Yeah yeah yeah
I was right all along
Yeah yeah yeah
You come tagging along
Exhibit A
On a tray
What you say
As I throw it in your face
Exhibit B
What you see
Well that’s me
I’ll put you back in your place

Yeah I’ve done it before
And I can do it some more
So what you waiting for?
Yeah
I was right all along

Cause I’ve done it before
And I can do it some more
I’ve got my eye on the score
I'm gonna cut to the core
It’s too late
It’s too soon
Or is it

Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick … Boom!!

Yeah yeah yeah
I was right you were wrong
Yeah yeah yeah
Going, going you’re gone!
I saw your hesitating, waiting too much
Till it slipped through your hands
And then you stagger to your feet and out the door
Cause there’s no second chance!

Cause I’ve done it before
And I can do it some more
I’ve got my eye on the score
I'm gonna cut to the core
It’s too late
It’s too soon
Or is it

Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick … Boom!!

And you come crying to me, but's it's too late.
The man you try hard to be....
But it’s too late!
Get your head out of the sand
But it’s too late!!

It’s too late,
Too late ! Too late! Too late!

Yeah!
But it’s too late!
But it's too late!

Get your head out of the sand,
But it’s too late!

Cause I’ve done it before
And I can do it some more
I’ve got my eye on the score
I'm gonna cut to the core
It’s too late
It’s too soon
Or is it

Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick … Boom!!

It’s too late
It’s too soon
It’s too late
It’s too soon
It’s too late
It’s too soon

Or is it …

Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick…. Boom!!!



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Track duration: 03:25


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    General Comment:Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Flag Maverick2099on September 18, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I wondered about that "Troy Green" thing too.
    Hmmmm..I dunno..Awesome song tho! So fun.

    Funny story >>

    I was talkin to my Dad w/ 1 iPod speaker in
    and this song was playing. Obviously I didn't
    know that I was singing along when he was talking.
    It was funny cuz he started copying me and then it
    hit me. Hawups!
    Flag Udahoon August 07, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Does anyone know what Pelle says at the very beginning of the song, before all the "yeah"'s?" It sounds like Troy Green, but I don't know if it means anything...
    Flag hoodieman07on August 19, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This song means that The Hives are so amazing, and they will not easily be forgotten. Obviously many people dislike The Hives, and projected them as a one-hit wonder band. This song however is like a little protest, trying to prove everyone wrong.

    "I was right all along"
    The Hives knew they were gonna be an amazing band, and here they are playing a die hard rock and roll song.

    "You come tagging along"
    Many people listened to them and love them. Now these fans are obsessed with the band.

    "What you say
    Ends up thrown in your face"
    This line goes out to everyone who said they would fail. The critics said The Hives wouldn't make it, but they did, and they proved all those critics wrong.

    "What you see
    Well that’s me
    I’ll put you back in your place"
    Now The Hives are gonna show everyone that they're great and all the critics will be punished with amazing music.

    "Yeah I’ve done it before
    And I can do it some more"
    The Hives have played some amazing songs before this moment, and they are going to continue to.

    "I’ve got my eye on the score"
    The Hives are going to win, everyone who hates them.......will not.

    "It’s too late
    It’s too soon
    Or is it
    Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick Tick … Boom!!"
    The Hives are back right on time, and they have returned with a big explosion, with alot of force.

    "I was right you were wrong"
    The Hives know they are a great band, and they knew they'd make it, while other people didn't think so.

    "Going, going you’re gone!
    I saw you yesterday, waiting too much
    Till it slipped through your hands
    And then you stagger to your feet and out the door
    Cause there’s no second chance!"
    I think this whole section is about lesser bands who thought they had what it takes, and are now forgotten.

    "Now you come crying to me
    But it’s too late!"
    This line is refering to people who wanted nothing to do with The Hives, only to find out later how amazing they are.

    "Get your head out of the sand
    But it’s too late!!"
    The people who think The Hives suck, are dreaming, and it's time to wake up.

    And of course the song concludes with a big ol' explosion, forcing the message one last time: THE HIVES ROCK!
    Flag The9thPawnon June 12, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Mmm, I love the attitude and feel of this song. When you know someone is wrong and when it's finally a proven fact that you were right, it feels so satisfying. This song has captured that moment of reveling in satisfaction.
    Flag RingingInMyHeadon March 16, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I agree with rick 42.....to a point! its about fake people and how its only a matter of time before they get found out. liars/foneys/fakes/mugs basically
    Flag fallafulluson March 06, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I think this is a snub at other bands....Other bands might not think much of them, and they are saying that THE HIVES are back and in your face..They've "done it before and can do it somemore"....They are back with a BANG! :) :)

    The hives are geniouses...
    Flag megan1986on February 25, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I love this song, the guitars when he says "boom" are awesome, they sound a lot like a real boom, the effect is awesome!
    Flag Pointless Pointon January 23, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Hmm isnt the exact same "Tick Tick Tick Boom" line from Boom Shake the Room by Will Smith? Even has the exact same explosion on the Boom.
    Flag yowhat2002on January 18, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:The song is about idiots who cheat/take cheap shortcuts to help themselves and end up screwing everyone because they are lazy.
    Flag rick_42on December 30, 2007   Link

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