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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Awkward Song Lyrics that Made Me Spit My Coffee Out


I’m pretty sure this isn’t the first time you’ve stumbled upon an article ranting about completely brainless lyrics that make absolutely no sense. No worries! I won’t banter about Nicki Minaj you a stupid hoe or whatyagonna do with all that junk all that junk kind of songs. (The idiocies in those songs are needless to point out.)

These are awkward lyrics that are geniusly masked and hidden within songs we enjoy listening to, the kind of songs we don’t usually dedicate hate forums for—a few song lyrics that just made me stop what I was doing, spit my coffee and scream “DAFUQ DID I JUST HEAR?”

I’ve classified the awkwardness of the song intro three categories.

     A.     Failed attempt to a clever pun/rhyme.
     B.     Confuses people, big time.
     C.    CREEPY.

1)   The Man Who Can’t Be Moved- The Script

 Failed attempt to a clever pun/rhyme.


They try to hand me money they don’t understand, I’m not broke, I’m just a broken hearted man…

Exactly! There really is a fine line between having no money and getting depressed over heartbreak. That line is so damn fine, people can’t even tell the difference anymore! OF COURSE HOBOS AND BROKENHEARTED PEOPLE LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME AND IT’S JUST SO FRUSTRATING HOW YOUR FRIENDS DON’T UNDERSTAND. I feel your pain.

SERIOUSLY WHAT KIND OF FRIENDS DO YOU HAVE?? I…can’t…even.

2)   Fearless- Taylor Swift

        CREEPY.



And I don’t know how it gets better than this; you take my head and drag me head first, fearless.”

Taylor Swift songs are tailored to suit your mood. (See my pun, oh my gosh I’m too funny) When you feel cheated by a lover, there’s White Horse to sing along to. Feeling like a total creep who peaks on your neighbor’s window to get your daily skin fix? You Belong With Me becomes your peeping song for the night! Are you infatuated with a totally “out-of-your-league” crush that you know you’re too ugly to ever be in a relationship with? Enchanted and Teardrops on my Guitar.

BUT IF YOU EVER FEEL LIKE A TOTALLY MASSOCHISTIC PAIN AFFICIONADO WHO ENJOYES BEING DRAGGED HEADFIRST… You got your song!



3)   Teardrops on My Guitar – Taylor Swift

          Confuses people, big time.



“Drew looks at me.”

“Did she say you?”
“No stupid. She said Drew.”
“But who’s Drew?  Why would she say Drew? I thought she said you. She prolly said you, she just has an accent.”
“Let me search the lyrics”
“Okay, you win.”

 Who the hell is Drew? I’m almost a hundred percent sure that anyone who has ever heard this song had that exact debate with A) Herself or B) An equally confused friend.


4)   What’s My Name- Drake ft. Rihanna


(THIS IS GENIUS)

  “The square root of 69 is 8 something, yeah I’ve been trying to    figure it out.”

I’m a Political Science major; I am mesmerized by anyone who knows his way around numbers. Believe it or not, Drake is mathematically correct. According to my calculator, the square root of 69 is 8.3066

“Rap Genius Presents: Math with Drake

69 is mutual fellatio, and “8 (ate) something” is referring to cunnilingus. It’s also a continuation of his “word of mouth” wordplay from the previous lines. Really clever line on Drake’s part”


-       Some random useless information from Rap Genius.

5)   Shakira - Whenever, Wherever

A.     Failed attempt to a clever pun/rhyme.



"Lucky that my breasts are small and humble so you don't confuse them with mountains."

Okay… First of all, may I commend you for your genius and brilliant use of metaphor? You really know your way around words and poetry! And also, thank you for that information, Shakira! No, seriously, thanks. All these eighteen years of my life I thought you were hot. But thanks for pointing it out!

6)   Pretty Boy- M2M

            CREEPY.


I used to write your name, and put it in a frame… And sometimes I think I hear you call right from my bathroom wall”

    I must admit, the girls of m2m are hot (even if they sound like constipated elves when they sing) but this is just down right disturbing. I don’t even feel the need to explain why.

7)  Every Breath You Take- The Police

            CREEPY.



Every breath you take
Every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
I'll be watching you”

This song is so vastly celebrated that people tend to overlook how outright creepy this song is. Police, I think you should carpool with Taylor Swift and the girls of M2M. They’re going to the Psych Ward!

8)   Firework- Katy Perry

 

         Confuses people, big time.


 Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?”















NEVER. HAVE YOU?

“How do you feel bro?”
“I feel like a plastic bag.”


  

9)   Two is Better Than One- Boys Like Girls

         Confuses people, big time.



“…but two is better than one…”

Its as if they made a conscious effort to confuse people. Two what? Two heads are better than one? To date two girls at a time? Two WHAT??

I tried to psychoanalyze them and figure out what perhaps went on in their heads while writing the song, and these are the only scenarios I could possibly come up with:

A)   They were meaning to say: “My life is so much better with you. Your presence has made such a difference in my life and being alone sucks.” But with their poor articulation skills, they found that the best, most heartrending and appealing way to capture those thoughts and lay them down in a song is by saying “Two is better than one.”
         B)   There is a subliminal message that secretly encourages and celebrates   cheating, “players” and “two timers”
C)   They wanted to spite Taylor Swift (who is very outright with her hatred for heartbreak or any accessory of the crime) hoping she would write about them in her next song.
D)   They just really wanted to confuse us.



10)  Cheated- Mike Posner

       CREEPY.


“I should have cheated on you. You were everything I wanted and more.
I should have cheated on you. Nobody told me I was dating a whore.
I should have cheated. Cheated. Cheated.
CAROLYN STEVENS, THIS SONG IS FOR YOU.”

This line almost made me spit my coffee.
Carolyn Stevens, whoever you are, I think you need a hug. Did that bully Posner ruin your life? Lets beat him up! Oh wait, no, he’s hot and you’re a cheating hoe and the completely rational world hates you now.

Crisp insulting words + Heartless name dropping = WOAH SHIT I JUST SPAT MY COFFEE OUT.

And I have come to conclude that: Mike Posner is the male Taylor Swift.

Both are hot
Both are extremely hot
Both have eargasmic voices
Both are prone to heartbreak and believe its perfectly normal and mature to write a song about how romantically pathetic they are
Winning the world’s sympathy through music
Both have successfully brainwashed the industry to detest their ex
Both are psycho
Both namedrop (See: Carolyn Stevens, Drew, Stephen, etc)
Both are hot



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