Long time friends and frequent creative collaborators, Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil (Jimmy Abegg, guitar; John Mark Painter, bass; Peter Furler, drums) is a natural assemblage of diverse talents with a common drive - to rediscover the thrill of creating music unencumbered by the confines of industry limitations and reins.
Supported by a major marketing and promotional push at media and radio this fall, Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil are poised to share their intelligent yet primal indie rock sound for those with discriminating tastes and a deep appreciation for independent thinking, razor-sharp lyrics, and white noise distortion.
Rubberneck
Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil Lyrics
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Take a picture, don't stare
Bet you can't look away
You can get a life any day
Pick a panorama
Post an instagram, aw
This was someone's grandma
What's the chatter now?
Rubberneck, click go
You got a right to know
Every ugly detail
Get it retail
Ready, tell
Hey you, look at me
I'm on the loose, I'm an insect
Zoom out, move in tight
You got a right
To your rubberneck
Rubberneck, over here
You look, I'll steer
Get a little closer
Get every nose hair
If there's nothing here to see
Why they stretching out the tape?
You're agape rubbernecking
Lift the cape, flash,
Wait a second
Hey you, is it dead?
I never said you could bottleneck
Zoom out, move in tight
You got a right
To your rubberneck
Hey fool, click a link
We're gonna send you on a train wreck
Power down, hands off brakes
I got your eyesight
You got the shakes
So what'll it be now?
What do you see now?
In the surreal now
We're screening
Rubber check, bounce
Rubber soul, bounce
Where'd they go?
If a soul weighs an ounce
Who can fetch it?
Go on, catch it if you can
Son of Man knows better
We can reconnect
Body and soul
We can resurrect
We've got the goal
A virtual soul
Now zoom out
Move in tight
You got a right
To your rubberneck
Hey fool, click a link
We're comin' on another train wreck
Zoom in, nice and tight
We've got the right to your
To your...
Hey you
Click here
We've got the goal
A virtual soul
Hey you
Click here
We've got the goal
A virtual soul
Hey you
Click here
We've got the goal
A virtual soul
Hey you
Click here
We've got the goal
A virtual soul
The lyrics of "Rubberneck" by Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil criticize our culture's obsession with gawking at tragedies, misfortunes, and scandals. The song exposes society's appetite for sensationalism and how technology has facilitated this practice. The words "Rubberneck, over there/Take a picture, don't stare/Bet you can't look away/You can get a life any day" reveal how people's gratification in peering into the private lives of others has become a hobby. The line "Every ugly detail/Get it retail" implies that people are continuously seeking out more shocking and tragic stories to satisfy their craving.
The lyrics suggest that this behavior is causing us to become desensitized to violence and death. The words "If there's nothing here to see/Why they stretching out the tape?/You're agape rubbernecking/Lift the cape, flash, wait a second" implies that the media is prolonging coverage of events to entice people to gawk longer, thereby exposing them to further horror. The song concludes with the lyrics "We've got the goal/A virtual soul," suggesting that we have become so consumed with technology that we have lost sight of our humanity.
Line by Line Meaning
Rubberneck, over there
Look over there
Take a picture, don't stare
Don't just stare, take a picture
Bet you can't look away
You can't resist watching it
You can get a life any day
You can focus on your own life anytime
Pick a panorama
Choose a good view
Post an instagram, aw
Share it on Instagram
This was someone's grandma
Remember that was somebody's grandma or someone's personal moment
What's it matter now
Why does it matter now?
What's the chatter now?
What are people saying about it now?
Rubberneck, click go
Watch and click to take pictures
You got a right to know
You have the right to know what's happening
Every ugly detail
Every disturbing detail
Get it retail
Get it as quickly as possible
Ready, tell
Ready to share?
Hey you, look at me
Look at me
I'm on the loose, I'm an insect
I am everywhere and hard to control
Zoom out, move in tight
Take a wider view, then zoom in
You got a right
You have permission
To your rubberneck
To watch and take pictures
Rubberneck, over here
Watch over here
You look, I'll steer
Watch and I'll drive
Get a little closer
Come a bit closer
Get every nose hair
See every detail
If there's nothing here to see
If there's nothing interesting happening
Why they stretching out the tape?
Why are they putting up barricades?
You're agape rubbernecking
You're staring with your mouth open
Lift the cape, flash, wait a second
Move the covering, take a picture, but wait a moment
Hey you, is it dead?
Is it dead?
I never said you could bottleneck
I didn't give you permission to block other people's way
Zoom out, move in tight
Take a wider view, then zoom in
Hey fool, click a link
Click the link, silly
We're gonna send you on a train wreck
Get ready for a disaster
Power down, hands off brakes
Prepare to stop but don't actually stop
I got your eyesight
I am controlling what you see
You got the shakes
You are trembling with excitement
So what'll it be now?
What do you want now?
What do you see now?
What do you perceive now?
In the surreal now
In this strange, unreal moment
We're screening
We're watching and recording
Rubber check, bounce
Double-check and recoil
Rubber soul, bounce
Flexible spirit, bounce
Where'd they go?
Where did they disappear?
If a soul weighs an ounce
If a soul is weightless
Who can fetch it?
Who can retrieve it?
Go on, catch it if you can
Try to capture it
Son of Man knows better
Jesus Christ knows best
We can reconnect
We can connect again
Body and soul
Physical and spiritual self
We can resurrect
We can bring back to life
We've got the goal
We have the objective
A virtual soul
An online spirit
Now zoom out
Take a wider view now
Move in tight
Zoom in now
Hey fool, click a link
Click the link, silly
We're comin' on another train wreck
A disaster is coming
We've got the right to your
We have the permission to control
To your...
To watch and take pictures
Hey you
You there
Click here
Click on this
We've got the goal
We have the objective
A virtual soul
An online spirit
Hey you
You there
Click here
Click on this
We've got the goal
We have the objective
A virtual soul
An online spirit
Hey you
You there
Click here
Click on this
We've got the goal
We have the objective
A virtual soul
An online spirit
Hey you
You there
Click here
Click on this
We've got the goal
We have the objective
A virtual soul
An online spirit
Contributed by Oliver G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.