Bug in my Mouth
Musical Tale of Unconventional Encounters and Growth
Lyrics
I put a bug in my mouth
Expressing the action of intentionally putting an insect in the mouth.
It's what they told me to do
Following instructions or advice to put a bug in the mouth.
I was put on this earth in 1872
Claiming to have been born in 1872, possibly a playful exaggeration or metaphorical reference.
I met Benjamin Franklin, I gave him a kiss
Describing an encounter with Benjamin Franklin and a humorous act of giving him a kiss.
I told him that his kite was just a swing and a miss
Criticizing Franklin's famous kite experiment as a failure.
I just moved into his house
Claiming to move into Benjamin Franklin's house.
I took a serious vow
Committing to a serious vow or promise.
Now me and Ol' Ben are getting down to clown
Expressing a playful or humorous connection with Benjamin Franklin.
But there's something missing
Feeling that something is missing in the current situation.
It don't feel right
Expressing discomfort or dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs.
If I was a wizard I would turn back time
Fantasizing about using magical powers to go back in time and repeat the action of putting a bug in the mouth.
And put a bug in my mouth
Repeating the action of putting a bug in the mouth.
I put a bug in my mouth
Repetition of the act of putting a bug in the mouth for emphasis.
I put a bug in my mouth
-I put a bug in my mouth
-I put a seed in the ground
Shifting focus to planting a seed in the ground and taking up gardening.
I'm into gardening now
Describing engagement in farming activities and contrasting it with someone singing the blues.
I've been working the fields
-And I've been pushing the plow
-While you've been singing the blues
-I've been growing my greens
-I'm wanted dead or alive by the county police
Stating legal trouble with law enforcement for unknown reasons.
I caused a terrible drought
Claiming responsibility for causing a severe drought, considering it a federal crime.
And that's a federal crime
Admitting a lack of remorse for the committed crime.
I would say I feel bad but we both know that's a lie
Reflecting on the moral ambiguity of actions that feel right but may be perceived as wrong.
How could it be so wrong if it feels so right
Questioning the morality of actions based on feelings.
Honestly I'd rather spend the rest of my life
Expressing a preference for spending life with a bug in the mouth.
With a bug in my mouth
Reiteration of the act of putting a bug in the mouth.
I put a bug in my mouth
-I put a bug in my mouth
-I put a bug in my mouth
-But I don't even know who I am anymore
Expressing confusion or identity crisis.
I don't even know what I stand for
Feeling lost and uncertain about personal values or beliefs.
Lately I've been feeling like a fiend
Comparing oneself to a fiend due to the absence of a bug between teeth.
Cause there's no bug between my teeth
Recognizing the need for change.
I think that something's gotta change
Indicating that the listener may anticipate the upcoming statement.
I think you know what I'm bout to say, yeah
Implying a significant decision or action to be taken.
I think you know what I gotta do
Asserting the need for a particular action.
I think I really really really really really
Emphasizing the urgency of putting a bug in the mouth.
Oughta put a bug in my mouth
Repeating the act of putting a bug in the mouth.
I put a bug in my mouth
Reiteration of the act of putting a bug in the mouth with variations.
I put a bug in my mouth, uh-huh, yeah
-I put a bug in my mouth, yo, yo
-I put a bug in my mouth
-I've got bugs everywhere
Describing the presence of bugs everywhere, possibly symbolizing chaos or disorder.
Ahhh, Bug-pocalypse
Using the term "Bug-pocalypse" humorously to exaggerate the prevalence of bugs.
I put a bug in my mouth
Continued repetition of putting a bug in the mouth with various expressions.
I put a bug in my mouth
-Yes siree
-I put a bug in my mouth
-I gotta bug in my teeth
-I gotta brush my teeth
Recognizing the need to brush teeth after putting a bug in the mouth.
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