Big Muff

Album: One World (1977)
Play Video
  • Well the man upstairs always lends an ear
    To the man downstairs
    Even though he doesn't care
    The man up the spiral staircase
    Would love to sympathise
    With the man downstairs and
    The same old phrase

    Big Muff, can't you see I've had enough?
    God knows you're trying to kill me
    Big Muff, get away with your powder puff
    Lord knows you're killing me

    It's like an allergy with no apology
    It saps my energy and denies my integrity
    Big Muff, get away with your powder puff
    Lord knows you're killing me
    Good Lord knows you're stifling me
    Good Lord knows you're trying to kill me

    Well the man upstairs has learned
    It from the wife
    But the man downstairs has got
    Trouble in his life
    The man upstairs don't notice what is wrong
    Every time he sees his neighbour
    Singing that same old song

    Big Muff, get away with your powder puff
    Lord knows you're trying to kill me
    Big Muff, get away with your terrible stuff
    God knows you're killing me

    This thing is dangerous
    I tell you it's serious
    No need to be envious
    It's bigger than both of us

    Big Muff, can't you see I had enough
    Lord knows you're trying to kill me

    Well, the man downstairs has
    Moved away for good
    Like the man upstairs always knew he would
    The man downstairs has moved and gone away
    And a girl upstairs every night
    Can hear him say

    Big Muff, get away with your powder puff
    Lord knows you're killing me
    Big Muff, can't you see I had enough
    God knows you're stifling me

    It's like an allergy with no apology
    It saps my energy most contemporaneously

    Big Muff, can't you see that I've had enough
    God knows you're stifling me
    God knows you're stifling me
    Oh Lord knows you're trying to kill me Writer/s: JOHN MARTYN, LEE SCRATCH PERRY
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Gene Simmons of Kiss

Gene Simmons of KissSongwriter Interviews

The Kiss rocker covers a lot of ground in this interview, including why there are no Kiss collaborations, and why the Rock Hall has "become a sham."

Michael Schenker

Michael SchenkerSongwriter Interviews

The Scorpions and UFO guitarist is also a very prolific songwriter - he explains how he writes with his various groups, and why he was so keen to get out of Germany and into England.

Daniel Lanois

Daniel LanoisSongwriter Interviews

Daniel Lanois on his album Heavy Sun, and the inside stories of songs he produced for U2, Peter Gabriel, and Bob Dylan.

Spooner Oldham

Spooner OldhamSongwriter Interviews

His keyboard work helped define the Muscle Shoals sound and make him an integral part of many Neil Young recordings. Spooner is also an accomplished songwriter, whose hits include "I'm Your Puppet" and "Cry Like A Baby."

Songs Discussed in Movies

Songs Discussed in MoviesSong Writing

Bridesmaids, Reservoir Dogs, Willy Wonka - just a few of the flicks where characters discuss specific songs, sometimes as a prelude to murder.

Max Cavalera of Soulfly (ex-Sepultura)

Max Cavalera of Soulfly (ex-Sepultura)Songwriter Interviews

The Brazilian rocker sees pictures in his riffs. When he came up with one of his gnarliest songs, there was a riot going on.