1) P … Read Full Bio ↴There are at least two artists that have gone by the name "P":
1) P was a short-lived band formed in early 1993 by Butthole Surfers' Gibby Haynes, actor Johnny Depp, Sal Jenco, and Bill Carter. The band had their first gig at the Austin Music Awards in 1993 and released one self-titled album in November 1995. They have also been said to play the odd gig at Johnny Depp's Viper Room.
2) P is a DJ, producer and remixer, located in Trebinje, Republic of Srpska. He became known with his mixtape "Black Ovo, ono", which was one of the most played foreign black music mixtapes in Yugoslavia, especially in Belgrade. Other popular releases were several remixes of Beyonce/50 Cent - In Da Club, and Despina Vandi - Gia.
I Save Cigarette Butts
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Across town
We were making marriage plans
And some guy came over and took her to
A wrestling match
Later that evening Frankenstein
And the beauty queen sat thumbing through
A Better Homes and Gardens magazine
Along came a spider, sat down beside her
And took her to
A wrestling match
I had this dream about these angels
I had this dream the other night
It was really weird
They were playing guitars
And getting loud
And they spilt beer on Jesus
I save cigarette butts for a poor girl
Across town
I spent a lot of money at the pizza shop
Just to watch the waitresses walk
Back and forth
I go to school, I′m a college student
I have a secret pocket on the inside of my coat
Where I keep this cigarette butt
Meanwhile on the dance floor
The loud guitar
Solo seems to be promoting wild desires
The music has set their hearts on fire with lust
Sure are a lot of cigarette butts layin' around
I thought I′d give her one more chance
So I went over to see her again at her house
And when I walked in
There was her and him
And they were having a wrestling match
I save cigarette butts for a poor girl
Across town
The lyrics to P's song "I Save Cigarette Butts" follow the stream of consciousness style of writing, in which seemingly unrelated images and ideas are strung together without a clear narrative structure. The song opens with the singer saying that he saves cigarette butts for a poor girl across town. This could be interpreted in several ways, perhaps as an act of strange, unrequited love or as a gesture of random kindness towards an unknown person. The next lines suggest that the singer and this girl were making marriage plans, but then someone else intervened and took her to a wrestling match. The mention of Frankenstein and a beauty queen reading a home decor magazine adds to the surreal and absurd feel of the lyrics.
Later, the singer describes a dream in which angels are playing guitars and spilling beer on Jesus, again highlighting the disjointed nature of the song. The singer also mentions spending money at a pizza shop just to watch the waitresses walk back and forth, indicating a possible obsession or objectification of women. The mention of being a college student with a secret pocket for a cigarette butt further adds to the weirdness of the lyrics. Finally, the song ends with a disappointing scene of the singer finding the girl he saves cigarette butts for having a wrestling match with another man.
Overall, the lyrics to "I Save Cigarette Butts" paint a confusing and nonsensical picture. The song seems to be exploring themes of loneliness, obsession, and the randomness of life. The repetition of the line "I save cigarette butts for a poor girl across town" throughout the song could be interpreted as a desperate attempt at connection or as a symbol of a futile and unfulfilled desire.
Line by Line Meaning
I save cigarette butts for a poor girl
I hold on to cigarette butts to give them to a poor girl
Across town
She lives far away from me
We were making marriage plans
We were discussing getting married
And some guy came over and took her to a wrestling match
Another man interrupted our plans and took her to a wrestling match
Later that evening Frankenstein
Later that night, Frankenstein appeared
And the beauty queen sat thumbing through A Better Homes and Gardens magazine
The woman I was interested in was reading a magazine
Making plans and holding hands
We were making future plans and holding hands
Along came a spider, sat down beside her
Another man approached and sat next to her
And took her to a wrestling match
He took her to a wrestling match
I had this dream about these angels
I once had a dream about angels
I had this dream the other night
The dream was recently
It was really weird
The dream was strange
They were playing guitars
The angels were playing musical instruments
And getting loud
The music was loud
And they spilt beer on Jesus
The angels spilled beer on Jesus
I spent a lot of money at the pizza shop
I spent a significant amount of money at the pizza shop
Just to watch the waitresses walk
I went to the shop to watch the waitresses
Back and forth
The waitresses were walking back and forth
I go to school, I'm a college student
I attend college
I have a secret pocket on the inside of my coat
I have a hidden pocket inside my coat
Where I keep this cigarette butt
I keep a cigarette butt in the pocket
Meanwhile on the dance floor
At the same time, on the dance floor
The loud guitar
The guitar's sound was loud
Solo seems to be promoting wild desires
The guitar's solo was stirring up lustful desires
The music has set their hearts on fire with lust
The music has aroused their sexual desires
Sure are a lot of cigarette butts layin' around
There are many discarded cigarette butts on the ground
I thought I'd give her one more chance
I decided to give her another opportunity
So I went over to see her again at her house
I visited her again at her home
And when I walked in
As soon as I arrived
There was her and him
She was with another man
And they were having a wrestling match
They were wrestling with each other
I save cigarette butts for a poor girl
I hold on to cigarette butts to give them to a poor girl
Across town
She lives far away from me
Writer(s): Daniel Johnston
Contributed by Nicholas M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.