Rebubula
Moe Lyrics


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Can't be bothered with the natural fact
I'm her slave and I can't look back
She's the Queen of the briny deep
Rebubula across the sea

Just like Sinbad I sailed my vessel true
Fled like Popeye from the Island of the Goon
Till her song, well it lured me off course
I think it came from the ocean floor

Rip off all my limbs
Poke out both my eyes
Pull out my swollen tongue
Wear a thin disguise
And the Sirens' song
Sweetly sucks me down
Into the ocean blue
I'll find my way back to you

Can't be bothered with the natural fact
I guess she's gone and she ain't comin' back
Been at the sea for forty days and forty nights
Let her go without any fight

Rip off all my limbs
Poke out both my eyes
Pull out my swollen tongue
Wear a thin disguise
And the Sirens' song
Sweetly sucks me down
Into the ocean blue
I'll find my way back to you

There she stands knee deep
At the ocean shore
Waves her arms like a matador
Like a matador of course
She's an East coast mama now
I know that for sure
And I'm going down for the third time
Going down the third





Down, down, down

Overall Meaning

The song "Rebubula" by moe. features lyrics that speak of a man's obsession with a mysterious woman who possesses power over him. The lyrics suggest that the woman is some kind of mythical or supernatural being - "the Queen of the briny deep" - who resides in the ocean, and whose song has the power to pull the singer away from his course and towards her. The man is unable to resist her siren call, even to the point of putting his life in danger - "rip off all my limbs, poke out both my eyes, pull out my swollen tongue, wear a thin disguise".


Despite his fascination with the woman, the man ultimately realizes that he cannot have her - "she's gone and she ain't comin' back". He has spent forty days and nights at sea searching for her, but to no avail. The final lines of the song paint a vivid picture of the man's desperation and surrender as he goes under the water for the third time, drawn in by the woman's irresistible allure.


Overall, "Rebubula" seems to speak to the universal human experience of being caught up in something that we know is bad for us, yet unable to break free from its pull. The woman in the song represents a kind of self-destructive addiction, exploiting the man's weakness and drawing him inexorably towards his demise.


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Line by Line Meaning

Can't be bothered with the natural fact
I don't want to face reality


I'm her slave and I can't look back
I'm trapped and can't escape my situation


She's the Queen of the briny deep
She's the powerful ruler of the ocean


Rebubula across the sea
Her name is Rebubula and she's across the sea


Just like Sinbad I sailed my vessel true
I went on a true adventure like Sinbad


Fled like Popeye from the Island of the Goon
I ran away like Popeye from a scary place


'Till her song, well it lured me off course
But her song drew me away from my path


I think it came from the ocean floor
I think her song came from deep within the ocean


Rip off all my limbs
I'd do anything for her


Poke out both my eyes
I'm willing to endure pain


Pull out my swollen tongue
I'll sacrifice my ability to speak


Wear a thin disguise
I'll even change my appearance for her


And the Sirens' song
Her song - like that of the mythological Sirens - is irresistible


Sweetly sucks me down
It pulls me in


Into the ocean blue
Into the depths of the sea


I'll find my way back to you
I'll do whatever it takes to be with you again


I guess she's gone and she ain't comin' back
I accept that she's gone and won't return


Been at the sea for forty days and forty nights
I've been lost and wandering for a long time


Let her go without any fight
I've given up trying to hold on to her


There she stands knee deep
I see her standing in the water


At the ocean shore
On the edge of the sea


Waves her arms like a matador
She moves with grace, like a bullfighter


Like a matador of course
Just like a skilled fighter


She's an East coast mama now
She's moved on and changed from who she used to be


I know that for sure
I've come to accept that


And I'm going down for the third time
I'm drowning, going down for the third time


Going down the third
This is my third time experiencing this




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Written by: AL SCHNIER, CHUCK GARVEY, ROB DERHAK

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