Meanwhile, Rick James Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Dis-empowered, the scattering flock
Dances in a fever at the Castle Rock
Dust-devil cypress and ripening fruit
Ascending quick into the author's bathroom
[Pre-Chorus]
Fawn, Jo, and Tootsie are out on a wire
Lettuce-toothed junkies all full of desire
[Chorus]
Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude
And there's nothing I can do
Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude
And there's nothing I can do
And there's nothing I can say to you
I've got a lot of work to do
I guess I'll leave it up to you
[Verse 2]
Uninvited, we'll stay if we want
Searching through your closets for your grandfather's gun
We will swim in your kidney, kidney-shaped pool
Scratching at the bottom for another clue, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
Fawn, Jo, and Tootsie are out on a wire
Lettuce-toothed junkies all full of desire
Dis-empowered, the scattering flock
Dances in a fever at the Castle Rock
Dust-devil cypress and ripening fruit
Ascending quick into the author's bathroom
[Pre-Chorus]
Fawn, Jo, and Tootsie are out on a wire
Lettuce-toothed junkies all full of desire
[Chorus]
Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude
And there's nothing I can do
Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude
And there's nothing I can do
And there's nothing I can say to you
I've got a lot of work to do
I guess I'll leave it up to you
[Verse 2]
Uninvited, we'll stay if we want
Searching through your closets for your grandfather's gun
We will swim in your kidney, kidney-shaped pool
Scratching at the bottom for another clue, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
Fawn, Jo, and Tootsie are out on a wire
Lettuce-toothed junkies all full of desire
[Chorus]
Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude
And there's nothing I can do
Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude
And there's nothing I can do
[Outro]
(Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude)
And there's nothing I can say to you
(Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude) While, while
And there's nothing I can do
And there's nothing I can say to you
I've got a lot of work to do
I guess I'll leave it up to you
Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude
And there's nothing I can do
Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude
And there's nothing I can do
[Outro]
(Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude)
And there's nothing I can say to you
(Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude) While, while
And there's nothing I can do
And there's nothing I can say to you
I've got a lot of work to do
I guess I'll leave it up to you
About
Genius Annotation
Off of Cake’s fourth album, Meanwhile, Rick James is the second track that follows a motif of heartache. The story of the song follows suit, with the singer being at a party with friends, torturing himself, because he knows his love(ex or unrequited) is with someone new elsewhere (who happens to be Rick James in this.)
The instrumentation and style of this song is fitting of the title, carrying a funky groove with the heavy bass riffs, keyboard, and piano; overall just this amazing blend of R&B and Cake’s unique sound.
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