Tongue Tied
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Tongue Tied is an alternative rock song by Eve 6. It was released as track 8 on the album Eve 6 on 1998-04-28. A promotional single was released in 1999 which had the radio edit on it. Max Collins wrote the lyrics, and the music was composed by Collins, Jon Siebels, and Tony Fagenson. The song was featured in the film Teaching Mrs. Tingle and a music video was made with the band and characters from the film.
The lyrics describe oppressive administrators forcing people to all think and act the same way or be punished, and a desire to use music to rebel against their conformity.
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Tongue Tied didn't really wow me the first time I heard it, but it's still an enjoyable rebellious rock song. Although it has a fairly generic sound, the music has enough variation and production to keep it interesting, making it one of the better tracks on the album. As I didn't have any interest in seeing Teaching Mrs. Tingle, I had no idea the song was used in the film, though, I wouldn't have recognized the band at the time anyway.
Lyrics
One thousand faces all look the same. They're all so boring mild and tame. Contaminate him, knock off his glasses, Teach him to tamper with the cloning process. Pardon me sir, can I ask you a favor? Make me a cowboy like my next door neighbor. Pardon me sir, can I use your eraser? To remove my brain of unconventional nature. Take my tongue, It's cocked and loaded. The board has dubbed you: special student. Sit alone, sweat in silence. We don't tolerate defiance here. Yeah! One thousand paces lead to the gate. They're all so boring mild sedate. You hear me say, "this don't make any sense," As I hop up and over the fence. Take my tongue, It's cocked and loaded. The board has dubbed you: special student. Sit alone, sweat in silence. We don't tolerate defiance, yeah. Hooked on nicotine and phonics. Fun like macro economics. Still and quiet like they taught us. Fun like macro economics, yeah! Oh, oh, yeah. Vigilante thoughts and a cheap guitar, I am my own movie star. I don't know you, I don't want to. I don't know you, I don't want to, yeah! Take my tongue, It's cocked and loaded. You've been dubbed a special student. So you sit alone, sweat in silence. We don't tolerate defiance, yeah. Vigilante thoughts and a cheap guitar, I am my own movie star. I don't know you, I don't want to. I don't know you, and I don't want to, yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yay!
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Links
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_6_(album) - Eve 6 album on Wikipedia.
