Prick
Bender Lyrics


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Glad to see your eating grapes in the band room
Stabbed your pickle and we paid for it twice
Kept me quiet with a shot full of gasoline
Pacifying but you can't distract three

What the hell's the matter with you
What the hell's the matter with you
What, what, what, what, what the hell's the matter with you

Heard you found someone to dig through your feces
Only pay him seven fifty a day
Ammunition for a short persecution ring
Spending money and you try to hate me
More than he's worth taking his fare
More than he's worth or the quarter you spare

What the hell's the matter with you
What the hell's the matter with you
What, what, what, what, what the hell's the matter with you
What the hell's the matter with you
What the hell's the matter with you
What, what, what, what, what the hell's the matter with you

[It Was a long time coming
Probably should have happened sooner
Every minute you clocked in
Could have been spent kicking the hell out of you
If you were you, and I was me
And what you thought was your's is all mine now
If I could start all over I'd do it different

So you think you earned all of the money
You booked the show we played the fourth of July
Kept it up with secret knocks and the password
Left your footprints on the big Mac screen
Free is the world, free is the air
More than he's worth or the quarter you spare

What the hell's the matter with you
What the hell's the matter with you
What, what, what, what, what the hell's the matter with you
What the hell's the matter with you




What the hell's the matter with you
What, what, what, what, what the hell's the matter with you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Bender's song "Prick" are quite abstract and can be difficult to decipher. The song seems to be about a person who has done something wrong and is being called out for it. The opening lines "Glad to see your eating grapes in the band room, stabbed your pickle and we paid for it twice" could be interpreted as the person being called out for taking advantage of others and acting selfishly. The next line "Kept me quiet with a shot full of gasoline" could suggest that the person is trying to silence the singer with empty promises or bribes. However, the singer cannot be distracted and continues to call out the person's behavior.


The song takes a darker turn in the second verse, with lines like "Heard you found someone to dig through your feces, only pay him seven fifty a day." The person is revealed to be engaging in disturbing behavior and mistreating others. The line "More than he's worth taking his fare, more than he's worth or the quarter you spare" suggests that the person is exploiting those around them for their own gain.


The chorus repeats the question "What the hell's the matter with you" and adds the line "If you were you, and I was me, and what you thought was yours is all mine now." This seems to suggest that the singer is fed up with the person's behavior and wants to take back control. The song ends with the repeated question "What the hell's the matter with you" and the line "free is the world, free is the air," suggesting that the singer is ready to move on and leave the person behind.


Line by Line Meaning

Glad to see your eating grapes in the band room
I see that you are wasting time and not being productive


Stabbed your pickle and we paid for it twice
You made a mistake and we had to suffer the consequences twice


Kept me quiet with a shot full of gasoline
You tried to silence me with a violent and dangerous method


Pacifying but you can't distract three
Your attempts to calm us down are not effective on all of us


What the hell's the matter with you
I am questioning your actions and behavior


Heard you found someone to dig through your feces
I heard that you hired someone to do a disgusting and degrading job for you


Only pay him seven fifty a day
You are exploiting and underpaying your worker


Ammunition for a short persecution ring
You are gathering evidence to use against someone in a petty and unfair way


Spending money and you try to hate me
You are wasting resources on something futile and still trying to hold a grudge against me


More than he's worth taking his fare
You are charging more than what is fair or reasonable


More than he's worth or the quarter you spare
You are overestimating the value of something or someone, or being stingy


It Was a long time coming
Your actions have built up over time and are finally catching up with you


Probably should have happened sooner
Your behavior has been unacceptable for a while and should have been addressed earlier


Every minute you clocked in
You have been present and accounted for, but not necessarily productive or helpful


Could have been spent kicking the hell out of you
I wish I had spent that time punishing you for your behavior


If you were you, and I was me
If we switched places and roles


And what you thought was your's is all mine now
I have taken control of what you believed was yours


If I could start all over I'd do it different
If I had the chance to reset and change things, I would take a different approach


So you think you earned all of the money
You believe that you are entitled to all the profits and credit, when that is not the case


You booked the show we played the fourth of July
You made the arrangements for an event that we participated in


Kept it up with secret knocks and the password
You maintained control and secrecy over something that should have been transparent and open


Left your footprints on the big Mac screen
You left a traceable and potentially incriminating mark on a public platform


Free is the world, free is the air
Things that should be free and accessible to everyone




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Comments from YouTube:

@haganrockstar

Actually they didn't they just gave up on trying to make it big after a fallout with a record producer. All went to hell. They still play local gigs once in a while

@Krushurpants

too bad they broke apart

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