Big Head

Escaping Ego: Unveiling the Meaning Behind 'Big Head'
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Lyrics

Don't let me spend my career

Expressing a fear of spending a career confined or limited, possibly by fame or public perception.

Wound up in a bell jar, the pop star gone too far

Concerns about becoming a pop star trapped in a bubble of celebrity, warning against going too far.

Don't let me end up in here

A plea to avoid ending up in a situation where self-absorption leads to isolation.

A self-centered spaceman out orbiting Graceland

Metaphorical image of being a self-centered astronaut drifting away from reality, a reference to Elvis Presley's Graceland.

Hey check out my place, man

Showing off one's place and humorously naming it "disgraceland."

They call it disgraceland

Reiteration of the desire not to become arrogant or egotistical.


Don't want to be the man with the big head

Expressing a strong aversion to becoming a person with an inflated ego or excessive pride.

Never let me be the man with the big head

A plea to avoid becoming arrogant or self-important.

I'd rather live John Burrow's life instead

Expressing a preference for a simpler and more humble life, referencing John Burrow.

Of being the man with the big head

Reiterating the desire to avoid becoming someone with an inflated sense of self-importance.


Don't let me take up the fight

Advising against taking up unnecessary fights or conflicts, possibly with a political reference to President Nixon.

Receive benediction from president Nixon

Receiving approval or support from a controversial figure like President Nixon is undesirable.

Don't leave me too long in the lights

Warning against staying too long in the spotlight, as it may lead to a downfall.

Or I'll drop like a king wearing Icarus wings

Using the metaphor of a king with Icarus wings falling to caution against the dangers of excessive exposure.

Lights do funny things to some

Highlighting the unpredictable effects of lights on some individuals.

Lights make my makeup run

Lights causing makeup to run, possibly symbolizing the vulnerability and exposure that fame brings.


Don't want to be the man with the big head

Reiterating the desire not to have an inflated ego or sense of self-importance.

Never let me be the man with the big head

Requesting to never become someone with a big head or arrogance.

I'd rather live John Burrow's life instead

Expressing a preference for a humble life, referencing John Burrow again.

Of being the man with the big head

Reiteration of the desire to avoid becoming someone with an inflated sense of self-importance.


I hope that you'll never see

Expressing a hope that certain aspects of the person's life remain hidden or private.

Me shirtless and groovy, in love in B-movies

Describing a humorous and possibly embarrassing scenario of being shirtless and infatuated in B-movie situations.

And when I talk about me

Expressing a fear that discussing oneself may indicate a deterioration in personal circumstances.

You'll know things have worsened

Highlighting a negative change in circumstances when the speaker talks about themselves.

When I'm in third person

Describing a potential situation where the speaker refers to themselves in the third person, indicating a loss of identity.

But I'm some other person

Emphasizing a disconnect from one's own identity, becoming another person.

I'm somebody's person

Recognizing the speaker as somebody's person, possibly suggesting dependence or loss of individuality.


Don't want to be the man with the big head

Reiterating the desire not to have an inflated ego or sense of self-importance.

Never let me be the man with the big head

Requesting to never become someone with a big head or arrogance.

I'd rather live John Burrow's life instead

Expressing a preference for a humble life, referencing John Burrow again.

Of being the man with the big head

Reiteration of the desire to avoid becoming someone with an inflated sense of self-importance.

Big head, big head

Concluding with a repetition of the warning against having a big head or excessive pride.

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