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LyricsThere's a spider crawling on the bathroom mirror Right on top of my right eye And I can't stop staring back How did I get this way Take a big look at a living lie Rags to rags and rust to rust How do you stand when you've been crushed So rags to riches was a bust Sometimes I dream about What it's like back home The railroad tracks and the pussywillow But I had to leave it Now I go back whenever my tired head hits the pillow Rags to rags and rust to rust How do you stand when you've been crushed So rags to riches was a bust Busted once again Well I'll show them one day That I can buy and sell the world And one day I'll come through my american dream But it won't mean a fucking thing Rags to rags and rust to rust How do you stand when you've been crushed So rags to rags and rust to rust Don't let me go Related Interview ExtractsQ: The video for "Rags to Rags" is one of the funniest ever. What inspired it? E: I didn't like it. Not too many people have seen it. I wasn't really happy with the way it turned out. I'm the one to blame for that. I wanted it to be a dark commentary on American pop-culture. It the "America's Funniest Home Video's" phenomenon, but it turned out we were just too good at it. It ended up being a slapstick without the commentary. It's supposed to be about laughing at other people's pain. No one ever saw that video anyway, so it doesn't matter. (http://www.voxonline.com/alternative/eels/ eels2.htm) TriviaRather obviously a play on "Rags to Riches". Was recorded in a garage. |
