Turnin’ on the Screw Lyrics

[Intro]
Woo! (Alright)

[Verse 1]
You've got the question? Please don't ask, yeah
It puts the lotion in the basket
You say bigger's better but bigger's bigger
White boy dressed up like a figure

[Hook 1]
Drawn inside a toilet on the wall
The world is round, my square don't fit at all


[Interlude]
Oh

[Verse 2]
They say those who can't just instruct others
And act like victims of jilted lovers
You can't lose it if you never had it
Disappear man, do some magic

[Hook 2]
Want a reason? How's about because?
You ain't a has been if you never was
[Bridge]
I sound like this

[Guitar Solo]

[Interlude]
Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do (Oh)
Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do (Oh)
(Oh) Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
(Oh) Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
(Oh) Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
(Oh) Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
(Oh)
(Oh) Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do
(Oh)

[Verse 3]
Scared to say, what is your passion?
So slag it all, bitter's in fashion
Fear of failure's all you've started
The jury's in, verdict: retarded


[Hook 3]
I'm so tired, and I'm wired too
I'm a mess I guess, I'm turnin' on the screw

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Genius Annotation

This song is somewhere between a self-deprecating reflection on the fleeting nature of fame and a diss on people who embrace bitterness and aloofness as lifestyle choices. Hipsters, basically. Homme is looking into his own future as a washed up one-time rock star, but still firing at the people who would hold back their art – or dismiss the art of others – for “fear of failure”.

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