im the last of the arrogant rock stars
to give the finger to fame
some kid from oklahoma
waving a back stage pass
got me up against the wall
and insolently asked
what is the procedure
what is the best plan
learn first to play an instrument
or just start up a band
some people say
they put this town on the map
but we were on the map
long before their guitars of crap
plugged a shitstorm of mediocrity
up the rainwater taps
im the last of the arrogant rock stars
to give the finger to fame
look at that big stupid
dumb ass bass player
once he played in a band
that had a monster hit
now he is trying to get a seat
on the city council
and knowing this backwash town
he will probably get it
since every band he has started
as a solo artist has sucked
and he has to do something
with the rest of his life
who am i to be coming down hard
on this corn-fed man with the big name?
im the last of the arrogant rock stars
to give the finger to the hall of fame
@berni1954 Mar 2022
Some truly acerbic comments in these lyrics. I've been in a band that was from a small town in the interior of Catalunya that started to take off and we were sucked into that whole "we're putting our town on the map" thing, so I can sympathise with your narrator here. The band broke up before we got to the stage where they would have put plaques on our houses and named a new street after us :-)
@rayboneor Mar 2022
There is indeed great flow here, and great storytelling swagger, too. I've been working those first two lines--and all the rest of it, really--around in my mouth. I'm starting to get a feel for them. I see that you got a real rocker on board, which is great. Still, I'm gonna keep playing around with these words, if you don't mind. Could there be too many version? It might be a fun fawm challenge someday to have as many people as possible do their take on the same lyrics.
@heid Feb 2022
These lyrics rule. They have a good flow to them, tell interesting and well-connected stories, and hit hard. I'm really excited to hear how it sounds if you end up recording it.