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This is only the main riff I recently saw them live it was great so here it is
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"Bye bye, baby" Cybil says as she walks out the door.
You can bet that Hollywood looks oh-so-good,
much better than it ever has before.
So my pets have left me in search of careers and richer soils,
heading off to pure-bread friends and happy ends
and anything to prove I'm disloyal.
It's not just that I'm selfish and scared,
it's not just that I'm so unprepared.
It's just you'd think I'd grow out of this, wouldn't you?
So take me to winter, as if it was discontent I'd see.
I'll live with the madmen there and pull my hair
'cause lunacy is everything I need.
It's not just that I'm selfish and scared,
it's not just that I'm so unprepared.
It's just you'd think I'd grow out of this, wouldn't you?
"Bye bye, baby" Cybil says as she walks out the door.
You can bet that Hollywood looks oh-so-good,
much better than it ever has before
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inaki Wanna Be |
#1 by inaki laris at Jun 20, 1972 at 3:16 PM EST |
| i think its just quite the opposite of what you, star strat, i think its from a parents point of view of letting go of their children and the part you refer to is the sons arguement | |
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D.J Wanna Be |
#2 by D.J Mortensen at Nov 26, 1974 at 10:39 AM EST |
| And i think it's 'selfish and scared,' not 'schitzo and scared'...though my above statement still applies. | |
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mike Rhythm Player |
#3 by mike jordan at Apr 7, 1981 at 6:52 PM EST |
| much better than it ever has before. i like the first and last parts the best! | |
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Green Day rocks Average |
#4 by Green Day rocks!!!! at Dec 28, 1982 at 6:17 PM EST |
| Yeah, I've run into two versions of almost every song on OKGo, in one he says "selfish and scared," and the other "schizo and scared." Hmm. | |
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Armin Average |
#5 by Armin at Jan 1, 1983 at 11:04 PM EST |
| hollywood looks oh-so-good. | |
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jimmy Wanna Be |
#6 by jimmy henry at Apr 17, 1988 at 4:44 PM EST |
| They used this song last year for the "Real World Chicago" last episode. | |
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Kevin Average |
#7 by Kevin Fournier at Apr 26, 1995 at 11:13 PM EST |
| MochaFudge that's hilarious! Really sad for Damian of course....! But now you've said that it actually makes sense... how bizzare!!! | |
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Dr. Average |
#8 by Dr. Funkinstein at Sep 28, 1996 at 3:15 AM EST |
| Actually, it's about the lead singer, Damian Kulash's cat named Cybil, that ran away when he was at college, and then when he came back, he saw Cybil in a cat food commercial. =) | |
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«™†Rob†™» Average |
#9 by «™†Rob†™» at Jan 29, 1999 at 1:28 AM EST |
| I think it's a reference to the movie Sybill, actually...it's about a schizophrenic (or multiple personality disorder...i forgot) woman and how she learns to cope with it... | |
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Jake Average |
#10 by Jake m at Sep 25, 2000 at 5:48 AM EST |
| sometimes damian says " selfish and scared" thast all i have to comment on.... haha | |
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ian Average |
#11 by ian mckinly at Sep 27, 2000 at 12:54 PM EST |
| I've also heard a version that ends abruptly after "...'cause lunacy is everything I need." Forgot that. :P | |
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Aleksandar Average |
#12 by Aleksandar Radošević at Feb 16, 2003 at 1:38 PM EST |
| this is from the Appendices album. It's not released yet. But the version of the song that's on the self titled album is the one where he says selfish and scared. he says schizo and scared on the Appendices version. i hope this helps!!! | |
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Jimmy Average |
#13 by Jimmy Dresbach at Jun 19, 2003 at 4:58 PM EST |
| I love Ok Go so much. Their songs are so cryptic and confusing. I don't care if I don't understand them, their songs rock! | |
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MelissA Average |
#14 by MelissA at Mar 24, 2005 at 4:33 AM EST |
| is that true, mochafudge? seriously, i had no idea. but thanks for the random trivia. i live for that. | |
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anthony Average |
#15 by anthony clark at Jul 2, 2005 at 8:22 AM EST |
| i have one more thing to add. this was a song Damian had written when he was with his old band, i forget what it was called though. | |
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dalton Average |
#16 by dalton hoffman at Nov 16, 2006 at 11:45 PM EST |
| Yeah what's up with the two versions? I like the 'selfish and scared' version more though, the music is better. I love this song and I relate it with my situation with my parents where I wanna leave to go to college, and well all my friends are leaving but my parents have no real excuse for not letting me leave so I say - "it's not just that I'm selfish and scared, it's not just that I'm so underprepared(to leave home) it's just that you(my parents) think I'll grow out of this, wouldn't you?" but I won't ever, my mind is made up and whatever it is damian is singing about his mind is made up on his decision to leave as well. | |