Founded in Detroit in 1989, Insane Clown Posse performs a style of hardcore hip hop known as horrorcore and is known for its elaborate live performances. Originally known as JJ Boyz and Inner City Posse, the group introduced supernatural- and horror-themed lyrics as a means of distinguishing itself stylistically. The duo founded the independent record label Psychopathic Records with Alex Abbiss as manager, and produced and starred in the feature films Big Money Hustlas and Big Money Rustlas. They formed their own professional wrestling promotion, Juggalo Championship Wrestling, and later collaborated with many hip hop and rock musicians.
The songs of Insane Clown Posse center thematically on the mythology of the Dark Carnival, a metaphoric limbo in which the lives of the dead are judged by one of several entities. The Dark Carnival is elaborated through a series of stories called Joker's Cards, each of which offers a specific lesson designed to change the "evil ways" of listeners before "the end consumes us all". The original lineup of Insane Clown Posse was John Utsler (John Kickjazz), Joe Bruce (Violent J) and Joey Utsler (Shaggy 2 Dope). John Utsler left before Carnival of Carnage was released in 1992.
Insane Clown Posse's performance style is often described as horrorcore hip hop, which "utilize shocking (and blatantly over-the-top) narratives to give an over-exaggerated, almost cartoon-like version of urban deprivation in Detroit", according to author Sara Cohen. Bruce and Utsler describe many of their lyrics as being tongue-in-cheek. The group's early work features a raw, minimalistic sound, which later evolved into a more rock-oriented style. The group's lyrics serve as morality tales, with songs focusing on subjects such as cannibalism, murder and necrophilia. Insane Clown Posse's debut album, Carnival of Carnage, features a politically-oriented focus, criticizing elitism and prejudice against those who live in the ghetto, while the album's liner notes criticize the Gulf War. The group's lyrics have opposed racism, bigotry, domestic violence, and child abuse.
Insane Clown Posse has covered songs by Geto Boys, Sly Fox, and Above the Law. Bruce and Utsler refer to Ice Cube, Awesome Dre, Geto Boys, and Esham as influences on their own music, while Bruce has expressed admiration for Gong, Pearl Jam, and Michael Jackson. Mike E. Clark's production for the group incorporates elements such as "carnival organ riffs, power chords and shotgun blasts...banjolike plucking and Van Halen-esque guitar squeals", while Bruce and Utsler sometimes alternate between rapping and screaming. Bruce has credited pop music as an influence on some of the group's material, even terming the music "Wicked Pop". Bruce has also stated "We do our own genre of music". In his review of The Tempest, Allmusic's David Jeffries writes that Bruce and Utsler "[rap] in a carnival barker fashion that fits with their circus motif, their Insane Clown disguises, and Mike E. Clark's big top-inspired production." Insane Clown Posse has influenced similar acts, such as Axe Murder Boyz, Blaze Ya Dead Homie and Boondox.
Guts On The Ceiling
Insane Clown Posse Lyrics
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My mucking head blew up
My chins in an old man's backyard
I gotta sneak threw his yard
To find the fothermucker
And he's gotta pitbull dog
And it's sitting on my chin like a frog on a log
I throw a bone to try to distract
I'll never be one to boast
But there's my tongue hanging off the lightpost
'cause my head exploded
And my brains unloaded
All over this beautiful city
Teeth and bones to the nitty gritty
There's my eyeball stuck to the wall
Right next to my splattered jaw
I don't dig this game
Chasing my brains all through the sewer drains
My head's all over the block
'cause I done went lunatick-tock tick-tock
Come on, dawg, what's wrong with my head?
It blew apart but I still ain't dead
I get no respect
I got nothing but guts hanging off my neck
But I'll still chilling
Even with my blood and guts all over the ceiling
I'm chillin', I'm illin'
With my guts all over the ceiling
(Chorus X4) I'm chillin, I'm illin
With my guts all over the ceiling
Oh, you'll never guess what's up
My mucking back blew up
If you come across a spine
Best believe it's mine
Oh, forget about my tongue
'cause vato can't breathe without no lungs
I lost both of mine
Now that's an item that I wouldn't mind to find
But forget about dat
'cause I'm roaming the streets with a splattered back
I'm trying to rap to this freak
But she can see my ribs all in the street
Then the chit-chat went dead
She noticed that I ain't got no head
Shhh, I think I hear my heart
But damn, it got hit by a Smark bus
And landed in Pontiac
So I tell my mellow to send it back
Come on, wined and my back blow up
Look for my guts, look for my guts
I gotta call from Nate the Mack
Says he might of found part of my back
Then bring it on over, ace
I got slabs all over the place
But I'm still chillin'
Even with my blood and guts all over the ceiling
(Chorus X4)
You'll never guess what's up
Ahh, I'm down on my luck
Got no head
Said I got no head
Southwest ghetto zone
It done fried my brain
(Chorus until fade)
The song Guts on the Ceiling by Insane Clown Posse tells the story of a person whose head has exploded, leaving his guts and body parts all over the city. The lyrics are filled with vivid imagery that describes the gruesome scene in detail. The person is trying to locate and retrieve the missing body parts, including his chin, spine, and lungs. Despite the horrific situation, the singer remains surprisingly calm and chill, even making jokes about his predicament.
The first verse talks about how the singer's head exploded, leaving his chin in an old man's backyard. He has to avoid the old man's pitbull dog while searching for his chin. Meanwhile, his brains, teeth, and bones are scattered throughout the city. The second verse mentions how his back has blown up, and he has lost his spine and lungs. He tries to talk to a girl, but she can see his ribs on the street, and the conversation goes dead when she realizes he has no head.
The chorus repeats several times, expressing that despite the grotesque situation, the singer is still chilling with his blood and guts all over the ceiling.
The song can be interpreted as a metaphor for the feeling of being scattered and lost, with seemingly no hope to gather oneself. By exposing the most horrific and absurd condition, the song speaks to our vulnerable and fragile human nature and how life can leave us feeling like we are just a bundle of blood and guts scattered all over the floor.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, you'll never guess what's up
The singer has experienced something unusual and unexpected
My mucking head blew up
The singer's head has exploded
My chins in an old man's backyard
The singer's chin has been separated from his head and is in someone else's yard
I gotta sneak threw his yard
The artist must sneak into the old man's yard to retrieve his chin
To find the fothermucker
The artist intends to locate the man who has his chin
And he's gotta pitbull dog
The man who has the singer's chin also has a pitbull dog guarding his property
And it's sitting on my chin like a frog on a log
The pitbull is perched on the singer's chin like a frog on a log
I throw a bone to try to distract
The artist throws a bone to distract the pitbull from his chin so he can retrieve it
'cause I'm wanting my chinny-chin-chin back
The artist desperately wants his chin back
I'll never be one to boast
The artist is not inclined to brag or show off
But there's my tongue hanging off the lightpost
The singer's tongue is sticking out of a lightpost
'cause my head exploded
The artist's head exploded causing his tongue to protrude
And my brains unloaded
As a result of his head explosion, the singer's brain has spilled out
All over this beautiful city
The singer's brain matter has scattered all over the city
Teeth and bones to the nitty gritty
The explosion has also caused teeth and bones to disintegrate and scatter around
There's my eyeball stuck to the wall
The artist's eyeball is adhered to a wall
Right next to my splattered jaw
The artist's jaw has come apart and scattered nearby the stuck eyeball
I don't dig this game
The singer does not like this situation
Chasing my brains all through the sewer drains
The singer is trying to retrieve his brain pieces that ended up in the sewer drains
My head's all over the block
The explosion has caused the artist's head to scatter all around the neighborhood
'cause I done went lunatick-tock tick-tock
The explosion has apparently driven the artist insane
Come on, dawg, what's wrong with my head?
The artist is questioning what has happened to his head
It blew apart but I still ain't dead
The singer has survived despite his head exploding
I get no respect
The artist is feeling disrespected and disregarded
I got nothing but guts hanging off my neck
The singer's organs and entrails are spilling out of his neck
But I'll still chilling
Despite his injuries, the singer is remaining calm
Even with my blood and guts all over the ceiling
The singer's internal organs are splattered on the ceiling
Oh, forget about my tongue
The artist is asking that attention not be focused on his tongue
'cause vato can't breathe without no lungs
The artist is now without lungs and cannot breathe
I lost both of mine
The singer has lost both lungs
Now that's an item that I wouldn't mind to find
The singer would like to retrieve his lungs if possible
But forget about dat
The artist is now changing the subject
'cause I'm roaming the streets with a splattered back
The artist's back is splattered due to an injury
I'm trying to rap to this freak
The artist is attempting to communicate with a woman
But she can see my ribs all in the street
The singer's ribcage is visible on the street
Then the chit-chat went dead
The conversation came to an end
She noticed that I ain't got no head
The woman recognizes that the singer is missing his head
Shhh, I think I hear my heart
The singer briefly hears his own heartbeat
But damn, it got hit by a Smark bus
The singer's heart has been hit by a Smark bus
And landed in Pontiac
The artist's heart ended up in Pontiac
So I tell my mellow to send it back
The artist asks a friend to retrieve and send his heart back to him
Come on, wined and my back blow up
The singer has suffered additional injuries to his back
Look for my guts, look for my guts
The singer is asking for help in locating his innards
I gotta call from Nate the Mack
The artist receives a call from someone named Nate the Mack
Says he might of found part of my back
Nate the Mack informs the artist that he may have found a piece of his back
Then bring it on over, ace
The artist asks Nate the Mack to bring the piece of his back to him
I got slabs all over the place
There are body parts scattered all around
Ahh, I'm down on my luck
The artist is experiencing misfortune and bad luck
Got no head
The singer is missing his head
Southwest ghetto zone
The singer is in a ghetto area in the southwest
It done fried my brain
The environment has caused the singer's brain to malfunction or become damaged
'cause I'm illin'
The artist is still trying to maintain a positive attitude despite his injuries
With my guts all over the ceiling
The artist's internal organs are splattered on the ceiling
(Chorus X4) I'm chillin, I'm illin
With my guts all over the ceiling
The chorus repeats that the singer is trying to remain calm despite his injuries and his internal organs are splattered on the ceiling
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOSEPH BRUCE
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