Paranoid
The Sunday Drivers Lyrics


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I watched a monkey swimming in my bed like a bird
I watched a donkey flying at my head like the monkey
I felt a liquid running down my throat like a toad
I felt a smell, a taste of marmalade, when I saw your face
I'm becoming paranoid with you gone
If I could go back in time just to find
One more lie to buy some time
I saw a baby screaming in a car and run so far
I lost my shoes, found them in a pool with the baby




I took the car, drove into a bend and bent in bed
I watched myself falling from a cliff when I heard you breathe

Overall Meaning

The Sunday Drivers' song Paranoid is a surreal ode to the singer's descent into madness and delusion in the aftermath of a heartbreak. The lyrics are filled with disjointed and bizarre imagery, as the singer recounts his hallucinations and nighttime antics. The opening lines describe a monkey swimming in the singer's bed, followed by a donkey flying at his head, highlighting the chaotic and unpredictable nature of his thoughts. He then describes feeling a strange sensation in his throat and a taste of marmalade when he sees the face of his ex-lover, indicating that his memories of her are both sweet and sickening.


The chorus reveals the central theme of the song, with the singer lamenting, "I'm becoming paranoid with you gone." He longs to go back in time and find "one more lie to buy some time," suggesting that he would rather live in a comfortable lie than face the harsh reality of their breakup. The second verse tells the story of a baby screaming in a car, which the singer rescues and then loses again when he finds his shoes in a pool. He then takes the car and drives it into a bend, ending up back in bed. The song concludes with the haunting image of the singer falling off a cliff, symbolizing his descent into madness and despair.


Overall, Paranoid is a deeply personal and introspective song that explores the complex emotions of heartbreak and loss. The surreal and dreamlike imagery creates a sense of disorientation and confusion, reflecting the singer's internal turmoil. The rawness and authenticity of the lyrics make it a powerful and moving song that resonates with anyone who has experienced heartbreak or betrayal.


Line by Line Meaning

I watched a monkey swimming in my bed like a bird
I had a hallucination that felt confusing and absurd


I watched a donkey flying at my head like the monkey
My mind was racing with delusions so erratic and funky


I felt a liquid running down my throat like a toad
An unpleasant sensation in my throat, an eerie feeling that stowed


I felt a smell, a taste of marmalade, when I saw your face
A sensory perception that could have been my psyche's own disgrace


I'm becoming paranoid with you gone
I feel like I'm losing my mind now that you're no longer there to lean on


If I could go back in time just to find One more lie to buy some time
I'm willing to lie to myself and imagine a reality that's not benign


I saw a baby screaming in a car and run so far
A figment of my imagination that made me feel quite bizarre


I lost my shoes, found them in a pool with the baby
A strange visual that left me confused, as if my perception was hazy


I took the car, drove into a bend and bent in bed
A delusion that made me feel as if reality was twisted and misread


I watched myself falling from a cliff when I heard you breathe
A vivid hallucination that made me feel like I was about to leave




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Comments from YouTube:

miner sifre

espectacular...

DaliSalvador

Cuestion de Sexo!

Lucas Leonardo

+DaliTozzi llevo desde anoche con "on my mind" por esa serie, me gusta y ahora estoy descargando toda la musica de ellos xD

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