George was featured on Season 6 of Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry on HBO. He was the 2006 Youth Speaks Grand Slam Poetry Champion, 2006 Brave New Voices International Poetry Slam Champion, and performed in a record six consecutive Youth Speaks Grand Slam Finals. The last three of those audiences, all topping out at over 3,000, were the largest ever for poetry slams anywhere in the world. In 2009 Watsky was one of three poets who performed live on FOX at the NAACP Image Awards in honor of Russell Simmons’ lifetime achievement award.
George has made strides to bring his poetic sensibilities to the theater world. His one-man show So Many Levels has been presented in Boston, San Francisco, Vermont, and at the Hip Hop Theater Festival Critical Breaks series in New York City. He has also been featured at the San Francisco and Washington, DC arms of the Hip Hop Theater Festival. He played the title character and co-wrote a 2004 adaptation of Dante’s Divine Comedy for the Living Word Festival and his stage play Harold’s Fall or King Will is the recipient of the 2009 Rod Parker Playwriting Fellowship.
BOOMERANG
Watsky Lyrics
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But bottling feelings'll make a man bleed
The words leave my mouth in a stampede
Watch em galloping, breaking records for land speed
My heart pumps and my lips tend to obey
You're just so Bay, I hope you don't say "no way"
Now that I came back around to okay
And if you love me, I will love you till we go grey
We'll hit El Farolito, and get a bomb burrito
I try to kill my ego when your subject appears
But I still think of you when I had a couple of beers
I'll see you soon I got no use for a bucket of tears
It seemed unlucky how we'd orbit each other for years
We got our timing right and then I collided with you
The wait is worth it in the moment we finally do
What I told you maybe half was true
I know neither of us have a clue
I'm always coming back to you
Your boo, your boo, your boomerang
I know neither of us have the key
But I'm telling you, you have to see
How you're always coming back to me
My boo, my boo, my boomerang
You press my buttons like I were a Nintendo
Me and her up in a permanent limbo
It's like it's nothing when we're burnin the indo
The streetlights like a blur in the window
I got no cause to feel I was betrayed
It's just a symptom of the of the game we played
We pull the hearts out of each others' chests, pull the pins out of the hearts
And toss em back and forth like they're grenades
Hot potato, hot potato, what did you do?
Blow my fuckin arm off and then kiss the booboo
Hit me with a shovel, and then say "I dig you"
And be colder than an igloo
When you want me I don't want you, when I want you, you don't want me
When I sing a tune and you sing it too then it's "womp womp" in the wrong key
You always let me go and do my thang
But I'm always coming back again—boomerang
What I told you maybe half was true
I know neither of us have a clue
I'm always coming back to you
Your boo, your boo, your boomerang
I know neither of us have the key
But I'm telling you, you have to see
How you're always coming back to me
My boo, my boo, my boomerang
The lyrics to Watsky's song Boomerang appear to be about a back-and-forth relationship, where the singer is expressing that he keeps coming back to this person ("your boo, your boo, your boomerang") even though neither of them seem to have all the answers ("I know neither of us have a clue"). The singer acknowledges that he struggles with bottling up his feelings, and expresses a sense of urgency when it comes to his emotions, saying "the words leave my mouth in a stampede." He seems somewhat conflicted, unsure if what he's telling this person is entirely true, but assures them that if they love each other, he'll continue to love them "till we go grey."
The imagery in the song is striking and varied, with the singer comparing their emotions to a "stampede," Nintendo buttons, and grenades, among other things. The chorus, with its repetition of "your boo, your boo, your boomerang" or "my boo, my boo, my boomerang," adds to the sense of back-and-forth that the song is conveying.
Overall, the lyrics suggest a complicated, somewhat tumultuous relationship that the singer can't seem to let go of, no matter how hard he tries. The contrast between the urgent, galloping feeling of the verses and the more resigned, repetitive chorus creates an interesting tension, highlighting the push-and-pull of emotions that the song is describing.
Line by Line Meaning
I hear a little patience what a man need
It takes patience for a man to succeed in life.
But bottling feelings'll make a man bleed
Suppressing emotions can be harmful to one's mental health.
The words leave my mouth in a stampede
Words come out of my mouth quickly and uncontrollably.
Watch em galloping, breaking records for land speed
My words come out so fast that they break land-speed records.
My heart pumps and my lips tend to obey
My heart beats faster when you're around and I tend to say what's on my mind.
You're just so Bay, I hope you don't say "no way"
You're so amazing that I hope you don't reject me.
Now that I came back around to okay
Now that things are good again between us.
And if you love me, I will love you till we go grey
If you love me, I will love you forever.
So be my do-ray-me-fa-so-la-ti-do
Let's be in harmony and go on an adventure together.
We'll hit El Farolito, and get a bomb burrito
Let's go to a great Mexican restaurant and enjoy some delicious food.
I try to kill my ego when your subject appears
I try to be humble when you're around.
But I still think of you when I had a couple of beers
I still think of you even when I'm drinking alcohol.
I'll see you soon I got no use for a bucket of tears
I will see you soon and there's no need to be sad about our past.
It seemed unlucky how we'd orbit each other for years
It was unfortunate how we kept coming back to each other for years.
We got our timing right and then I collided with you
We finally got together at the right time and it was a great collision.
The wait is worth it in the moment we finally do
The wait was worth it when we finally got together.
What I told you maybe half was true
I may not have been completely honest with you.
I know neither of us have a clue
Neither one of us knows what will happen in the future.
I'm always coming back to you
I keep coming back to you because I love you.
Your boo, your boo, your boomerang
You're like a boomerang, I can't stay away from you.
I know neither of us have the key
Neither one of us has the answer to our relationship.
But I'm telling you, you have to see
You need to realize how we keep coming back to each other.
How you're always coming back to me
You keep coming back to me because you love me.
My boo, my boo, my boomerang
You're like a boomerang, you keep coming back to me.
You press my buttons like I were a Nintendo
You know how to push my buttons and control me like a Nintendo game.
Me and her up in a permanent limbo
We're stuck in a never-ending cycle of love and heartache.
It's like it's nothing when we're burnin the indo
It's like our problems disappear when we're smoking weed together.
The streetlights like a blur in the window
Everything outside seems like a blur when we're together at night.
I got no cause to feel I was betrayed
I don't feel betrayed by you because I know our relationship is complicated.
It's just a symptom of the of the game we played
Our relationship is like a game and we're both playing it.
We pull the hearts out of each others' chests, pull the pins out of the hearts
We hurt each other emotionally and it feels like we're taking a grenade out of our chests.
And toss em back and forth like they're grenades
We throw our emotions back and forth like grenades.
Hot potato, hot potato, what did you do?
We're playing a game of hot potato with our emotions and I'm wondering what you did with yours.
Blow my fuckin arm off and then kiss the booboo
You hurt me badly, but then you try to make it better.
Hit me with a shovel, and then say "I dig you"
You hurt me, but you still love me.
And be colder than an igloo
You can be really cold sometimes and it hurts me.
When you want me I don't want you, when I want you, you don't want me
Our feelings for each other are never in sync.
When I sing a tune and you sing it too then it's "womp womp" in the wrong key
We can't even sing a song together in the same key.
You always let me go and do my thang
You give me the freedom to be myself and pursue what I want.
But I'm always coming back again—boomerang
I keep coming back to you because I can't resist you.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Aaron K Carmack, George Watsky, Mikos Da Gawd
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