs with lyrics that make no sense

Posted on 4/26/24 at 7:47 pm
Posted by SaintlyTiger88
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 4/26/24 at 7:47 pm
What is a song that you feel its lyrics make no sense? I get that some may say it’s poetry, it’s what each individual makes of it like a painting. That aside, some songs make absolutely no sense to me. What the hell are they singing about?? I’ll start with a famous example. Manfred Mann’s hit song, “Blinded by the Light”. Don’t get me wrong, I love this song, it’s catchy as hell. But the lyrics?? Never have understood them. Maybe one of you can explain them to me lol.


Blinded By the Light

Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Madman, drummers, bummers
Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps
As the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older
I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin'
The calliope crashed to the ground
The calliope crashed to the ground!
But she was blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Some silicone sister with a manager mister
Told me I got what it takes
She said, "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong
Play the song with the funky break"
And go-kart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart
To see if it was safe outside
And little Early-Pearly came by in his curly-wurly
And asked me if I needed a ride
Asked me if I needed a ride!
But she was blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
She got down, but she never got tired
She's gonna make it through the night
She's gonna make it through the night
But, mama, that's where the fun is
But mama, that's where the fun is
Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun
But mama, that's where the fun is
Some brimstone, baritone, anticyclone, rolling stone
Preacher from the East
Says, "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone
That's where they expect it least
And some new-mown chaperone standin' in the corner
Watchin' the young girls dance
And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone
Remind him of romance
The calliope crashed to the ground!
But she was blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
blinded by the light
(Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat) revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
(In the dumps with the mumps) blinded by the light
(As the adolescent pumps his way into his hat) revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
blinded by the light
(I tripped the merry-go-round) revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
(With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin') blinded by the light
(The calliope crashed to the ground) revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
blinded by the light
(And throws his lover in the sand) revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
(And some bloodshot, forget-me-not said daddy's within earshot) blinded by the light
(Save the buckshot, turn up the band) revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
blinded by the light
(Told me I got what it takes) revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
(She said, "I'll turn you on, son, into something strong")
She got down but she never got tired
She's gonna make it through the night

And Bruce Springsteen wrote this!!! Lol
Posted by gsvar2004
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 4/26/24 at 7:54 pm to
All of Zach Bryan’s latest album
Posted by midlothianlsu
Midlothian, Texas
Member since Oct 2009
1434 posts
Posted on 4/26/24 at 8:26 pm to
Posted by Kafka
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Posted by OWLFAN86
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Member since Jun 2004
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Posted on 4/26/24 at 9:01 pm to
its about car racing and little league baseball

not even the hard to understand

Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
38886 posts
Posted on 4/26/24 at 11:25 pm to
Stop making sense
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
39195 posts
Posted on 4/27/24 at 8:04 am to
quote:

Songs with lyrics that make no sense
yay another phish thread
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
29238 posts
Posted on 4/27/24 at 3:57 pm to
Africa-Toto
Posted by InkStainedWretch
Member since Dec 2018
1859 posts
Posted on 4/27/24 at 6:09 pm to
Blinded by the Light is about jerking off. Seriously. Did you not know that? And if you look at the words really closely, it’s kind of clear.
Posted by InkStainedWretch
Member since Dec 2018
1859 posts
Posted on 4/27/24 at 6:11 pm to
It’s one of my favorite songs, from one of my favorite bands (which is my stock answer anytime someone asks about bands that should be bigger than they are), but I never thought “Blue” by the Jayhawks made any sense.
Posted by jimmy the leg
Member since Aug 2007
35013 posts
Posted on 4/27/24 at 7:33 pm to
Ozzy

I can see through mountains watch me disappear, I can even tough the sky, swallowing colors of the sound I hear, am I just a crazy guy you bet.

Or another Beck song…

Where it’s at?

I personally love the imagery of this line,

quote:

Members only hypnotizers Move through the room like ambulance drivers

Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
57583 posts
Posted on 4/27/24 at 9:54 pm to
Hey Jude. I have no freaking idea what "the movement you need is on your shoulder" means.
Posted by FearlessFreep
Baja Alabama
Member since Nov 2009
17396 posts
Posted on 4/27/24 at 11:14 pm to
in contrast, here’s the song with the clearest, most understandable lyrics ever:

Posted by KiwiHead
Auckland, NZ
Member since Jul 2014
28038 posts
Posted on 4/28/24 at 6:25 am to
Ask Manfred Mann to ask Springsteen what it all means.
This post was edited on 4/28/24 at 6:26 am
Posted by McLemore
Member since Dec 2003
31635 posts
Posted on 4/28/24 at 8:22 am to
Everyone knows it’s “wrapped up like a douche, a Buddy Roemer in the night.”
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