Story Behind The Song
Written entirely while jogging in Florida after hearing an ad for a radio station broadcasting a bungee jump, realizing the the only reason to broadcast a bungee jump would be to convey Hindenburg like disaster reportage'.
Song Description
We need to keep faith in our dreams and sense of hope and individuality in spite of the over riding pressure to conform and accept what you are given. A thinly veiled attack on an placated and lazy society.
| Song Length |
4:07 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Rock - Progressive Rock |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless, Incensed |
Subject |
Justice, Universe |
| Similar Artists |
David Bowie, Cheap Trick |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Bungee Jumping People Die
Bungee jumping people die (repeat)
Ahhhh ahhhh ahhhh ahhh (x2)
Once I knew a girl
Like mechanics or a lawyer
I knew one day I just couldn't trust her
Once I had a dream I'd hold it and I'd shine it
Like gold it shone, I knew I'd own it one day
What they've done to me-e-e-e
I'll do back to you twice or more
Before I'm through apparently
Ahhhh ahhh ahhh ahhh ahhh (x2)
(Chorus)
I wouldn't mind if I could find my place in line
I'm a fool (on a string)
I'm a bird (with no wings)
And I'm always crashing down
She wears this crown of thorns
Though it picks through the flesh
It's a crown none the less
Still it hurts twice as much, yet the up keep is less
Ahhh ahhh ahhh haaa ahhh ahhh haaaa (2X)
(Chorus)
I wouldn't mind if I could find my place in line
I wouldn't mind if I could make some mark on time
I'm a fool (on a string)
I'm a bird (with no wings)
I wouldn't mind if I could find my place in line
I'm a fool (on a string)
I'm a bird (with no wings)
And I'm always crashing down (crashing down)
I wouldn't mind if I could find my place in line
I wouldn't mind if I could make some mark on time
(Outro)
I'm a fool, I'm a bird (x4)