Lyrics for Bananafishbones as interpreted by oofus

Bananafishbones Lyrics
Curl into a ball like you have more fun
That would make it faster
Why do you do it do you do it do you act like you?
Why do you do it do you act like you?

Don't fight
Go red and blue and black and white
Sell this sell this
Or leave it senseless like a suck on a gun?
"Put a piece of metal in your head" you said
"Make you dead
Make you hippa hippa hippa hippa... "

A palace of stones
Of your bananafish bones
I'd buy you a hundred years old
To celebrate our difference
Theorise and talk yourself
Until you're tired and old

Disappear everywhere and watch me
Pull my lips apart
Exploit! Inspire! Encourage!
Be responsible for this...
Ha ha!

I don't think
I don't think
I make use of all this time
Oh kill me kiss me once
And then we'll throw it away
And then we'll throw it away...

Turn off the lights
And tell me about the games you play...

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Surfpico
10-23-2004

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I was just browsing The Cure's lyrics...and sure enough my eyes wandered to this song title. "Bananafish Bones," makes me think of a short story written by J.D. Salinger called, "A Perfect Day for a Bananafish."

Somehow it's gotta be related, cos I never heard of a "bananafish" until I read that story. Hmm...

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fireincairo
10-31-2004

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i agree. i was wondering where i heard bananafish before. i have yet to look that back up to see if there is any connection.

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jancsibohoc
03-03-2005

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a bit like frank zappa isnt it?
or isnt it?

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Child Of Music
05-29-2005

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Robert Smith said that he was going through a dark period in his life when he wrote this song and it scares him because he can't remember what it's about and what "bananfish bones" have to do with the short story, if anything at all.
Good lyrics, nonetheless.

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hippomaiden
01-15-2006

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Considering what absolutely amazing people both Smith and Salinger are, I would definitely say they have some connection. A Perfect Day for Bananafish is a great story and I wouldn't be surprised at all if Smith had based the song on it.

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pistar
03-27-2006

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I haven't read it, what's it about?

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im-a-cult-hero
07-24-2006

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Yep you guys are right!
Smith did base it on "A Perfect Day For Bananafish".

Here's what he said about "Bananafishbones":

"The title, for some no-reason, from 'A Perfect Day for Bananafish' - a short story by J.D. Salinger ...
Again me hating myself ...
(R. Smith, cure news number 10, December 1990)

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JadeGold
01-17-2007

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Part of the song stems from A Perfect Day for Bananafish by JD Salinger. Many of his earlier songs are written via inspiration from books. If you read the story, it's about Seymour Glass (The Glass Family), who was nuts - he tries to show a child his "Bananafish" in the water, just before he goes inside and kills himself.

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King of Some Island
01-18-2007

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A dark and twisted pop song in the same vein as Lovecats! I love it!

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Bananafishbones
01-30-2007

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Haha. Briliant. XD

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teapot
08-31-2007

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I think that makes 2 salinger references on the top... in the title track smith sings "walking these gorgeous blocks", which I think is paraphrased from Catcher in the Rye.

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nic-ck
09-11-2007

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"The title, for some no-reason, from "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" - a short story by J.D.Salinger...again me hating myself..." - robert smith (Cure News 10 - December 1990)

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monster36604
11-25-2008

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hippa hippa hippa hippa-genius!

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