We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Sympathy For The Pensioner

from Fragile by Idiot Magnet

/

about

This track was written when Frank Sinatra was still alive, and we were all in our twenties. Life is cruel.

lyrics

Please allow me to introduce myself;
I'm the spirit of the youth of the age.
I'm the MTV generation.
I'm the undone homework, I'm the arcade game.
I'm a baby goth, I like Marilyn Manson.
I'm an alterno, I love Kurt Cobain.
What I don't like is old farts on the Triple J charts.
It's time to tell these geriatrics: stop clinging to fame.

Should a rock god be over fifty?
Should a sex symbol be sixty-nine?
Being rich I guess would be nifty.
But your best bet is to up and die.

Wrinkle cream and a leather jacket.
Three grandkids and a cocaine habit.
Acid wash jeans and a stomach that sags.
Blue-haired groupies and colostomy bags.

Should a rock god be over fifty?
Should a sex symbol be sixty-nine?
Take a tip from somebody younger:
A man your age should not wear tights.

If you can remember the sixties,
You're too old to be here tonight.
Your babysitter's running up your phone bill.
This smoky room can't be too good for your health.
Don't trust anyone over thirty,
Unless of course you're thirty yourself.

Janis Joplin had the right idea;
You take your own life to boost your career.
Jimi Hendrix did. Bon Scott? You bet.
Nick Cave did, but no-one's told him yet.
Paul McCartney. Tom Jones.
The Sex Pistols and the Rolling Stones.
Please allow me to introduce myself;
I'm the guy who puts your albums on the discount shelf.

Should a rock god be over fifty?
Should a sex symbol be sixty-nine?
If you're singing duets with Sinatra,
Give up. Fuck off. I think it's time.

credits

from Fragile, released March 4, 2010
Lyrics: Robert Reid
Music: Robert Reid, Rohan Voigt
Vocals: Rob
Guitar: Ro
Bass: Darren
Drums: Nino

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Idiot Magnet Melbourne, Australia

contact / help

Contact Idiot Magnet

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

Idiot Magnet recommends:

If you like Idiot Magnet, you may also like: