The Opposite of a Gun
,A man walks in the lobby with his luggage on a rack
It's bigger than a coffin and twice as black
The manager calls the cops and says “you better come...
this guy has a suitcase, and I think it's fulla guns!”
Well the police come and they block off the door
they grab the suspect and pull him on the floor.
The man says “come on folks, I don't mean to hurt no one...
what I got in here is the opposite of a gun.”
Well the people are all trembling and scared as they can be
and the whole city's watching the story on TV.
So they open up the suitcase and what do ya think they found
a Moog synthesizer, full of awesome sounds!
It's got sliders and knobs, buttons & faders
a mad scientist dream of twirling oscillators
with every color lites that flash so pretty,
'its like bein in a disco in New York City.
Well it sounded like science and psych-a-delik drugs
And aliens dancing the robot jitter bug
As grand as the history of the human race,
Mysterious as a galaxy way out in space.
He says “some folks are crazy...they can't get chicks in bed
so they buy a machine gun and shoot people dead.
But you better give a listen and clear out your head
get yourself a music makin' gizmo instead.”
If you're going crazy it'll help you stay sane
And if you're bored it'll wake up your brain
And if you're lonely, there's no need to fret
cause music is the answer. Way better than sex!
If you got a problem it'll help you survive
if you're dying it'll keep you alive
it'll make the dead rise before you're done
Cause music is the opposite...
...the opposite of a gun.
It's bigger than a coffin and twice as black
The manager calls the cops and says “you better come...
this guy has a suitcase, and I think it's fulla guns!”
Well the police come and they block off the door
they grab the suspect and pull him on the floor.
The man says “come on folks, I don't mean to hurt no one...
what I got in here is the opposite of a gun.”
Well the people are all trembling and scared as they can be
and the whole city's watching the story on TV.
So they open up the suitcase and what do ya think they found
a Moog synthesizer, full of awesome sounds!
It's got sliders and knobs, buttons & faders
a mad scientist dream of twirling oscillators
with every color lites that flash so pretty,
'its like bein in a disco in New York City.
Well it sounded like science and psych-a-delik drugs
And aliens dancing the robot jitter bug
As grand as the history of the human race,
Mysterious as a galaxy way out in space.
He says “some folks are crazy...they can't get chicks in bed
so they buy a machine gun and shoot people dead.
But you better give a listen and clear out your head
get yourself a music makin' gizmo instead.”
If you're going crazy it'll help you stay sane
And if you're bored it'll wake up your brain
And if you're lonely, there's no need to fret
cause music is the answer. Way better than sex!
If you got a problem it'll help you survive
if you're dying it'll keep you alive
it'll make the dead rise before you're done
Cause music is the opposite...
...the opposite of a gun.