Born Slippy
Pete Tong / Fatboy Slim / Paul Oakenfold Lyrics


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Drive boy dog boy
Dirty numb angel boy
In the doorway boy
She was a-lipstick boy
She was a-beautiful boy
And tears boy
And all in your inner space boy
You had hands girls boy
And steel boy
You had chemicals boy
I've grown so close to you boy
And you just groan boy
She said come over come over
She smiled at you boy

Drive boy dog boy
Dirty numb angel boy
In the doorway boy
She was a-lipstick boy
She was a-beautiful boy
And tears boy
And all in your inner space boy
You had hands girls boy
And steel boy
You had chemicals boy
I've grown so close to you boy
And you just groan boy
She said come over come over
She smiled at you boy

Let your feelings slip boy
But never your mask boy
Random blond boy
High density random
Blond boy
Blond country
Blond high density
You are my drug boy
You're real boy
Dog dirty dumb cracking boy
You're getting wet boy
Big big time boy
Acid bears boy
Babes and babes
And babes and babes
And babes
And remembering nothing boy
Do you like my tin horn boy
It gets wet like at Angel
Derailed

You got a velvet mouth
You're so succulent and beautiful
Shimmering and dirty
Wonderful and hot time
On your telephone line
And God and everything
On your telephone
And in walks an angel

Look at me mum
Squatting pissed in the tube hole
At Tottenham Court Road
I just come out of the Ship
Talking to the most blond
I ever met
Shouting lager lager lager lager
Shouting lager lager lager lager
Shouting lager lager lager lager
Shouting lager lager lager
Shouting mega mega
White thing
Mega mega white thing
Mega mega white thing
Mega mega
Shouting lager lager lager lager
Mega mega white thing
Mega mega white thing
So many things to see and do
In the tube hole
The blond going back
To Romford
Mega mega mega going back
To Romford
Hi mum are you having fun




On your way
To a new age tension headache

Overall Meaning

The song "Born Slippy" by Pete Tong, Fatboy Slim, and Paul Oakenfold is a high-energy track with introspective lyrics that evoke images of a wild night out in the city. The lyrics appear to describe a young man wandering the streets with a sense of restlessness and disillusionment. The first verse introduces the boy as a "drive boy dog boy" who is dirty and numb, suggesting that he is lost and disconnected from the world around him. Despite this, he is attracted to a beautiful girl who offers him comfort and companionship. The second verse takes a more surreal turn, with the singer recognizing the self-destructive tendencies of the boy and his attraction to dangerous and mind-altering substances. The repeated refrain of "Shouting lager lager lager lager" suggests that alcohol is a recurring theme in the singer's life.


The third verse is the most obscure, with the boy seemingly talking to his mother while squatting in a "tube hole" at Tottenham Court Road. He is excited about his encounter with a blonde girl, and the singer suggests that he is not immune to the allure of consumerist culture ("Mega mega white thing"). The final line, "Are you having fun on your way to a new age tension headache," suggests that the boy's reckless behavior will ultimately lead to negative consequences.


Line by Line Meaning

Drive boy dog boy
The boy drove furiously like a dog


Dirty numb angel boy
The boy is dirty, numb, and as if under the influence of some drug; he also has the qualities of an angel


In the doorway boy
The boy is standing in the doorway


She was a-lipstick boy
The girl wore lipstick like a boy


She was a-beautiful boy
The girl had beautiful features like a boy


And tears boy
The boy is crying


And all in your inner space boy
All the emotions are building inside the boy


You had hands girls boy
The boy had the hands of a girl


And steel boy
The boy was strong like steel


You had chemicals boy
The boy had chemical substances in his body


I've grown so close to you boy
The singer has grown very close to the boy


And you just groan boy
The boy only groans in response


She said come over come over
The girl asked the boy to come over


She smiled at you boy
The girl smiled at the boy


Let your feelings slip boy
The singer wants the boy to let his feelings out


But never your mask boy
But he shouldn't take off his 'mask'


Random blond boy
A random blonde boy


High density random
Packed tight like a crowd


Blond country
A country full of blondes


Blond high density
A dense crowd made up of blondes


You are my drug boy
The boy is the artist's drug of choice


You're real boy
The boy is real


Dog dirty dumb cracking boy
The boy is dog-like and stupid, but still lovable


You're getting wet boy
The boy is getting aroused


Big big time boy
The boy is successful and big-time


Acid bears boy
The boy is tripping on acid


Babes and babes
Lots of beautiful women


And babes and babes
Even more beautiful women


And babes
Just more beautiful women


And remembering nothing boy
The boy can't remember anything


Do you like my tin horn boy
The singer is asking the boy if he likes her trumpet


It gets wet like at Angel
It sounds like the artist is talking about her trumpet getting moist like when it's raining in the Angel district of London


Derailed
The boy is thrown off-course or out of control


You got a velvet mouth
The boy's mouth is soft and smooth like velvet


You're so succulent and beautiful
The boy is succulent and beautiful


Shimmering and dirty
The boy is both sparkling and corrupted


Wonderful and hot time
The singer is having a wonderful time with the boy and it's hot


On your telephone line
The boy is talking on the telephone


And God and everything
The boy is overwhelmed, experiencing everything and feeling close to God


On your telephone
The boy is still on the phone


And in walks an angel
A true angel enters the room


Look at me mum
The singer is addressing their mother


Squatting pissed in the tube hole
The singer is in the subway, drunk, and urinating somewhere he shouldn't


At Tottenham Court Road
Specifically, this is happening at Tottenham Court Road station


I just come out of the Ship
The artist has just come out of a bar called the Ship


Talking to the most blond
The artist is chatting with someone who is exceptionally blonde


I ever met
The blond person is the blondest person the singer has ever met


Shouting lager lager lager lager
The artist is shouting for more beer


Shouting mega mega
The singer is also shouting for something 'mega'


White thing
This could be referring to cocaine or some other white, powdery drug


Mega mega white thing
The singer wants a large amount of the white drug he mentioned earlier


So many things to see and do
There are many things to experience in the world


In the tube hole
But currently, the artist is in the subway


The blond going back
The blond person is leaving


To Romford
They're heading to a town called Romford


Mega mega mega going back
The artist again chants 'mega' and mentions that the person is heading back to Romford


Hi mum are you having fun
The artist addresses their mother again, asking if she's having a good time


On your way
The artist's mother is on her way somewhere


To a new age tension headache
The destination is a place or event that is stressful or causes headaches




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Written by: Darren Paul Emerson, Karl Hyde, Richard David Smith

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

NONETHELESS

Iconic!

Drive boy dive boy
Dirty numb angel boy
In the doorway boy
She was a lipstick boy
She was a beautiful boy
And tears boy
And all in your inner space boy
You had
Hand girls boy
And steel boy
You had chemicals boy
I've grown so close to you
Boy and you just groan boy
She said come over come over
She smiled at you boy

Drive boy dive boy
Dirty numb angel boy
In the doorway boy
She was a lipstick boy
She was a beautiful boy
And tears boy
And all in your inner space boy
You had
Hand girls boy
And steel boy
You had chemicals boy
I've grown so close to you
Boy and you just groan boy
She said come over come over
She smiled at you boy.

Let your feelings slip boy
But never your mask boy
Random blonde bio high density random
Blonde boy blonde country blonde high density
You are my drug boy
You're real boy
Speak to me and boy dog
Dirty numb cracking boy
You geting wet boy
Big big time boy
Acid bear boy
Babes and babes and babes and babes and babes
And remembering nothing boy
You like my tear hole boy
It gets Wet like an angel
Derailed

You got a velvet mouth
You're so succulent and beautiful
Shimmering and dirty
Wonderful and hot times
On your telephone line
And god and everything
On your telephone
And in walks an angel

And look at me mum
Squatting pissed in a tube-
Hole at Tottenham Court Road
I just come out of The Ship
Talking to the most
Blonde I ever met
Shouting
Lager lager lager lager
Shouting
Lager lager lager lager
Shouting...
Lager lager lager
Shouting
Mega mega white thing
Mega mega white thing
Mega mega white thing
Mega mega
Shouting lager lager lager lager
Mega mega white thing
Mega mega white thing
So many things to see and do
In the tube hole true
Blonde going back to Romford
Mega mega mega going back to Romford
How am I at having fun
I know why you're on your way
To a new tension
Headache



All comments from YouTube:

Frajola D.

This is still as fresh in 2023 as it was in 1995. 💖

Marianne Karvonen

Me too!!!
W 57

Nick

Early 90's. Rave, techno, good times, dancing, after hours parties... no phones, no social bs media. Just pure energy, pure emotion. Blessed to live through all that with full force... and blessed i survived.

NLsandman dromeland

Look at the phone screens in the public, when I was raving in the '90s I was dancing for 8 to 9 hours. Now days they only stand still and filming, what an idiots.

D Robbo

Same here Nick , 50 plus nd lovin it 🤣

Joe, a Sneaker lover

🙌

Haste Kulvaati

@NLsandman dromeland

Yeah but…

I bet when you were doing that in the 1990’s you didn’t picture yourself in 20 years complaining about ‘kids these days’.

Part of the spirit of those times for me is not drowning in nostalgia. It was a great moment. It was forward looking.

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JG

I'm 97 years old but this is one of my favourite songs, which I listen to regularly. I remember the first time I heard it. It was my 71st birthday and my grandson got it for me on CD. I put it on straight away. We had a great night. I cried.
Great music is timeless

bargain wall art

I am neally 60 had plenty parties in Thailand i know what u mean age doesnt mean old enjoy it.

Israel Alvares

Awesome

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