FLOBOTS - HANDLEBARS LYRICS

Handlebars
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 make money 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 lead a nation with a microphone
With a microphone
With a microphone

I can split the atoms 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

	Today at 12:05 AM (22h 17m ago) by pshhxxkayla
	wow! i seriously love this song i think its very inspiring its amazing! i taught myself to play it on guitar and i basicly play it everyday..haha. Anyways i agree with the people who wrote those big paragraphs everything they said is soo true. this is one of the best songs ever made! :D

	Jul 24, 2008 at 05:43 PM by Ms.Mariah
	what cool song it different

	Jul 16, 2008 at 07:39 PM by dark=<punk
	best song ever it really makes u think about the thins we do

	Jul 16, 2008 at 01:58 PM by rhm1
	At the beginning of the song the two boys on bikes go 2 seperate paths. One travels with the C,the path of greed and Capitalism. One travels the Dove, or the path of peace. Throughout the video there are insinuations of the US govt being the Eagle we use as our national symbol. This eagle is shown behind the man that chooses capitalism. The eagle is also shown in another clip snatching a dove out of mid air, then a F-22 USAF Jet silouette passes overhead. This song is a wakeup call for anyone who will listen.

	Jul 14, 2008 at 03:26 AM by KingofLourdes
	This song shows how a feeling of pride can come from something simple such as riding a bike with no handlebars (for some people at least)and how this feeling of pride can sometimes consume you. This pride can sometimes evolve into arrogance and while in this arrogant stage people do things that they will regret later on in life, but by the time that they realize they’ve made a mistake it’s too late to fix it.

	Jul 14, 2008 at 03:16 AM by KingofLourdes
	This song shows how a feeling of pride can come from something simple such as riding a bike with no handlebars (for some people at least)and how this feeling of pride can sometimes consume you. This pride can sometimes evolve into arrogance and while in this arrogant stage people do things that they will regret later on in life, but by the time that they realize they’ve made a mistake it’s too late to fix it.

	Jul 07, 2008 at 05:30 PM by AzucarNegroT
	Well, there is the possability, that the writer is saying that we all start off at some point. We can all rise in the ranks of success, but for some, and most, it leads to a life of power greed. You do feel empowered when u finally learn how to ride a bike with no handlebars, so that is the starting point. Being a child, the smallest of things influence u, and growing up they can stick. We can all do every and anything that we want. For some, its riding a bike. For others, causing a holocaust.

	Jul 07, 2008 at 05:27 PM by AzucarNegroT
	Well, there is the possability, that the writer is saying that we all start off at some point. We can all rise in the ranks of success, but for some, and most, it leads to a life of power greed. You do feel empowered when u finally learn how to ride a bike with no handlebars, so that is the starting point. Being a child, the smallest of things influence u, and growing up they can stick. We can all do every and anything that we want. For some, its riding a bike. For others, causing a holocaust.

	Jul 02, 2008 at 06:22 PM by stonecoldcleric
	This is simply a vast expansion/deterioration of the euphoric autonomy that man has. beginning with something simple and young like the freedom and excitement of riding with no handlebars he expounds the same feeling into world powers. Really... is the feeling that a kid has riding a bike w/ no handlebars - the power and freedom - any different than what one would have leading a hitleresque regime? - that feeling of complete autonomy - that NO ONE can have any power over you? It's the same thing. Thankfully most don't let that feeling go unchecked. It's all summarized in one word "Rebellion" - I don't have to play by the "rules" of others ("Use the handlebars"..."don't kill") - it's a warning against rebellion - because then, though you are not a slave to anyONE you ARE a slave to rebellion.

	Jul 01, 2008 at 10:52 PM by DarkCorner96
	I luv this song and this band but these lyrics suck! he spelled the leif Ericcson'd name wrong to s's dummy and wth is 'paths're" it 's paths are! other than that good lyrics

	Jul 01, 2008 at 06:58 PM by Galt
	This song is an attack on reason & ability. It represents everything that is wrong with this world.

	Jun 27, 2008 at 06:46 AM by bennyp
	its about the robot american that we all are. it starts with childhood when whe were so proud to ride our bikes, and now we see that the higher power that we've always been in awe of is the government! its a sad song that should ring true to all of us, it is empowering, we would and could do these things b/c we ARE on top. theres so much more i would like to say about this song but i think i will stop here ----bennyits about the robot american that we all are. it starts with childhood when whe were so proud to ride our bikes, and now we see that the higher power that we've always been in awe of is the government! its a sad song that should ring true to all of us, it is empowering, we would and could do these things b/c we ARE on top. theres so much more i would like to say about this song but i think i will stop here ----benny

	Jun 20, 2008 at 11:56 PM by tHeDRUMSXoxO
	This song is scary when you think about it...i like it not because its scary but that its true and people need ot relize whats happeing...people are stupid thats my opinion

	Jun 17, 2008 at 08:25 AM by Sidetrack5.9
	In my opinion this song is basically about a showoff. You know that one guy whose every other phrase is "i know how to do that" this song is really good, but hard to understand its meaning on a deep level

	Jun 08, 2008 at 07:56 PM by rockgirl64
	This song is so awesome! AND TRUE!! I mean it talks about all of the stupid things humans have done in the past, or might do in the future and just makes it seem like it can just happen like that. Which is probably true...GREAT SONG FLOBOT!!

	Jun 06, 2008 at 06:03 PM by tboyriley
	This song to me is very influencial and inspiring. I find it to be about humanity and morality, about the influences one has on masses... or individuals. Which is more significant? About extreme or absolute powers in the world, past and present that design create and institute to their desires. It is also simply, the different life results two people can have even if a significant portion of their lives/experiences are shared. LOVE IT!!

	Jun 05, 2008 at 07:15 PM by santasassassin
	i hardly ever get to hear this song on the radio

	Jun 05, 2008 at 07:14 PM by santasassassin
	i hardly ever get to hear this song on the radio

	May 19, 2008 at 01:10 PM by hardCore_princess
	cool song love it!!!

	Apr 30, 2008 at 05:09 AM by lsl259
	i dunnu why i like this song... so not my type of music but this song is soooo catchy

	Apr 24, 2008 at 09:29 PM by Rigorin
	Nice song. I really like it.

	Apr 18, 2008 at 11:22 PM by skater.girl64
	love this song!!!

	Apr 15, 2008 at 11:13 PM by ~katieanne~
	hehe i love this song

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