Bodies
The States Lyrics
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Where did you go?
Edge of the yard
I found you, you know
All brown and hard
I can't get your body out of my mind
Can't get your body
Can't get your body
She goes smooth through my body, yea
Through my body she goes smooth
She goes smooth through my body, yea
Through my body she goes smooth
Little killer froggy
Where did you hop?
Under the entertainment center
Realize you just couldn't stop
Worms found a hole in your booty they could enter and
Hey little lizard,
Where did you slink?
Left your cage door open
Under the basement sink
The drippin' water made your mouldy body eyes open and
The States' song "Bodies" is a hauntingly beautiful tune about the inevitable cycle of life and death. The song tells the story of the singer coming into contact with various dead animals, including a salamander, a frog, and a lizard. The opening lines of the song set the tone with the singer asking the little salamander where it went, and then finding it at the edge of the yard, brown and hard. The second stanza mentions a little killer froggy that couldn't stop, and was found under the entertainment center, with worms in its body. The third stanza speaks of a little lizard that left its cage door open, and was found dead under the basement sink, with its body moldy and eyes open.
The repetitive chorus of "Can't get your body out of my mind" emphasizes the lasting impact that the physical remains of these creatures can have on the singer. The use of the phrase "she goes smooth through my body" highlights the idea that the physicality of these dead animals continues to affect the living.
Overall, the song speaks to the cyclical nature of life and death, and the idea that even after we die, our physical remains continue to have an impact on those around us.
Line by Line Meaning
Little salamander
The singer is addressing a small creature, a salamander.
Where did you go?
The singer is asking where the salamander went.
Edge of the yard
The singer is specifying the location where he found the salamander.
I found you, you know
The artist is indicating that he has found the salamander and is possibly more knowledgeable about the creature's whereabouts than anyone else present.
All brown and hard
The salamander's appearance is described as brown and hard.
I can't get your body out of my mind
The singer is recognizing that he is unable to stop thinking about the salamander's dead body.
Can't get your body
The singer repeats that he cannot remove the image of the salamander's body from his mind.
She goes smooth through my body, yea
The artist is describing the sensation of the female subject 'going through his body' smoothly.
Through my body she goes smooth
The artist repeats that the female subject moves through his body smoothly.
Hey little killer froggy
The artist is now addressing a killer frog, possibly associating its predatory behavior with the salamander's death.
Where did you hop?
The singer is inquiring about the killer frog's location.
Under the entertainment center
The artist indicates where the killer frog was found.
Realize you just couldn't stop
The singer comments on the killer frog's hunting behavior that it has hunted and killed before.
Worms found a hole in your booty they could enter and
The singer alludes to the fact that the killer frog may have fell ill and died due to eating infected prey that had worms.
Hey little lizard,
The singer is now addressing a little lizard.
Where did you slink?
The artist wants to know where the lizard disappeared to.
Left your cage door open
The artist is saying that the lizard escaped from its cage.
Under the basement sink
The singer tells us where the lizard was found.
The drippin' water made your mouldy body eyes open and
The singer seems to suggest that the lizard was decaying or in bad condition, and the dripping water possibly caused it to be discovered.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JASON S. FINN, CHRIS BALLEW, DAVID MICHAEL DEDERER
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@bobsmith1405
Name him, The Presidents of the United States of America. Then you rock their song “Body”
Little salamander
Where did you go?
Edge of the yard
I found you, you know
All brown and hard
I can't get your body out of my mind
Can't get your body
I can't get your body out of my mind
Can't get your body
@allthebeernoidea180
What a great album this is 👍👍👍
@danfran13
It's a perfect album.
@carpo719
Its epic
@joannewilson5226
Smooooth,
@BellsofNevermore
Ah, yes, my misspent youth spent imagining some guy eating a dead salamander...
@pennyvanderheyden4031
And all the moldy frogs under the VCR!!!!!!! Soo smooth🐸
@Fausto_4841
Or booty hole worms.
@shenbapiro
Banger
@mikeysurfzz
What a brilliant, groovy song.
Anyone spotted any guitar lesson/cover of this song? I’d love to learn it
@jaysharpESQ
Imma figure it out... It's probably my favorite one from this album