Over 5000 years ago, from the dry stretches of the not-so-fertile crescent … Read Full Bio ↴Over 5000 years ago, from the dry stretches of the not-so-fertile crescent wandered a nomadic, foul smelling people. A robust, well-endowed, and manly tribe, they were united through ancient rituals involving instruments capable of infinite fonkiness and overt sekshul innuendo. The Pharaoh, a mean mother (shutcho' mouth), hated the nomads and their ability to shred like a mofo all up in that biatch. But more than that, he hated the power of their righteous grooving to make drop the tunics of his five luscious teenage daughters. One night, the Pharaoh found the nomads dressed as mummies and creating grooves in an effort to compromise the moral integrity of his five daughters. The angry Pharaoh cursed the nomads (already conveniently dressed as mummies) with a spell so vile, that seeing its name in print here would make your eyes melt and flow freely from their sockets. Already doomed, these nomads fled into the night, at last finding refuge in the abandoned caves of the Unleavened Jews. But when the sun rose the following morning, the Pharoah's curse had taken hold, and these were men no more. For years, scholars of the ancient world wondered what became of this group. Theories citing the Mummies' involvement in historical events from the Siege of Troy to the sacking of Rome, the fall of Pompeii and the sinking of Atlantis were initially scoffed at and dismissed as parlor quackery. However, in 1922, at a dig in the desert south of Tunis, Professor Nigel Quentin Fontenelle Dumblucke IV unearthed the ruins of an ancient discotheque and found a dozen stank-ass fonky mummies still all up in the act of rockin' tha hizouse. From these mummies, Professor Dumblucke learned of the powerful curse that doomed them to wander the earth throughout eternity, seeking the ultimate riff, the one that would allow these souls to finally rest after 5000 years of banging out solid fly grooves. To quote the Professor: "In their desperate quest for immortal peace, they rocked all the ancient empires of Earth on down to the grizound. They rocked Atlantis so hard, y'all, it ain't never been found". And now they're coming to rock your town with a funk so strong, it's gonna make the cats explode, canya diggit?

Power
Here Come the Mummies Lyrics

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She's the kind of lady that always calls the shots
She makes you well aware of all the things that you ain't got
Super-fiscal beauty knowing she's all that
She wears our your Mastercard and wears on all your hats
Just like a vision in the dead of night
that you can grope but never hold
She'll flash you glimpses of her inner light
You'll never see into her soul

Chorus:
She'll never give you that power

You think you're in control, but I know she'll never yield
Acts like the home team girl
doing each position when she plays the field
You ain't getting on first base,but you're working on stealing home

She's got you in the hot box
From on deck, to in the hole

Overall Meaning

In "Power", Here Come the Mummies provide an insightful critique of a woman who always calls the shots, never giving a man the power in their relationship. They describe this woman as someone who makes a big deal out of all the things that the man lacks but she has, flaunting her superior beauty and charming him with her wiles. The woman is presented as an enigma, someone who can never be held or fully understood - she is both alluring, and at the same time, entirely untouchable.

The chorus is where the theme is really hammered home - she is never going to give the man power in their relationship, no matter how hard he tries to take it. The lyrics suggest that the woman is too good for the man - he thinks he is in control of the situation but in reality, he is just being played. The woman is compared to a baseball player who is working their way around the field, always out of reach.

Overall, "Power" is a cautionary tale about being careful of those who seem too good to be true, as they may not be completely on the level.

Line by Line Meaning

She's the kind of lady that always calls the shots
She is a woman who likes to be in charge of everything

She makes you well aware of all the things that you ain't got
She keeps reminding you of everything that you lack

Super-fiscal beauty knowing she's all that
She is a gorgeous woman who knows that she is attractive

She wears out your Mastercard and wears on all your hats
She makes you spend all your money and stresses you out

Just like a vision in the dead of night that you can grope but never hold
She is like a dream that you can admire from a distance but never actually achieve

She'll flash you glimpses of her inner light
She will give you evidence of her good qualities, but only a little bit at a time

You'll never see into her soul
You will never truly know her inner thoughts and feelings

She'll never give you that power
She will never allow you to control her

You think you're in control, but I know she'll never yield
You may believe that you have power over her, but she will never give in or surrender

Acts like the home team girl doing each position when she plays the field
She is like a multi-talented athlete who can play any position on the field

You ain't getting on first base, but you're working on stealing home
You may not be able to gain a foothold with her, but you are trying your best to succeed

She's got you in the hot box, from on deck, to in the hole
She has put you in a difficult and frustrating position, from which it is hard to escape

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