Girl Band were the latest in a long line of "Girl" bands that includes such notables as Girls, Shy Girls, September Girls and Girl Unit - and that's not even mentioning the "Women" ones such as Women, Woman E and Woman's Hour. Usually when an indie band adopts the female sex (is there an indie band called Female Sex? There ought to be) as part of their moniker there is an element of snarkiness going on, and so it is with Girl Band. They took their name after meeting "an annoying girl" in a bar one night. Apparently, she liked the Wombats. "She was such an awful woman," said the guitarist afterwards. Lucky she didn't express a predilection for Nigel Farage or someone. Or U2.
Fucking Butter
Girl Band Lyrics
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I got a new top
Some bat shit bread and chocolate spread
I try not to boast and put it on toast
From bat shit bread and chocolate spread
I like you like girls
A Reebok ad for scabby Nikes
I like you like girls
Not-ell-ing you why
A Reebok ad but really it's necessary
Not even joking it's really a nothing I said that
I need it and I know that I want it
Creeped into an exit
He'll have it for breakfast
Said call on your knees and tasted the fresh-est
I like you like girls not telling you why
A Reebok ad for scabby Nikes
An interest in violence
He's tickling your best friend while tickling your girlfriend but really it's ordinary
Not even joking it's really a nothing I said that
I need it and I know that I want it
Creeped into an exit
He'll have it for breakfast
Said call on your knees and tasted the fresh-est
The fact that he was shitty
He's just a can't to see
Got teeth when you want it
I know that I want it
What did you mutter
While caught fucking butter
Sucking the content of a cows udder
Glass bottom goats milk
Feta cheese string-fello
Mentholic aubergine
I'm wearing paprika
The fact that he was shitty
He's just a can't to see
Waving two miles away
Everything seems ok
Like you like girls
In which you under age boys
In which you call in a file
Say say say
Call in a file
Say say say
In through an exit he'll have it for breakfast
Then call on your knees and tasted the fresh-est
The fact that he was shitty
He's just a can't to see
Waving two miles everything seems ok
The fact that he was shitty
He' just a can't to see
Waving two miles away everything seems...
Petit pois
Nutella
Nutella
Nutella
No tell her Nutella no tell her Nutella no tell
Tried to say that that he went to the shop
He tried to say that actually said that
He said shaaaaaaa
He said shaaaaaaasasass
The song "Fucking Butter" by Girl Band is a chaotic and abstract exploration of the subconscious mind. The lyrics seem to jump randomly from topic to topic, creating a sense of disorientation and confusion. The opening lines suggest a mundane trip to the grocery store, but the mention of "bat shit bread" and "chocolate spread" signals that something is not quite right. The repetition of the phrase "I like you like girls" is disorienting, as it is unclear who is being addressed and what exactly the singer means by this statement. The reference to a Reebok ad for "scabby Nikes" adds to the sense of disorientation, as it is difficult to parse what this means in the context of the song. The final lines of the song, which include words like "petit pois", "mentholic aubergine", and "paprika", further contribute to the sense that the lyrics are a stream of consciousness with no clear meaning.
One interpretation of the song is that it is about the difficulty of communicating meaningfully in a world full of noise and confusion. The repeated phrase "not telling you why" suggests that the singer is struggling to articulate their feelings or thoughts. The jarring shifts in subject matter and disconnected imagery could represent the way in which our minds jump from thought to thought without a clear through-line. The reference to "fucking butter" in the title and chorus could be a metaphor for the act of trying to make sense of something that is ultimately incomprehensible.
Line by Line Meaning
I went to the shop
I went to the store
I got a new top
I bought a new shirt
Some bat shit bread and chocolate spread
I bought some weird bread and chocolate spread
I try not to boast and put it on toast
I don't want to brag, but I put it on toast
From bat shit bread and chocolate spread
The bread and spread I got are weird
I like you like girls
I like you, but I also like girls
Not-ell-ing you why
I'm not going to tell you why
A Reebok ad for scabby Nikes
I'm comparing you to an ad that doesn't make sense
He'll have it for breakfast
He's going to eat it for breakfast
Said call on your knees and tasted the fresh-est
He asked you to do something sexual
An interest in violence
I'm interested in violence
He's tickling your best friend while tickling your girlfriend but really it's ordinary
He's doing something that seems weird but it's actually normal
Not even joking it's really a nothing I said that
I'm serious, it's nothing I said
Creeped into an exit
I snuck out of somewhere
I need it and I know that I want it
I want it even though I don't need it
The fact that he was shitty
He was terrible
He's just a can't to see
It's hard to see who he really is
Got teeth when you want it
He's available when you need him
What did you mutter
What did you say
While caught fucking butter
While doing something sexual with butter
Sucking the content of a cows udder
Drinking cow's milk
Glass bottom goats milk
Goat's milk with something floating in it
Feta cheese string-fello
Some kind of cheese I bought
Mentholic aubergine
I'm wearing a spicy outfit
Like you like girls
I like both guys and girls
In which you under age boys
I like younger guys
In which you call in a file
I'm calling someone
Say say say
I repeat
The fact that he was shitty
He was terrible
He' just a can't to see
It's hard to see who he really is
Waving two miles away everything seems ok
Things seem fine from a distance
Petit pois
Peas in French
Nutella
A hazelnut spread
No tell her Nutella no tell her Nutella no tell
Don't tell her about the Nutella
Tried to say that that he went to the shop
He tried to say he went to the store
He said shaaaaaaa
He said something
He said shaaaaaaasasass
He said something weird
Contributed by Logan Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.