Stephen Lynch is an American singer and comedian, famous for his raunchy co… Read Full Bio ↴Stephen Lynch is an American singer and comedian, famous for his raunchy comic lyrics. He was born July 28, 1971 in Abington, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Saginaw, Michigan and attended Western Michigan University, where he learned to play guitar. He is a Tony nominee for his role as Robbie Hart in the Broadway musical, The Wedding Singer. Stephen married Erin Dwight in September of 2003.

Lynch has produced eight albums:
Live At XM Studios (Live concert available only on the XM Comedy channel, no CD release planned)
The Craig Machine
Live at the El Rey (DVD)
Superhero
A Little Bit Special
Half A Man (Lynch's original demo tape; currently out of print)
3 Balloons
Lion

And one Broadway cast album:
The Wedding Singer, Original Broadway Cast Recording

R.D.C.
Stephen Lynch Lyrics

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I used to think the perfect girl was only in my dreams
Until I saw your perfect face upon the movie screen
You seemed to know that I was there
As though from God's design.

And as I cried,
I told myself someday you'd be mine.

Rae Dawn Chong, baby, won't you hear my song?
I have loved you for so long,
And I know I can make you love me too.

I write you letters every day.
I send flowers to your home.
But it's difficult to prove my love
When you won't answer the phone.
And looking through binoculars
Makes it really hard
To see you from the camp that I've set up
In your front yard.

Rae Dawn Chong, why won't you hear my song?
What am I doing wrong?
'Cause I can't seem to make you love me too.

And here inside my prison cell
Just lying in my bed
I wonder if you loved me
When I shot you in the head

Rae Dawn Chong, you only had to hear my song.
I even bought your dad a bong.
And all you had to do was love me.

I gave you every chance to love me.
You stupid bitch, you should have loved me too

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Stephen Lynch's R.D.C. are a satirical take on the obsessive and delusional behavior of some fans towards celebrities they idolize. The song follows the narrative of a man who is infatuated with Rae Dawn Chong, a Canadian-American actress, and believes that they are meant to be together. He initially sees her as a perfect girl, projecting his fantasies onto her image on the movie screen. He imagines that she knows he is there, indicating a sense of ego and entitlement. He cries and convinces himself that she will be his someday.

The man's obsession with Rae Dawn Chong takes different turns. He writes letters every day, sends flowers to her home, and sets up camp outside her house but fails to get in touch with her. The chorus of the song conveys his frustration as he pleas with Chong to hear his song and love him back. As the song progresses, it gradually reveals his increasingly disturbing behavior. He stalks her, looking through binoculars and setting up camp in her front yard to be closer to her. Finally, he admits to shooting her, indicating that the man's love and obsession turned into hate and violence.

Overall, the song presents a chilling, dark-humored commentary on the darker side of celebrity worship, the sense of ownership, and the entitlement that some fans exhibit towards celebrities they adore.

Line by Line Meaning

I used to think the perfect girl was only in my dreams
I did not believe that my perfect match existed in real life.

Until I saw your perfect face upon the movie screen
I saw Rae Dawn Chong while watching a movie and thought she was perfect.

You seemed to know that I was there
I felt like Rae Dawn Chong sensed my presence.

As though from God's design.
It felt like fate that I saw her in that movie.

And as I cried, I told myself someday you'd be mine.
I cried because I was so in love with her and hoped that one day she would love me too.

Rae Dawn Chong, baby, won't you hear my song?
I am pleading with her to listen to my desperate plea.

I have loved you for so long, And I know I can make you love me too.
I have loved her for a long time and am convinced that I can make her love me if she just gives me a chance.

I write you letters every day.
I write her letters every single day.

I send flowers to your home.
I frequently send her flowers to express my love for her.

But it's difficult to prove my love When you won't answer the phone.
It is hard to prove my love when she won't even talk to me.

And looking through binoculars Makes it really hard To see you from the camp that I've set up In your front yard.
It is difficult to see her because I have set up a camp in her front yard and I have to use binoculars to view her.

Rae Dawn Chong, why won't you hear my song?
I am desperately asking her why she won't listen to me.

What am I doing wrong? 'Cause I can't seem to make you love me too.
I am confused as to what I am doing wrong because I can't seem to make her love me back.

And here inside my prison cell Just lying in my bed I wonder if you loved me When I shot you in the head
I am in prison now because I shot her, and I am wondering if she ever loved me back when I did it.

Rae Dawn Chong, you only had to hear my song.
I am blaming her for not listening to me because all she had to do was hear my plea.

I even bought your dad a bong.
I even went as far as buying her father a bong as a gesture of kindness.

And all you had to do was love me. I gave you every chance to love me. You stupid bitch, you should have loved me too
I am angry at her because she did not love me back even though I gave her every chance, and I insult her by calling her a stupid bitch.

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