The Heat
T.O.M.S Lyrics

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So I was walking down the street the other day
I found this tree
I walk by everyday
I never really noticed before though
But then (In the autumn heat)
I walked up to a tree
Gave a little knock
Then all of a sudden I started seein a

I said, huh
I wonder what's in there
Wildlife
So I called after it
Hello, what are you
Hello
You see (Replace his arm with a foot)
Wah
Me?
Wah
Oh god
Waa, waa
Wah
Wah
Wah
I still don't know what the fuck that is (Maybe you should get insurance)
Maybe I should get insurance
That's right
I'll get insurance
I'll be insured
Then I'll know what it is (Maybe you should go to Progressive)
I think I'm gonna go to Progressive, voice inside my head (And I said)
Yo, it's called Progressive
I got a message, I got a question
I like to eat
The metal part of Hot Wheels
I like to eat Hot Wheels in my stomach
It burns a little bit cuz the acrylic paint
Oh god, I'm dying
Ask me what I wanna do (Oh god, I'm dying, oh god, I'm dying)
With my life after college (Acrylic paint in my stomach acid)
I said I would figure it out (Stomach acid, stomach acid, stomach acid, stomach acid)
Please don't call me (Wah)
Remember all the stuff we did (Hot Wheels)
From when I was just a kid (Wah, Hot Wheels)
Made a choice to go away now, and I'll stay now (Wah, wah, Hot Wheels acrylic paint)
Made a choice to go now (In my stomach)
Away
My mom wouldn't let me watch Frankenstein
She said it would make me go bananas
Bananas, bananas
I'm bananas for Frankenstein
Bananas
B-A-N-A-N-A-S, bananas (Bananas)
B-A-N-A-N-A-S, bananas (Bananas)
B-A-N-A-N-A-S, banana-nana-nana-nana-nana-nana

I always seem to get plan B's
Bananas used

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of T.O.M.S's song "The Heat" express the need to be released from a situation or relationship that is causing emotional pain. The repetitive use of the phrase "take the heat off me" highlights the urgency and intensity of the singer's desire to be free. The use of the metaphor of burning adds another layer of intensity to the lyrics, conveying the overwhelming nature of the emotional turmoil the singer is experiencing.

The lyrics suggest that the singer has been hurt by someone who has not been honest or truthful with them, causing a breakdown in trust and communication. The lines "If you'd really lie and cheat, I don't want to meet your kind of terms no more" and "Maybe you weren't even trying to see where I was or where I should be" highlight this lack of trust and understanding. The lyrics suggest that the singer is ready to break away from the situation and move on.

Overall, the lyrics of "The Heat" express a raw and intense emotional experience, giving voice to the desire to be released from a situation causing pain.

Line by Line Meaning

Take the heat off me
I want you to stop putting pressure on me

Please take the heat off me
I am requesting you to relieve me of this burden

Yes, I'm burning
I am feeling overwhelmed and distressed

If you'd really lie and cheat
If you are dishonest and unfaithful

I don't want to meet your kind of terms no more
I am unwilling to comply with your conditions any longer

Don't believe you're trying to make it
I doubt your intentions to succeed

And I just can't keep on taking it no more
I am unable to tolerate this any further

Don't mean to say you double-crossed me
I don't want to accuse you of betrayal

But somehow I think that you've lost me
I feel like you have lost interest in me

Maybe you weren't even trying to see
Perhaps you were not even attempting to understand me

Where I was or where I should be
My current position or the direction I should be heading in