Toy Boy
MIKA Lyrics

I'm a wind-up toy in an up down world
I feel like I'm being controlled by the world around me, like a wind-up toy that can only go up and down.

If you leave me all alone, I'll make a mess for sure
If you leave me to deal with the challenges of this world on my own, I'll likely end up making things worse than they were to begin with.

I've a heart of gold in the smallest size
Even though I may be small, I have a heart full of kindness and compassion.

Leave me in the dark, you'll never hear me cry
If you leave me in the dark, I won't complain or express my sadness aloud. I'll just suffer in silence.

More than an illustration
I am more than just a two-dimensional picture; I am a being with feelings and desires, just like any other person.

Points of articulation
I am able to move and express myself through my various joints and limbs.

Come to life on a brass spring
I am brought to life and able to move in the world thanks to the spring that powers me.

Such a wonderful plaything
Overall, I am an enjoyable and entertaining toy to have around.

It's a cruel cross that I have to bear
It's difficult for me to feel like I'm always being controlled by outside forces, and I don't have control over my own life.

If you come a little close I'm going to pull your hair
If someone gets too close to me, I may lash out or push them away, because I don't like feeling like I'm being controlled by other people.

More than just a toy in a patch-blue suit
Even though I'm just a toy, I deserve to be treated with kindness and respect.

Hold me in your arms I'm just a boy like you
Despite the fact that I'm a toy, I still have feelings and emotions, and I desire to be held and cared for, just like any other boy.

But your mama thought there was somethin' wrong
You were prevented from loving me because your mother thought there was something wrong with our relationship.

Didn't want you sleeping with a boy too long
Your mother disapproved of you having a romantic relationship with me because she believed it wasn't appropriate for you to be spending too much time with a boy.

It's a serious thing in a grown-up world
In the adult world, love is often taken quite seriously and seen as something that should only be pursued under certain conditions.

Maybe you'd be better with a Barbie girl
Perhaps your mother believed that you should be in love with a typical, idealized kind of girl instead of me.

You knew that I adored ya
You were aware of the great love and affection that I had for you.

But you left me in Georgia
Despite my great feelings for you, you chose to abandon me and leave me behind in Georgia.

Toys are not sentimental
As a toy, my feelings and emotions are generally not taken seriously or viewed as important.

How could I be for rental?
It's not fair that I should be treated like an object that can be rented or discarded at will, or like my feelings don't matter.

She's the meanest hag that has ever been
The person who mistreated me and pulled out my insides with a safety pin is an extremely cruel and unfeeling individual.

Pulled out my insides with an old safety pin
This person was so cruel that she actually took apart my various pieces and ripped out my insides with a sharp object.

I'm the sorest sight, now I feel like trash
After being so cruelly mistreated, I feel horrible - like an unwanted piece of garbage.

Clothes are made of rags and they don't even match
Even the clothing that I have left is of poor quality and doesn't even go together well.

So she dressed me up as the man she loved
The person who mistreated me actually dressed me up to look like her lover, as a kind of cruel joke or twisted expression of her own desires.

Then threw me in a box when she had had enough
After getting tired of me or mistreating me, the person who controlled me simply threw me away and into a box where I would be forgotten.

Now the light of day I no longer see
After being discarded, I no longer see the light of day, or experience freedom and happiness like I once did.

She stuck her voodoo pins where my eyes used to be
The person who mistreated me even went so far as to damage my physical body by sticking pins or needles in my eyes.

Accidentally tragic
My story is a sad and tragic one, but it wasn't something that I asked for or intended to happen.

Victim of her black magic
In a way, it felt like the person who mistreated me had some kind of power over me or was using dark forces to control me.

Had a boy once who loved me
Before all of these terrible things happened, there was once a boy who genuinely cared about me and loved me for who I was.

Now he's so afraid of me
After seeing all of the horrible things that happened to me, the boy who once loved me is now afraid of me or can't stand to be near me anymore.

On a long lost day when you're gray and dull
In the distant future, when you're old and your life has lost its luster, you may look back and think of me.

You'll be there remembering your old toy boy
As you reminisce about the past, you'll think of me as the old toy boy that once brought you joy and entertainment.

When your oldest son wonderin' what to be
At some point, your oldest son may be struggling with what he wants to do with his life, and you may find comfort in telling him the story of me.

Tell him the story of a boy like me
Through my story, you can teach your son valuable lessons about love, life, and the importance of treating others with kindness and respect.