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Go on and wring my neck
Like when a rag gets wet
A little discipline
For my pet genius
My head is like lettuce
Go on dig your thumbs in
I cannot stop giving
I'm thirty-something
Sense of security
Like pockets jingling
Midlife crisis
Suck ingenuity
Down through the family tree
You're perfect yes, it's true
But without me you're only you
Your menstruating heart
It ain't bleedin' enough for two
It's a midlife crisis...
What an inheritance
The salt and the kleenex
Morbid self attention
Bending my pinky back
A little discipline
A donor by habit
A little discipline
Rent an opinion
Sense of security
Holding blunt instrument
Midlife crisis
I'm a perfectionist
And perfect is a skinned knee
You're perfect yes it's true
But without me you're only you
Your menstruating heart
It ain't bleedin' enough for two
It's a midlife crisis...
Like when a rag gets wet
A little discipline
For my pet genius
My head is like lettuce
Go on dig your thumbs in
I cannot stop giving
I'm thirty-something
Sense of security
Like pockets jingling
Midlife crisis
Suck ingenuity
Down through the family tree
You're perfect yes, it's true
But without me you're only you
Your menstruating heart
It ain't bleedin' enough for two
It's a midlife crisis...
What an inheritance
The salt and the kleenex
Morbid self attention
Bending my pinky back
A little discipline
A donor by habit
A little discipline
Rent an opinion
Sense of security
Holding blunt instrument
Midlife crisis
I'm a perfectionist
And perfect is a skinned knee
You're perfect yes it's true
But without me you're only you
Your menstruating heart
It ain't bleedin' enough for two
It's a midlife crisis...
Lyrics submitted by jt
Track duration: 04:20
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Mike said that he kept being bombarded so to speak with Madonna on television and radio so constantly that he began to analyze her as a person after pondering the idea. I assume that this song is primarily about materialism and how it changes people and causes them to make often times questionable decisions. Let's not forget; Madonna was the "Material Girl" -- a 'goddess' so to speak, someone whom portrayed herself as being super desirable and materialistic. To a lot of people, she was desirable, and this song is basically poking fun at the whole idea of a 30-something aging woman prancing around dressed like a 17 year old sex symbol spouting innuendo and relationship involved ultimatums at people as a 17 year old girl would.
The lines about the skinned knee, morbid self attention and sense of security/holding blunt instrument refers to someone in denial about their own flaws and insecurities and unwittingly putting a guard up, or a front to hide their true feelings about themselves. They become self-involved and desperate for attention enough to make really odd choices to modify their appearance and personality.
The lines about the family tree, bleeding heart, donor by habit, kleenex and salt, (a reference to crying), "you're perfect, yes it's true -- but without me, you're only you" and etcetera refer to her habits of philanthropy and involving herself in world causes and adopting foreign children in her real personal life, despite putting on the whole 'material girl' image that portrayed her as an unapproachable Diva in her artistic life.
To Mike, it must have seemed that she was merely acting like a caring individual whom was genuinely interested in and concerned about these things as a business and personal measure, presumably to gain positive attention from people who may have never given her that and make herself seem like a 'good guy'... meanwhile possibly affecting others lives negatively as a result of her decisions. It also alludes to the idea of her philanthropic behavior as being an inconvenience to her despite her efforts -- a contradiction, or crisis if you will.
Jesus. Alice in Chains don't write every song about drugs, and Faith No More don't write every song about masturbation!
What an interesting band concept that would be, though...
"Wring my neck"
If that's not obvious, I'm not spelling it out for you.
There's also a bit about a rag, which is also obivous, and I don't much feel like scrolling to the top to copy and paste it.
Furthermore I think what Mike Patton meant when he said it was about Madonna is that's who he was masturbating over while writing this song.
The bit about family trees?
That's a sperm reference.
Well, basically like I said, he's having a midlife crisis, and he's doubting his life.
"Go on and wring my neck
Like when a rag gets wet
A little discipline
For my pet genius
My head is like lettuce
Go on dig your thumbs in
I cannot stop giving
I'm thirty-something"
This is him becoming rebellious through his midlife crisis. He feels as though he's being used.
"You're perfect yes, it's true
But without me you're only you
Your menstruating heart
It ain't bleedin' enough for two"
This applies to his love life.
This is what I make of it. If anyone can explain it better, go ahead. But, this is consistent with the title of the song, Midlife Crisis, and consistent with Faith No More, in that they never repeat a theme for a song. Drugs have been done already on this album, and masturbation has been done on this album already. Plus, Mike is supposed to be clean. :\ He's not a druggy that goes on and on about drugs.
and yes i agree that its about madonna
madonna my ass. i hope your balls drop off and your menstruating heart bleeds to death
Mmmm. Radio stations.
YEAH I AGREE. HEARD THIS THERE.