I Am the Walrus
Oingo Boingo Lyrics

I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.
We are all interconnected and essentially the same, therefore we should work together.

See how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly.
Look at how people flee from danger as if they were animals running for their lives.

I'm crying.
The situation is so sad that I cannot help but cry.

Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come.
I am sitting here, not doing anything important, waiting for something to happen.

Corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday.
I hate my job and the corporate culture that values profit over people.

Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long.
You have been sad and depressed, and that is not acceptable behavior according to societal norms.

I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am unique, but so are the people around me, and we are all part of the same system.

I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob.
I am someone who is complicated and hard to understand, but that does not make me any less important.

Mister City Policeman sitting Pretty little policemen in a row. See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky, see how they run. I'm crying, I'm crying. I'm crying, I'm crying.
The authority figures who are supposed to protect us actually run away from the problems we face, and that makes me feel helpless and emotional.

Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye.
Something disgusting and unpleasant is happening, and it is difficult to ignore.

Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess, Boy, you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down.
Women who do not conform to societal norms are often criticized and shamed for their behavior.

Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun. If the sun don't come, you get a tan From standing in the English rain.
Sometimes we wait for something that may never come, and this can lead to negative consequences.

Expert textpert choking smokers, Don't you thing the joker laughs at you? See how they smile like pigs in a sty, See how they snied. I'm crying.
People who are ignorant or selfish often laugh at the expense of others, and this causes me great distress.

Semolina pilchard, climbing up the Eiffel Tower. Elementary penguin singing Hari Krishna. Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Alan Poe.
Strange and unusual things may be happening around us, but they are no less important or meaningful than the more conventional aspects of life.

I am the eggman, they are the eggmen. I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob. Goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob g'goo.
I am proud of who I am and what I represent, as are the people around me, and we are all part of a larger system that is valuable and important.