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Hope everyone enjoys. Possibly my last Propeller submission, though I don' t know.

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    Mdiar1 month ago

    Enjoy everyone. First heard this song a few days ago and while its definitely not my favorite music genre, I did like it! Listen to the lyrics and try to figure out what the song is saying!

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      Mdiar1 month ago

      The lyrics:

      I can ride my bike with no handlebars
      No handlebars
      No handlebars

      I can ride my bike with no handlebars
      No handlebars
      No handlebars

      Look at me
      look at me
      hands in the air like it's good to be
      ALIVE
      and I'm a famous rapper
      even when the paths're all crookedy
      I can show you how to do-si-do
      I can show you how to scratch a record
      I can take apart the remote control
      And I can almost put it back together
      I can tie a knot in a cherry stem
      I can tell you about Leif Ericson
      I know all the words to "De Colores"
      And "I'm Proud to be an American"
      Me and my friend saw a platypus
      Me and my friend made a comic book
      And guess how long it took
      I can do anything that I want cause look

      I can keep rhythm with no metronome
      No metronome
      No metronome

      I can see your face on the telephone
      On the telephone
      On the telephone

      Look at me
      Look at me
      Just called to say that it's good to be
      ALIVE
      In such a small world
      All curled up with a book to read
      I can raise funds open up a thrift store
      I can make a living off a magazine
      I can design an engine sixty four
      Miles to a gallon of gasoline
      I can make new antibiotics
      I can make computers survive aquatic conditions
      I know how to run a business
      And I can make you wanna buy a product
      Movers shakers and producers
      Me and my friends understand the future
      I see the strings that control the systems
      I can do anything with no assistance

      I can change the nation with a microphone
      With a microphone
      With a microphone

      I can split on atom of a molecule
      Of a molecule
      Of a molecule

      Look at me
      Look at me
      Driving and I won't stop
      And it feels so good to be
      Alive and on top
      My reach is global
      My tower secure
      My cause is noble
      My power is pure
      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
      By satellite
      By satellite
      I can hit a target through a telescope
      Through a telescope
      Through a telescope

      I can end the planet in a holocaust
      In a holocaust
      In a holocaust
      In a holocaust
      In a holocaust
      In a holocaust
      In a holocaust

      I can ride my bike with no handlebars
      No handle bars
      No handlebars

      I can ride my bike with no handlebars
      No handlebars
      no handlebars

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        Mdiar1 month ago

        http://www.lyricstime.com/flobots-handlebars-lyrics.html

        For the lyrics. Enjoy.

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        Nixie1 month ago

        Lol, great song Mdiar! I almost submitted it a couple weeks ago, I haven't tried submitting anything with the new format.

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          Mdiar1 month ago

          Tried to reply but I received what I am choosing to call the "Text Box of Doom"!

          Oh well, this is to Nixie.

          Yeah, its a great song. Definitely not my genre, perhaps as far from it as you can get, but this song is one of the few rap songs out there I have to say is amazing. Not only does it break from the rap songs of today in its meaning/lyrics but even in its style. Very good song and a very refreshing change. Definitely an artist to watch in the future.

          Submitting isn't to difficult. I suppose the younger people, like you and I, will navigate the site more easily. The big thing is the comments section. LOADS of bugs that need to be addressed in those. I think the new way of ranking will cut down on spam big time, as well. Once its ironed out then participation will be important... something I actually suggested to the developers in a thread. Though this isn't quite what I had in mind... as near as I can make out the props still ACT like votes and they also count to the overall ranking. So a high prop number will add to the rating and also insure you are placed before a topic with fewer props but equal rating. Or that's how I'm making it out to be. I'm not sure if prop number or rating is more important, though.

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            TweekerchickQC1 month ago

            I adore this song.

            The part of "Me and my friend saw a platypus" for whatever reason makes me laugh audibly every time.

            Probably because platypus (platypi?) are awesome.

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              Mdiar1 month ago

              :D

              Glad you enjoyed it!

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              dandt16121 month ago

              Mdlar, Please let me know if u move to another spot. Send me a message if u can get thru or give me a sign that might be better on this site now. Ha ha

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                Mdiar1 month ago

                Will do! Right now I'm checking out TrustServe and its alright, though I do find it a bit clumsy when compared to the old Propeller. That's more due to it being a traditional forum style then anything else, though.

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                  toph19731 month ago

                  Love these guys! Saw them this weekend and the Mile High Music Festival here in Colorado last weekend. Interesting to see what Johnny-5 has to say about the song. I hated this song when I first heard it. But then I listened to the lyrics and thought to myself. We have a new Rage against the Machine, with a little soul thrown in.

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                    Mdiar1 month ago

                    Indeed toph! I thought it was a VERY refreshing change to have a fairly intellectual song be a hit in the United States... not sure if this is getting play time in Europe or not, though. I'm sure it is getting SOME but I'm not sure of how much. I also like how the video is meant to go along with the song... alot of the symbolism is in the vid as opposed to the song itself!

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                      not2needy1 month ago

                      My first comment!
                      Thanks for sharing Mdiar.

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                        not2needy1 month ago

                        Well, it appears that my first comment on the new prop went into cyber! lol.. sound familiar?

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                        ind061 month ago

                        Nice post Mdiar

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