Radioactive Lady Eyeball
Fred Schneider Lyrics
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Radioactive Lady Eyeball
Throw away your blues
Give that man a call
There's no silver lining
There's no holy grail
You were saving it for someone
Lady eyeball now don't you cry
Put twinkle man out of your mind
Out of your mind
He took you for a ride
A downward slide
Get back up and ready to go
Call him on his cellular phone
Call him on his cellular phone
Don't be a twinkle man
Radioactive Lady Eyeball
You shook it he broke it
You took it, he faked it
You took it. he faked it
Lady Eyeball now don't you cry
Put twinkie man out of your mind
Out of your mind
There's no silver lining,
There's no holy grail
You were saving it for someone
Time for a fire sale
Call me on your cellular phone
Call me on your cellular phone
Lady Eyeball now don't you cry
Put twinkie man out of your mind
Out of you mind
Get out your high heel Kleenex
Radioactive Lady Eyeball
Throw away your blues
Give that man a call
Give that man a call
Radioactive Lady Eyeball
Give that man a call
Radioactive Lady Eyeball
Lady Eyeball
Lady Eyeball
Lady Eyeball
The lyrics of the song "Radioactive Lady Eyeball" by Fred Schneider are quite interesting and seem to be an encouragement to a woman who has been wronged by a man. The singer urges this woman, whom he calls "radioactive lady eyeball," to toss away her sadness and call the man who hurt her. The song seems to be a way of reassuring the woman that even though her relationship has not gone well, there is still hope for her to move on and find new love.
The lyrics employ a few odd phrases, such as "high heel Kleenex," "twinkle man," and "fire sale." However, these could be interpreted as playful quirks of Schneider's writing style. The line "he took you for a ride, a downward slide" suggests that the man in question may have lied or conned the woman, leading her to be unhappy. The repeated refrain to put the "twinkle man" out of her mind, and the line "you shook it he broke it, you took it he faked it" further emphasize that the woman has been treated poorly by this man. "Radioactive Lady Eyeball" seems to encourage this woman to be strong and move on from this negative relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Get out your high heel Kleenex
Prepare yourself emotionally for what's to come.
Radioactive Lady Eyeball
Referring to the singer who has been hurt badly in a relationship, to the point where she feels contaminated like a radioactive lady eyeball.
Throw away your blues
Forget your sorrows.
Give that man a call
Reach out to the man who has hurt you.
There's no silver lining
Don't expect things to get better quickly and easily.
There's no holy grail
There's no ultimate solution to your problems.
You were saving it for someone
You had high hopes that this man would be the one to make you happy.
Time for a fire sale
Get rid of everything that reminds you of him, and move on with your life.
Lady eyeball now don't you cry
Don't be sad, lady eyeball.
Put twinkle man out of your mind
Forget about the man who made your heart twinkle.
He took you for a ride
He deceived and misled you.
A downward slide
Your relationship went from good to bad, and it keeps getting worse.
Get back up and ready to go
Don't give up, get back on track and keep moving forward.
Call him on his cellular phone
Reconnect with him and try to fix things.
Don't be a twinkle man
Don't be like the man who hurt you.
You shook it he broke it
You trusted him and he let you down.
You took it, he faked it
You believed in the relationship, but he was only pretending to love you.
Lady Eyeball now don't you cry
Don't be sad lady eyeball, everything will be okay.
Put twinkie man out of your mind
Forget about the man who hurt you.
Call me on your cellular phone
The artist offers to listen and support if lady eyeball needs it.
Lady Eyeball now don't you cry
Repeating the message that everything will be okay.
Put twinkie man out of your mind
Forget about the man who hurt you.
Get out your high heel Kleenex
Prepare yourself emotionally for what's to come.
Radioactive Lady Eyeball
Referring to the artist who has been hurt badly in a relationship, to the point where she feels contaminated like a radioactive lady eyeball.
Throw away your blues
Forget your sorrows.
Give that man a call
Reach out to the man who has hurt you.
Radioactive Lady Eyeball
Referring to the singer who has been hurt badly in a relationship, to the point where she feels contaminated like a radioactive lady eyeball.
Give that man a call
Encouraging the artist to reach out to the man who has hurt her, and take a chance on fixing things.
Radioactive Lady Eyeball
Referring to the artist who has been hurt badly in a relationship, to the point where she feels contaminated like a radioactive lady eyeball.
Lady Eyeball
End of song, addressing the singer one last time.
Lady Eyeball
End of song, addressing the singer one last time.
Lady Eyeball
End of song, addressing the artist one last time.
Contributed by John N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.