Handlebars- Flobot?

[3kracing 10+ year member]

Anyone else here addicted to this song?



In my city it is the most requested song on the radio. The guy said they get over 100 calls a day for it.

Anyways, what do you think it means? (I already have my own opinion)

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[hoss 5,000+ posts]

they have been playing that on the radio here...

its retarded, but gets stuck in your head...

 

[Idealrealist 10+ year member]

I can't dig it.

 

[3kracing 10+ year member]

Its actually really good if you sit and listen to it and think about the lyrics. At first I hated it and now I love it

 

[millerscents 10+ year member]

Its actually really good if you sit and listen to it and think about the lyrics. At first I hated it and now I love it

x2 was the same way

 

[montx 10+ year member]

Really good song, actually. Wouldn't rock it in the car, but for personal entertainment it done well.

 

[filtor1 10+ year member]

I went and bought the CD. Great stuff. X2 on the lyrics. The whole CD is like that, good lyrics. The majority of my wife's students don't like it either. I think it is b/c it takes some thought to listen to it. Most songs that are past booty, *****es, bling, and repeat the same hook 18 times are well beyond their attention span.

Oh and it sounds great in my car too! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Fear Of Theive 10+ year member]

Any idea's whats its about.

 

[Fear Of Theive 10+ year member]

Also here's the real video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuK2A1ZqoWs&feature=related

The C stands for corruption i'm guessing.

 

[SeanDub 10+ year member]

I can dig it

 

[3kracing 10+ year member]

Any idea's whats its about.

My opinion is that its about how we (America) started off small and now we are so powerful and politicians can do whatever they want. That we have such a strong government now with too much power and we can't do anything about it. With all the things that we can do, we choose to go war, ruin other countries, and slowly kill the world.

But thats just my opinion.

This is someone elses, and its really well written:

I think this song has a lot to do with growth.It seems to me that in the beginning, they speak a lot of things you would be very proud of as a kid.

"I can take apart the remote control

And I can almost put it back together"

"Me and my friend saw a platypus

Me and my friend made a comic book"

Also, they start it after the first "no handlebars" with

"Look at me, look at me

hands in the air like it's good to be"

Like as if a kid who just learned how to ride a bike without holding onto the handlebars would be screaming, wanting all eyes on them.

Later, in the next verse it resembles the average young american, supporting themselves with their jobs. Inventing, opening, franchising, etc.

When it says, "I can change the world with a microphone" is representing the stage of wanting to protest. And all they have is a microphone.

Near the end of the song, the song really twists. The mood completely flips. It is like he is getting a pleasure out of death.

Overall I feel this song is showing how the gaining of age and power will lead to the ultimate destruction.

"I can hand out a million vaccinations

Or let'em all die in exasperation

Have'em all grilled leavin lacerations

Have'em all killed by assassination

I can make anybody go to prison

Just because I don't like'em and

I can do anything with no permission

I have it all under my command

I can guide a missile by satellite"

This part, I think, is solely based on the President of the United States. The powers he has are abused greatly. Especially the "making anybody go to prison."

The ending of it: by repeating "I can ride my bike with no Handlebars" is representing the new generations coming. And this abuse of power will never end.

http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=3530822107858657891