Little Boy
P.O.BOX Lyrics


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When I was a little boy,
I've been told a few things,
Voices that I believed and I followed,
But made me feel so wrong.

I believed that I would have some friends
I could see all my life,
But they thought that it would be a chance
To work and to find a wife,
You said we would be young 'till we die,
And everytime so mad.
Daddy told me how to be a man,
A worker like the one he's always been
And would like me to be,
He said wake up, work hard,
But don't do it like that.

And I kept these rejections and voices in my mind,
And it helped me growing up and building me all the time.

I don't wanna hear,
I don't wanna hear all of your opinions,
I will never want,
I will never want to have the same motions.

Guru was a man I met
In the factory I worked,
And I was walking down the street with him
And all the guys of the party.
We shouted hard, sang loud,
Stretched out our arms against our enemies.
You said that we had to act, to show -
The Spade, Bum, Black, g**, Jew and Gypsy -
Who we are;
You've planned to break, to burn and
Wipe out their nest, to protect the country.

But I kept on thinking of that crime committed last night,
And it mad me crying, shouting, trembling all the time.

I don't wanna hear,
I don't wanna hear all of your opinions,
I will never want,
I will never want your final solution.

I don't wanna hear,
I don't wanna hear all of your opinions,




I will never want,
I will never want your final solution.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of P.O.BOX's song Little Boy are a reflection on the impact that societal expectations can have on an individual. The singer of the song, when he was a little boy, was told certain things and believed certain voices that led him down the wrong path. He was led to believe that he would have friends for life but this was taken as a chance to find a wife by those who he thought were his friends. His father told him to be a worker like him, but not to do it like that. The rejection and voices he faced were kept in his mind, which helped to build him and shape him as a person.


The song then switches to talk about an encounter with a man named Guru in the factory where he worked, who was part of a political party. The singer and his colleagues shouted loud and sang songs, against their enemies who were labeled as Spade, Bum, Black, Gay, Jew or Gypsy. They planned to break, burn and wipe out their nests to protect their country. But the singer can't stop thinking about the crime that was committed the night before and it causes him to cry, shout, and tremble.


The song is a reflection on how societal expectations can shape and affect individuals. It highlights themes of peer pressure, societal norms, and personal growth. The singer has to constantly battle with the voices and opinions of others and struggle to form his own identity.


Line by Line Meaning

When I was a little boy,
As a child, I heard certain things that influenced my thinking and my actions.


I've been told a few things,
There were voices in my life that I trusted and followed.


Voices that I believed and I followed,
As a child, I trusted and followed certain voices, even though they sometimes led me astray.


But made me feel so wrong.
Following those voices sometimes made me feel like I was doing something wrong.


I believed that I would have some friends
As a child, I had the idea that certain friends would be with me for life.


I could see all my life,
I envisioned maintaining these friendships through my entire life.


But they thought that it would be a chance,
However, those friends thought that they would take the chance to work and find a wife.


To work and to find a wife,
They believed that working and finding a life partner was more important than maintaining childhood friendships.


You said we would be young 'till we die,
Those same friends believed they would stay young forever.


And everytime so mad.
They lived life passionately, always going full force.


Daddy told me how to be a man,
My father taught me what it meant to be a man.


A worker like the one he's always been,
My father wanted me to follow in his footsteps and become a worker like him.


And would like me to be,
He hoped that I would grow up to be like him.


He said wake up, work hard,
My father instilled in me the value of hard work and waking up early.


But don't do it like that.
However, he also warned me not to blindly follow the conventions of the past without thinking for myself.


And I kept these rejections and voices in my mind,
I internalized the voices that rejected me and kept them present in my thinking.


And it helped me growing up and building me all the time.
This often difficult process helped me grow and develop into the person I am today.


I don't wanna hear,
I refuse to listen to


I don't wanna hear all of your opinions,
I don't want to hear anyone's opinions.


I will never want,
I will never desire


I will never want to have the same motions.
To follow the same ideas and values as others.


Guru was a man I met
I met a man named Guru.


In the factory I worked,
We worked together in a factory.


And I was walking down the street with him
One day, I was walking with him down the street.


And all the guys of the party.
We were joined by other people at the party.


We shouted hard, sang loud,
We became really involved in our singing and shouting.


Stretched out our arms against our enemies.
We made threatening gestures toward our perceived enemies.


You said that we had to act, to show -
Guru encouraged us to take action and show our beliefs.


The Spade, Bum, Black, g**, Jew and Gypsy -
He targeted people based on their ethnicity, sexuality or financial status.


Who we are;
What we stood for.


You've planned to break, to burn and
Guru planned to destroy or hurt these groups in some way.


Wipe out their nest, to protect the country.
He believed that by getting rid of these groups, he was protecting the country.


But I kept on thinking of that crime committed last night,
However, I couldn't help but think of a crime that had been committed the night before.


And it mad me crying, shouting, trembling all the time.
This crime made me feel a range of intense emotions.


I don't wanna hear,
I refuse to listen to


I don't wanna hear all of your opinions,
I don't want to hear anyone's opinions.


I will never want,
I will never desire


I will never want your final solution.
I will never desire the same kind of final solution that you do.


I don't wanna hear,
I refuse to listen to


I don't wanna hear all of your opinions,
I don't want to hear anyone's opinions.


I will never want,
I will never desire


I will never want your final solution.
I will never desire the same kind of final solution that you do.




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