Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine are a cover band and comedy a… Read Full Bio ↴Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine are a cover band and comedy act based in Los Angeles, California. The band's name is a play on that of rock band Rage Against The Machine, and Cheese's pseudonym is a reference to smegma. The band specializes in playing jazz and lounge covers of popular rock and rap tunes from the last thirty years, particularly those with offensive lyrical content...

Since 2000, the band has played concerts around the U.S.A. and Europe, and has made numerous television appearances, including performances on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Fox News Channel, CNN, and as the house band on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly and MTV's Say What? Karaoke series.

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Richard Cheese Lyrics

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I sit around and watch the tube but, nothing's on
I change the channels for an hour or two
Twiddle my thumbs just for a bit
I'm sick of all the same old shit
In a house with unlocked doors
And I'm fucking lazy

Bite my lip and close my eyes

Take me away to paradise
I'm so damn bored, I'm going blind!!!
And I smell like shit

Peel me off this Velcro seat and get me moving
I sure as hell can't do it by myself
I'm feeling like a dog in heat
Barred indoors from the summer street
I locked the door to my own cell
And I lost the key

Bite my lip and close my eyes
Take me away to paradise
I'm so damn bored, I'm going blind!!!
And I smell like shit

I got no motivation
Where is my motivation
No time for motivation
Smoking my inspiration

I sit around and watch the phone, but no one's calling
Call me pathetic, call me what you will
My mother says to get a job
But she don't like the one she's got
When masturbation's lost its fun
You're fucking lonely

Bite my lip and close my eyes
Take me away to paradise
I'm so damn bored, I'm going blind
And loneliness has to suffice
Bite my lip and close my eyes
Slipping away to paradise

Some say, "Quit or I'll go blind"
But it's just a myth

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Richard Cheese's song Longview express a sense of boredom and lack of motivation, describing the singer's day with a television schedule that is not meeting his expectations. Frustrated with the repetition of his life, he is unable to muster up the energy to move or make a meaningful change. The metaphor of being "locked in a cell," and having lost the key, emphasizes his inability to escape the monotony that he has found himself in.

The chorus "Take me away to paradise" suggests a desire for excitement and adventure, and emphasizes a desire to escape from his current boring circumstances. While the line "smoking my inspiration" alludes to substance consumption as an escape, a use of a larger apparent metaphor could imply that the singer of the song is searching for an escape in general.

Overall, the lyrics speak to a type of ennui that can set in when a person becomes too comfortable in their routine, and sometimes it takes an external force or consciousness shift to break free from it.

Line by Line Meaning

I sit around and watch the tube but, nothing's on
I am sitting around staring at the television, but there's nothing interesting to watch

I change the channels for an hour or two
I switch channels repeatedly for an hour or two

Twiddle my thumbs just for a bit
I am just sitting idly with nothing to do for a short amount of time

I'm sick of all the same old shit
I am tired of doing the same things over and over again

In a house with unlocked doors
I am in a house with unlocked doors

And I'm fucking lazy
I am extremely lazy

Bite my lip and close my eyes
I am biting my lip and closing my eyes

Take me away to paradise
I want to escape from my current situation to a paradise-like place

I'm so damn bored, I'm going blind!!!
I am extremely bored to the point where it's affecting me mentally

And I smell like shit
I have a bad odor

Peel me off this Velcro seat and get me moving
I need someone to motivate me to get up and start doing something

I sure as hell can't do it by myself
I am unable to get motivated on my own

I'm feeling like a dog in heat
I am feeling restless and uncontrollable

Barred indoors from the summer street
I am stuck inside my house and missing out on the fun summer activities outside

I locked the door to my own cell
I have effectively trapped myself inside my own house

And I lost the key
I am unable to escape from my current situation

I got no motivation
I don't have any drive or ambition to do anything

Where is my motivation
I am searching for my lost motivation

No time for motivation
I don't have any time to find or regain my motivation

Smoking my inspiration
I am using smoking as a way to get inspired

I sit around and watch the phone, but no one's calling
I am waiting for someone to call me, but nobody is

Call me pathetic, call me what you will
I am aware that others may see me as pathetic or something else negative

My mother says to get a job
My mother is advising me to find employment

But she don't like the one she's got
My mother doesn't like her own job, so I don't want to be in a similar situation

When masturbation's lost its fun
When even masturbation has lost its appeal and excitement

You're fucking lonely
It's a sign that I'm extremely lonely

And loneliness has to suffice
I have to accept loneliness as the status quo

Slipping away to paradise
I am drifting off to my own paradise

Some say, 'Quit or I'll go blind'
There's a myth that masturbating too much can cause blindness

But it's just a myth
It's not true that too much masturbation causes blindness

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG, FRANK E., III WRIGHT, FRANK EDWIN WRIGHT III, MICHAEL PRITCHARD, MIKE DIRNT, MIKE RYAN PRITCHARD, TRE COOL

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