Lyrics
i’m a man, i’m real proud of my manhood
i like to smoke
ten thousand cigarillos
eight ball
i’d climb any fountains
i never cry
i only bawl when i’m losin’
and i’ve never been wrong
never been wrong
never been wrong
and i’m lookin’ so good
lookin’ so good
lookin’ so good
got a big gold gun
got a big gold gun
got a big gold bullet
and i guess you could say
yeah, i guess you could say
i’m real full of it
i’m real full of it
i’m real full of it
i’m real full of it
full of it
full of it
i’m real straight
wanna see my peccadillos?
hot dog 7:30 in the morning
and i’m big into war
big into war
big into war
big into war
and i am a whore
i am a whore
i am a whore
got a big gold gun
got a big gold gun
got a big gold bullet
and i guess you could say
yeah, i guess you could say
i’m real full of it
i’m real full of it
you’re real full of it
we’re real full of it
yeah
ah, ah….
and i shave with Gillette
i shave with Gillette
i shave with Gillette
and i’m pattin’ my back
pattin’ my back
pattin’ my back
got a big gold gun
got a big gold
got a big gold gun
got a big gold gun
got a big gold bullet
and i guess you could say
yeah, i guess you could say
i’m real full of it, i’m real full of it….
About The Song
wtf does that word mean?:
cigarillos [n.] a very small cigar, or a cigarette wrapped in tobacco rather than paper
bawl [v.] to cry out loudly and unrestrainedly
peccadillos [n.] a slight offense
Band Thoughts:
‘A total straightforward view of maleness. It’s a catalogue of all the things men are supposed to believe; a stereotyped view of how men look at themselves. So you have to talk about your dick, about your sexual prowess and all the coke you can do, and how we never cry, we just ball. About how you’re never wrong. I think it’s really funny. It’s always been such a big live track. And the whole thing is that it’s good to have a bit of laugh as well. It’s also perfectly serious. And the funny thing is, I’ve probably suffered at the hands of the sort of person the song is about, and the guy who’s singing along might be the kind of macho guy who likes starring me out in the pub. It doesn’t happen now. It’s always strange, though, when you’re playing it and you’re looking down and wondering if there’s anyone out there who just doesn’t get it. Whether they’re just taking it at face value.’ – Gavin
“About a distant Czechaslovakian poet who got into lot’s of trouble with girls and we figured that this was a bad thing and so we’d write about it.”-Nigel
“…Then the John Bonham side of me came in to a degree with tracks like ‘Testosterone’ and ‘Swim.’ That approach is a nice, shuffly, pounding feel with the kick drum very syncopated–playing lots of air, letting things breathe and making the sounds very round, warm, fat, and cozy.” – Robin
Staff Thoughts:
“Someone was feeling mighty brazen when they wrote this song.”- Laura
“The I am a whore lyric pulls me out of the song. I’m sure he wanted to put a punch into the song, but it’s better to be lighthearted lyrically in the song, you know? Badass riff, tho.”-Brandyn
Fan Thoughts: