Lyrics for Bunny Ain't No Kind of Rider as interpreted by delial

Bunny Ain't No Kind of Rider Lyrics
Saw her at Go kissing girls, what a shock
Said, "You must be an artist"
She muttered her reply
I was judging her friend as the DJ played a dead jam

No one wants to dance, they're outside
Smoking cigarettes
Matthew was there, yes
He gave me the eye, saying, "It doesn't kill to try"
Then blue lights all around

Eva, I'm sorry, but you will never have me
To me you're just some faggy girl
And I need a lover with soul power
And you ain't got no soul power

She lead me outside to the church with the swing
There I was, her confessor
Her come-on made me blush
Was her crush for the night?
Until I screamed:
"Stop! Hey! You must be aware I'm not alone
I've got a tigress back at home
And besides, you wouldn't know what to do with me"

And under the blue lights you see them gossiping . . .

Eva, I'm sorry, but you will never have me
To me you're just some faggy girl
And I need a lover with soul power
And you ain't got no soul power

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gonzo3333
09-10-2006

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This is (for now) my favorite track off their new CD.
So awesome.

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elephant_seventh
09-12-2006

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Oh my god, me too. Favorite off the new one. It appears to be about a girl who really liked one of them, and obviously it was not reciprocated.

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elephant_seventh
09-12-2006

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(That was my lame attempt at not being all OMGZZ ILOVETHISSONG and actually contributing. Pretty sure I failed.)

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Clap Your Hands
10-04-2006

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Not every comment needs to be about what the song means, you're allowed to say you like the song and leave it at that y'know.

"you must be aware I'm not alone
I got a tigress back at home
and besides, you wouldn't know what to do with me"

Brilliance.

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curtisr
10-04-2006

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I would say that these need fixing:

"said it doesn't kill to try" ... the "said" should be "saying"

"and there's blue lights all around" ... the "and there's" should be "then"

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curtisr
10-04-2006

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"for a shock" is "what a shock"

It doesn't sound like "so a hot girl" either. It might be "saw her at go" ... I can't really tell on that one.

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sublimerina
10-11-2006

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it's about Athens, GA scene drama.

the above commenter is right about "saw her at the go" - the Go Bar is a hipsterish dance club.

Eva is a scenester in Athens. she hit on Kevin and he rejected her. that's basically what the song is about.

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sharkswithknives
11-22-2006

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hahahahaha. at the end when he's singing, "you ain't got no souuuul powah!" it's almost... sassy. i love it.

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CAHHROL
11-28-2006

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Some people list this song as "Eagle-Shaped Mirror"

Which I thought was cool because after an Of Montreal concert back in August, Kevin signed my purse and wrote "Hey, baby. You are not an eagle-shaped mirror for onions to go republican."

Yeah! This song rocks. So does She's A Rejector.

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PortionsForFoxes
11-29-2006

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Sublimerina is pretty much right, except for the fact that Kevin did cheat on his wife with Eva. He and his wife are in the process of getting divorced. It was a one time thing and this is pretty much Kevin's big fuck you to Eva. A lot of the songs on this album are about Kevin's failed marriage.

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ZombieStar
12-24-2006

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Wow, I thought him and Nina were still together. Do you have this on good authority? I'm suprised.

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fun_loving_nun
12-26-2006

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this song is brilliant, it clearly lays out what happened with eva

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PhantomsRevenge
01-01-2007

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Actually, PortionsForFoxes only has the more rumored part of the story. They were divorced, but now they're back to being boyfriend and girlfriend.

"My wife and I had a daughter. But then, kind of in an unconventional sort of way I reacted—well probably maybe very conventional—but I guess I reacted in a negative way to her pregnancy and having a daughter and stuff. At first I wasn't really capable of accepting it. It was really difficult because it's such a lifestyle shift. All of the sudden all these things are changing internally and externally, and it was totally freaking me out, and I was trying to balance being in a band and touring and all that and also being a father and being supportive to my wife—because I couldn't, if I'm going to be on tour, I can't be there with her, and if I'm going to be with her I can't be on tour—so it was conflict that I couldn't resolve, which eventually led to this intense depression period. And as a result of the depression, all of these paranoia and anxiety problems were popping up. And I just started totally freaking out, like a total collapse, which I've never ever gone through before. And eventually my wife and I split up, and we got a divorce, and she moved back to Norway, and I went through this hedonistic period, and all this turmoil and all this craziness was going on in my life. The record represents all that, that journey that I went through.



Luckily, I was able to come back and sort things out, and figure things out in my mind, so now, even though we're still divorced, we're living together. So, like, she's my girlfriend now. (laughs) You know, we're raising our daughter together—so the record kind of represents that. The first half of the record is like—you can kind of sense a lot of tension and turmoil and stuff, and then there's this 11-minute song that just is like a total just primal scream of a song, you know, like everything, it's just kind of like, just lay it out there. And after that, it's sort of a release. And then from that point on the record becomes a lot lighter and a lot happier sounding, sort of these weird little dance numbers. So yeah, in that way it sort of reflects what was going on in my life and how my life is a lot better. I feel a lot happier, and my relationships are better, and everyone's getting along, and things are working out in a cool way, and I'm super happy to be a father, super happy to be involved in the circle."
Kevin Barnes said this.

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mwalk
01-15-2007

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PhantomsRevenge - Thank you for posting that, I understand the album much better now. Where did KB say that?

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wordpollution
01-20-2007

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And I need a lover with soul power
and you ain't got no soul power

Favorite Lines. Currently my favorite song. Wow.

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PhantomsRevenge
01-20-2007

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mwalk -- you're welcome and here...
http://www.columbusalive.com/?sec=search&story=columbusalive/2006/0921/montreal.html

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JACKIE THE HOBO
01-30-2007

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this song is unboubtly the best from HFAYD? they played it when i say them back in august and i couldnt wait for this cd to come out just for this song.

omg, and when he says "besides you wouldnt knwo what to do with me." I DIE. everytime, just burst out into a huge smile.

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kellykel32
01-31-2007

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I actually hear "kissing girls for the shocks" in the first line.

This is one of the most amazing CDs ever. It's fluid--the whole thing works together to present one cohesive story. There are so many subtle (and some not so subtle) yet humorous contrasts. This is one of my favorite three songs off of this album.

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kellykel32
01-31-2007

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I actually hear "kissing girls for the shocks" in the first line.

This is one of the most amazing CDs ever. It's fluid--the whole thing works together to present one cohesive story. There are so many subtle (and some not so subtle) yet humorous contrasts. This is one of my favorite three songs off of this album.

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misterplumtree
02-07-2007

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this is one of my favorites on this new album
the information about the split is correct
the daughter he had was alabee and that's where the song on the sunlandic twins comes from
most of that album is about his new found happiness with his wife and child
but i suppose there was much more confusion
and i was really surprised because in an interview really soon after the sunlandic twins came out and they toured for that album, he said he was making a new album and had written all the songs already.
hissing fauna is almost like an addition onto the sunlandic twins but explains a little more of what was going on in kevin barnes' mind.
i am really into this new album.

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L0wRyd3r
03-01-2007

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"... There I was her confessor. Her come on made me blush..." He, being the confessor, being the one on his knees... And then her come on made him blush... I'm not going to flat out say it, but you get the idea, until he screamed, "STOP! Hey! You must be aware I'm not alone" < That's his... Oh crap, I messed up, gotta stop this...

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fursoftasfur
03-21-2007

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"and besides, you wouldn't know what to do with me"... i love that.

but what does he expect? of course faggy girls and guys alike are going to come on to him. he's beautiful! he's kevin barnes!

hissing fauna, the best of montreal album ever? i think YES.

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artslut
03-31-2007

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"It was a one time thing and this is pretty much Kevin's big fuck you to Eva."

Wait... HE cheated on his wife, and the song is a fuck you to the chick HE cheated with?

(...)

Oh, poor Kevin.

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artslut
03-31-2007

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PS I fucking love this song, by the way, and in no way shape or form am I bashing him or his lifestyle. I actually don't care that he cheated on his wife, nor do I care who with.

Actually I do, and I am glad he did, otherwise this song never would have happened.

Yay! for cheating!

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fursoftasfur
04-10-2007

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wait i didnt think he cheated on his wife...where did you hear that! maybe i just dont like to think that he did, i like him saying like, 'you will always be my twin'. thats how i like to think of kevin and nina. anyways.

i thought nina took alabee and went back to norway as a reaction to his issues or whatever. i assumed the whole eva thing happened just like in the song. he clearly says 'STOP' to her, and then'i've got a tigress back at home.' that doesnt sound like he cheated! or maybe he did.

either way, i will unconditionally love kevin forever. and hate that damn eva, whoever she is. faggot!

i'm just kidding. kind of.

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