Band features:
Ben Shapiro - drums
Bradley Banks - bass
Vanessa Hayes - backing vocals
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Shame
Scary Mansion Lyrics
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And you will have like fifty thousand types of fun
I would like to see you get very, very very famous
I would also like to see you get locked away this year
You give shame
A very bad name
You give shame
This is about a very small instrument
This is about our good pals
They can see you are a very fine, fine man
They can tell you are a very fine, fine man
You give shame
A very bad name
You give shame
A very bad, very bad name
A very bad name
The song "Shame" by Scary Mansion seems to be an ironic take on the idea of fame and how it can be fleeting and destructive at the same time. The opening lines of the song speak of the possibility of being watched by thousands of people and having different types of fun while doing so. This sets up the idea of fame as being something that can be both enjoyable and dangerous. The following line "I would like to see you get very, very famous" speaks to the idea that everyone seeks fame and success to some extent, but it is not always a good thing. The following line, "I would also like to see you get locked away this year" brings in a contrasting theme, that of shame and the idea that fame can bring about sinful acts that deserve punishment.
The chorus of the song "You give shame a very bad name" seems to be a play on the phrase "You give love a bad name" by Bon Jovi, which is a song about the pain of lost love. Here, Scary Mansion replaces love with shame, making it seem like shame is something worse than lost love. The repeated emphasis on the phrase "a very bad name" makes it clear that shame is not something to be taken lightly.
The second verse of the song seems to introduce a new idea, that of an unnamed small instrument and "good pals." It is unclear what this means, but it seems to be metaphorical and possibly related to the idea of fame and shame. The concept of being a "fine man" comes up once again, alluding to the fact that people can appear one way on the surface, but have dark secrets that they hide from public view. Overall, "Shame" is a dark and thoughtful commentary on the pitfalls of fame and how it can lead to shame and punishment.
Line by Line Meaning
Maybe like fifty thousand people will watch it happen
There will be so many people watching you do whatever it is you do
And you will have like fifty thousand types of fun
You will find many, many ways to have fun and entertain those watching
I would like to see you get very, very very famous
I want you to become incredibly famous, to have a lot of people know who you are
I would also like to see you get locked away this year
I want to see you get punished, to be put away in prison or other form of confinement within the present year
You give shame
You do things that are shameful
A very bad name
This reputation you're building is terrible
A very bad, very bad name
It's a reputation so bad, it's terrible
This is about a very small instrument
This is referring to something small that's causing a problem
This is about our good pals
This is about people we know and like
They can see you are a very fine, fine man
Our friends think you're a good person
They can tell you are a very fine, fine man
They can recognize that you are a good person
Contributed by Lillian I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.