Bad Funk Stripe

Groovy Struggles: Unraveling the Meaning Behind Grinspoon's Bad Funk Stripe
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Lyrics

I'm a small portion of the sampled origin

I represent a small part of the sampled origin.

Seems like your kickin' it back to the policemen

It seems like you're relaxing or taking it easy in the presence of the police.

I need a breath of fresh air

I require a breath of fresh air.

So we can clear the air

This is needed to clear any tension or conflict.

Importance for your labels

There's importance placed on your labels or categorizations.


Kick the flipper on the gold mark twilight

Activating a mechanism or device (flipper) at the specified mark (gold mark twilight).

Kick the flipper so i can see my light

Activating the flipper to illuminate and see my light.

I screamed hooray for flashing bad funk stripe

Celebrating or expressing excitement for a bold and rebellious style (bad funk stripe).

Screamed hooray for flashing bad funk

Repeating the celebration for the bold and rebellious style (bad funk).


Bad funk stripe

Mentioning the bold and rebellious style again (bad funk stripe).


Bad vibes from the slide tribe seems

Feeling negative vibes from a particular group (slide tribe).

You got your wires crossed when you tried to fix the toasted

There's confusion or misunderstanding when trying to fix something delicate.

But the boasting felt like karate

Although boasting, it feels like engaging in martial arts (karate).

Rolled with the punches and a blow up vercace

Adapting to challenges and dealing with a potentially extravagant brand (blow up vercace).

We really need gravel rash

Expressing the need for an injury like gravel rash, possibly metaphorical.

Step on the gas

Accelerate or move quickly.

Give all the hash

Offering or consuming a substance (hash).

Rollin up, pretty smashed

Rolling up, possibly referring to rolling a joint, while being quite intoxicated.

Step on the gas we all need gravel

Reiterating the need to accelerate or move quickly, possibly with a sense of urgency.


I screamed hooray

Repeating the celebration or excitement (hooray) while flashing back to the rebellious style (funk stripe).

For I'm flashing back funk stripe

Reiterating the flashback celebration of the rebellious style (funk stripe).

Bad funk stripe

Mentioning the bold and rebellious style again (bad funk stripe).


Well there's a crazy situation on the seventh floor

Describing a chaotic or unusual situation on the seventh floor.

I'm in an argument forever with the lady in the down stairs

Engaged in a prolonged argument with a lady in the downstairs area.


Left operator lift me up better

Asking the operator to lift or improve the situation.

I know you do it well

Acknowledging the operator's ability to do it well.

'Cause I've seen you when your in the rain

Observing someone in the rain, suggesting vulnerability or difficult circumstances.

And your pain won't go back

Experiencing pain that won't easily subside or go away.

'Cause i know it

Reiterating the knowledge of the persistent pain.


You try everything to tell me that you know it

Trying various methods to communicate that the speaker understands something.

You know, i know, you know

Asserting mutual knowledge and understanding of a challenging situation.

A bad funk stripe

Mentioning the bold and rebellious style one last time (bad funk stripe).

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