I Love Livin' in the City
Fear Lyrics
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I love living in the city
My house smells just like a zoo
It's chock full of shit and puke
Cockroaches on the walls
Crabs are crawling on my balls
Oh, but I'm so clean cut
I just want to fuck some slut
I love living in the city
Spent my whole life in the city
Where junk is king and the air smells shitty
People puking everywhere,
Piles of blood, scabs and hair
Bodies wasted in defeat
People dying on the streets
But suburban scumbags they don't care
They just get fat and dye their hair
I love living in the city
I love living in the city
(Solo)
(You shut up!)
I love living in the city
I Love living in the city
I love living in the city
I love living in the city
The song "I Love Living In The City" by Fear is a satirical take on urban life. The lyrics paint a picture of a dirty, chaotic, and disgusting city, but the singer of the song seems to revel in the filth and debauchery. He describes his home as smelling like a zoo and being "chock full of shit and puke," with cockroaches on the walls and crabs crawling on his balls. Despite all this, he proclaims that he's "so clean cut" and just wants to "fuck some slut."
The singer goes on to describe the various forms of decay and depravity that he encounters on the streets of the city, including people puking and dying, and piles of blood, scabs, and hair. He contrasts this with the supposedly pristine lives of suburbanites, who he derisively refers to as "scumbags." He implies that these people are blind to the realities of urban life and simply "get fat and dye their hair." The repeated refrain of "I love living in the city" is both a celebration of and a commentary on the kind of person who would enjoy such a lifestyle.
Overall, the song is a critique of the dichotomy between urban and suburban life and the idea that one is inherently better than the other. It suggests that those who are drawn to the excitement and energy of the city are willing to put up with its downsides, while those who eschew the city for the suburbs are missing out on a vital part of life.
Line by Line Meaning
I love living in the city
The singer loves residing in the city
My house smells just like a zoo
The singer's dwelling smells like an animal exhibit
It's chock full of shit and puke
The living space is congested with excrement and vomit
Cockroaches on the walls
Insects belonging to the cockroach family crawl on the interior surfaces
Crabs are crawling on my balls
Unknown species of crustaceans move on the artist's testicles
Oh, but I'm so clean cut
Despite the squalid conditions around, the singer maintains a neat appearance
I just want to fuck some slut
The singer desires to engage in a sexual encounter with a promiscuous woman
Spent my whole life in the city
The artist has lived in urban areas for their entire existence
Where junk is king and the air smells shitty
Metropolitan regions are where unwanted items thrive, and the atmosphere stinks
People puking everywhere,
Individuals vomit all over the place
Piles of blood, scabs and hair
Mountains of sticky clots, sores, and strands litter the locale
Bodies wasted in defeat
Humans are lifeless after experiencing loss or failure
People dying on the streets
Individuals pass away while lying on the pavements
But suburban scumbags they don't care
People dwelling in the suburbs have no regard for what happens in the city
They just get fat and dye their hair
The inhabitants of these outlying areas become overweight and alter the color of their hair
I love living in the city
The artist adores being a resident of the metropolis
(Solo)
An instrumental solo occurs
(You shut up!)
An unidentified person tells another to be quiet
I love living in the city
The singer loves residing in the city
I Love living in the city
The artist loves residing in the city
I love living in the city
The artist loves residing in the city
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Written by: LEE VING
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