Mr. Peppery
The Busters Lyrics


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mr. peppery is a normal citizen
nothing in his life goes the way he wants
he is sure that nobody loves him
hey man, what’s wrong with you?

mr. peppery sitting in his buick
traffic lights always change to red
all his neighbours play soupy music
kids are too loud he’d like to kick them out
hey man, what’s wrong with that?

just go away, you’d better run and hide
he feels like hulk meeting mr. hyde

just go away, you’d better run and hide
he feels like hulk meeting mr. hyde

mr. peppery’s lying in the hospital
as you see his anger proved fatal
in his coffin will he rest in peace
lets say a prayer for those left in grief
my god, what have we done?

just go away, you’d better run and hide
he feels like hulk meeting mr. hyde

just go away, you’d better run and hide
he feels like hulk meeting mr. hyde

mr. peppery was just a normal citizen
nothing in his life went the way he wanted
you know he will never be forgotten
and all the troubles he had to fight

just go away, you’d better run and hide
he feels like hulk meeting mr. hyde





just go away, you’d better run and hide
he feels like hulk meeting mr. hyde

Overall Meaning

The Busters's song "Mr. Peppery" tells the story of a man named Mr. Peppery who is living a life of frustration and anger. He perceives that nothing in his life goes the way he wants it to, and that nobody loves him. He is depicted as being easily annoyed by the smallest things, such as the traffic lights always turning red and his neighbors playing music too loudly. As the song progresses, Mr. Peppery's anger becomes more destructive, and he ends up in the hospital after his anger proves to be fatal.


The overarching message of the song seems to be a warning against the dangers of unchecked anger and resentment. Mr. Peppery's inability to cope with his feelings of frustration and loneliness leads to tragedy, and we are left to reflect on the ways in which we, as a society, can address and prevent similar outcomes.


Line by Line Meaning

mr. peppery is a normal citizen
Mr. Peppery is an ordinary person.


nothing in his life goes the way he wants
Mr. Peppery is unhappy because his life isn't the way he desires it to be.


he is sure that nobody loves him
Mr. Peppery thinks that nobody cares for him.


hey man, what’s wrong with you?
Someone is trying to figure out why Mr. Peppery is miserable.


mr. peppery sitting in his buick
Mr. Peppery is inside his Buick car.


traffic lights always change to red
Mr. Peppery is always frustrated because he gets stuck at red traffic lights.


all his neighbours play soupy music
Mr. Peppery's neighbours listen to soft, slow music which he doesn't like.


kids are too loud he’d like to kick them out
The children are making a lot of noise, and Mr. Peppery wants them to leave.


hey man, what’s wrong with that?
Someone is asking why Mr. Peppery is so angry.


just go away, you’d better run and hide
Mr. Peppery's anger is causing him to become violent.


he feels like hulk meeting mr. hyde
Mr. Peppery is feeling like Dr. Jekyll turning into Mr. Hyde, a character from a novel who was known for his violent behavior.


mr. peppery’s lying in the hospital
Mr. Peppery is in the hospital.


as you see his anger proved fatal
Mr. Peppery's violent behavior resulted in his death.


in his coffin will he rest in peace
Mr. Peppery will be laid to rest in his coffin.


lets say a prayer for those left in grief
We should pray for those who are saddened by Mr. Peppery's death.


my god, what have we done?
Someone is regretful about what has happened to Mr. Peppery.


you know he will never be forgotten
Mr. Peppery will always be remembered.


and all the troubles he had to fight
Mr. Peppery faced a lot of difficulties during his life.




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