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I want to
I want to be someone else or I'll explode
Floatin' upon this surface for the birds,
The birds
The birds
You want me?
Fuckin' well, come and find me.
I'll be waitin'
With a gun and a pack of sandwiches,
And nothin'
Nothin'
Nothin'
You want me?
Well, come and break the door down.
You want me?
Fuckin' come and break the door down.
I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready,
I'm ready,
I'm ready
I want to be someone else or I'll explode
Floatin' upon this surface for the birds,
The birds
The birds
You want me?
Fuckin' well, come and find me.
I'll be waitin'
With a gun and a pack of sandwiches,
And nothin'
Nothin'
Nothin'
You want me?
Well, come and break the door down.
You want me?
Fuckin' come and break the door down.
I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready,
I'm ready,
I'm ready
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But anyways the first few lines "I want to,
I want to be someone else or I'll explode" I think it means he wants to be someone else, because he is either ashamed of himself, or of what someone else thinks of him.
I think the lines: "You want me? Fuckin' well, come and find me. I'll be waitin' With a gun and a pack of sandwiches, And nothin'" show alot of force saying that he is not afraid or doesnt want to hide anymore and is willing to face whatever is to "find" him. This could just be an angry ex lover wanting to come and make him feel bad. It could also mean someone has been trying to find him and he finally doesnt care if they do.
but how about the tittle?.. why thom use 'talkshow host'?...
let's see the first part is about contemplation, of yourself especialy, and does anibody here watch birds while driving?
to be ready. it's the end of a preparation process, a waiting moment..
and at the last part of it, impacience grows down the lines
to me i imagined a couple maybe later in their relationship...not sure if she still wants you and is passionate about you any more. maybe things have deteriorated. or she's not really wanting you like how it was when you both initially fell in love. so if you really still want me "fuckin' come and break the door down" and get me. because i still love you
The first verse shows someone who is struggling with themselves and is almost begging to be another person then who they already are. The last line to me means that he's given up hope and is "food for the birds." He has died on the inside at this point
The next line is where this lost soul is given up following the rules of society and almost entered into insanity. The first line shows anger and that he is taunting his enemies to come get him, losing all hope previously has allowed him to not care anymore about his actions and feels no limitations or consequences to his actions. The last line with a gun and a pack of sandwiches to me shows that he is not bounded by his conscious to act within a reasonable manner (the gun) but that he is almost insane by this new freedom that he doesn’t realize how far out of the realm of society he has fallen (the sandwiches, a very abnormal thing to carry along with a gun, and almost adds an innocence to his gun and actions because he no longer has any grip to the extent of what he is doing) the last line also stresses the loss of hope he has had and that nothing can affect him anymore. He has no soul and does not care what happens to him
The last verse is the consequences of his actions and the deep hole that he has lead him to. Its almost as this verse is the consequences to his actions in the second one. He has ultimately destroyed his enemies and this is almost society now fighting at him for what he did. He is "hiding behind a door, waiting for it to be broken down" almost as if this is authority coming after him. He just keeps repeating this showing that he is not afraid, but just waiting and is "ready", showing again that by hitting bottom previously that he is ready for what ever comes to him because it doesn’t matter to him anymore. He had already died on the inside at the start of the song, therefore he is not scared of anything else befalling him, even death its self
Also, Was Watching Romeo and Juliet in English, (and quite enjoying it) Then Radiohead came on!!
One way to make 30 teenagers pay attention!
My Friend Reckons this song is about sex. The chord progression actually does sound quite erotic.. :P
For me, the first verse was very literal. "I wanna be someone else or I'll explode." I can't stand who I am and if it doesn't change I will just explode. The second and third verses, to me, were (for me) a plea to god, if you want me, come and get me. It was about not knowing what god's intentions were. Did god want me to be miserable? Did god want me to kill myself? Did god want me to take a certain path before he'd let me be happy? Whatever the case may have been, "if you want me, fucking well, come and find me, I'm waiting." It was saying to god, "What the fuck do you want from me?!"
A movie was eventually made about Barris in regards to his career as a game show host and CIA assassin called "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind", if anyone's interested. :)