Story Behind The Song
The kernal this song was built on was just an obnoxious girl who said something mean at a dinner. It won the 2004 Porland Songwriter Award in The Rock catagory.
Song Description
Over relentless, slamming chords and stinging licks, the singer accosts a former lover who has badmouthed him at a dinner conversation. In the middle part of this strangely structured song, the accusations turn inward, before the angry riffs and accusatio
| Song Length |
4:31 |
Genre |
Rock - Indie/Low-Fi, Rock - Hard Rock |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Subject |
Anger, Judgement |
| Similar Artists |
Everclear, The Beatles |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
Was That a Joke or What Was That, a Joke?
When you sat down to eat and you opened your mouth
That's when the whole evening went south for me
Couldn't believe what you said I wanted you dead
I'll never forget what you said about me
My night was over and done I would have no more fun
Just sit stunned watch it rerun on my mental TV
Was that a joke or what
Was that a joke or what
Was that a joke or what was that?
Was it me who egged you on?
It was me who cried 'til dawn
That dress that you put on
Ugliest you've ever worn
What you said it hurt it wasn't worth
The laughter you most certainly achieved
And you're surrounded by friends who tell you time and again
How classy you are; well honey you are being deceived
Cause when you lie to yourself there ain't no one to help
You tell the truth too loud in a crowd
What have you achieved?
Was that a joke or what
Was that a joke or what
Was that a joke or what was that?
Was that a joke or what
Was that a joke or what
Was that a joke or what was that?