He moves his words like a prize fighter
The frenzied pace of the mind inside the cell
The man on the street might just as well be
The man on the street might just as well
The man on the street might just as well be
Outside, outside the walls
Out there you don't hear the echoes and calls
But the steel eye, tight jaw
Say it all, say it all
But the white paint
Plastic saints
Say it all, say it all
Say it all, say it all, say it all, say it all
Say it all, Say it
Somebody has got to say it all
Somebody has got to say it all
I'm so nervous
I'm so tense
My heart can't forget about this self defense
The air is so hot
And my breath comes fast
I thumb the cool blade
But I know this can't last
(so nervous)
(so tense)
I thumb the cool blade
But I know this can't last
(so nervous)
(so tense)
Outside, outside the walls
Out there you don't hear the echoes and calls
But the steel eye, tight jaw
Say it all, say it all
But the white paint
Plastic saints
Say it all, say it all
Say it all, say it all, say it all, say it all
Say it all, say it
Somebody has got to say it all
Somebody has got to say it all
Adjectives on the typewriter
He moves his words like a prize fighter
The frenzied pace of the mind inside the cell
The man on the street might just as well be
The man on the street might just as well
The man on the street might just as well be...
Cake is an American rock band from Sacramento, California, consisting of singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Daniel McCallum, and drummer Todd Roper. The band has been noted for McCrea's sarcastic lyrics and deadpan vocals, and their wide-ranging musical influences, including norteño, country music, mariachi, disco, rock, funk, folk music, and hip hop.
Cake was formed in August of 1991 by McCrea, DiFiore, Greg Brown (guitar), Frank French (drums), and Shon Meckfessel (bass) who soon left and was replaced by Gabe Nelson. Following the self-release of its debut album, Motorcade of Generosity, the band was signed to Capricorn Records in 1995 and released its first single, "Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle", which hit number 35 on the Modern Rock Tracks music chart and was featured on MTV's 120 Minutes; French and Nelson then left the band, and were replaced by Todd Roper and Victor Damiani. Cake's second album, 1996's Fashion Nugget, went platinum on the strength of its lead single, "The Distance". Following a tour of Europe and the United States, both Brown and Damiani announced they were leaving Cake, which led to speculation about the band's future; McCrea eventually recruited Xan McCurdy to take over on guitar, and persuaded Nelson to return.
Prolonging the Magic, the band's third album, was released in 1998 and went platinum, having shipped over one million units; this was followed three years later by Comfort Eagle, the band's first album on Columbia Records, featuring the single "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" which hit number 7 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Following a series of tours, including several versions of the Unlimited Sunshine Tour, the band released Pressure Chief in 2004, its second and last album on Columbia. After creating its own label, Upbeat Records, the band released Showroom of Compassion in 2011, which became its first album to debut at the top of the Billboard charts, selling 44,000 copies in the first week after release. Their studio output has been minimal since 2011, although they have continued to tour and have occasionally hinted at an upcoming album.
as long as I live, every time I hear this song I am going to think of this comment.
Agreed.
SO TRUE
And?
Great band!
What sort of church is your church?
Given he goes by the name of Lazarus, I'd say he's coming back for more of whatever church it is.
And just startlingly terrible.
It's not even music-It's rythmic noise.
I'd rather listen to a lawn mower for three minutes.
oh come on! this is good catchy upbeat pop!
Hey do you know my brother Dan? He works at the same place.
Well I do work with a Dan, though not at the transit center where the Tweaker Cam was filming (I think the cam feed is dead though....) just a bit north of there. It's another reminder to me to NOT DO the 'bad' drugs....people be doing some CRAZY shit high on meth...makes for interesting lunch hours of people watching. Long Live RP!!
And just startlingly terrible.
It's not even music-It's rythmic noise.
I'd rather listen to a lawn mower for three minutes.
The whole concept of Cake is 99.999...% tongue & cheek.
CAKE is great!
I actually came to comment on what I think this song is about, at least some of the lyrics seem to point towards it being a song about tweakers. Maybe due to where I work (in the city of Everett, WA) with a large tweaker population (https://youtu.be/aniMsN8mc4Q N. Everett Tweaker Cam...seriously!!) I sense that "shadow stabbing" could be what some of the crazy activities I see these folks doing on a far too regular basis.
Everybody in my church loves this song...
What sort of church is your church?
My comment above says it was posted 18 years ago (below). And in my comment I mention an earlier comment from Leslie for this song. Leslie's comment is not on this songs earlier comments. This time frame is when the "glitch" happened and RP history was lost.
But I digress and still hear Marcus Welby.
And just startlingly terrible.
It's not even music-It's rythmic noise.
I'd rather listen to a lawn mower for three minutes.
while i don't agree, i understand