Flagpole Sitta - Harvey Danger

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Flagpole Sitta Lyrics

I had visions, I was in them
I was looking into the mirror
To see a little bit clearer
The rottenness and evil in me.

Fingertips have memories
Mine can't forget the curves of your body
And when I feel a bit naughty
I run it up the flagpole and see who salutes
But no one ever does.

I'm not sick but I'm not well
And I'm so hot, cause I'm in hell.

Been around the world and found
That only stupid people are breeding
The cretins cloning and feeding
And I don't even own a TV.

Put me in the hospital for nerves
And then they had to commit me
You told them all I was crazy
They cut off my legs now I'm an amputee
God damn you.

I'm not sick but I'm not well
And I'm so hot, cause I'm in hell
I'm not sick but I'm not well
And it's a sin, to live so well.

I wanna publish zines
And rage against machines
I wanna pierce my tongue
It doesn't hurt, it feels fine
The trivial sublime
I'd like to turn off time
And kill my mind
You kill my mind, mind.

Paranoia, paranoia
Everybody's coming to get me
Just say you never met me
I'm running underground with the moles, diging holes
Hear the voices in my head
I swear to god it sounds like they're snoring
But if you're bored then you're boring
The agony and the irony, they're killing me.
I'm not sick but I'm not well
And I'm so hot, cause I'm in hell
I'm not sick but I'm not well
And it's a sin, to live this well
One, two, three, four.

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Harvey Danger was an alternative rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1992 and rose to prominence in 1998 with the iconic single "Flagpole Sitta". Released from their debut album, 'Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone?', the song helped the group build its college radio fan-base. The band released their last album in 2005, 'Little by Little' (also known as 'Little by Little...'), after the five year hiatus that followed the release of their sophomore album, 'King James Version'. Harvey Danger has a devoted cult following (with many free downloads available from their website) but the band is widely labeled as a "one hit wonder", mainly due to limited mainstream radio airplay and a lack of decent record deals.

Still, Harvey Danger has attracted U.S. attention due to their critical praise, with the All Music Guide calling the release 'Little By Little' "a smart and compelling pop album". In contrast, the band is little known in Europe, the aforementioned issues compounded since the band focused on selling themselves in America (especially Seattle) and thus made it very difficult for fans to get albums in Europe. The original drummer, Evan Sult, moved to Chicago and now drums in the band Bound Stems. For a short-time, he was replaced by Michael Welke, formerly of the band No. 226.

As a symbol of the group's close connection to its fans, they published their last album as a free download along with other materials. In 2009, they announced on their website they've called it quits. According to them, their decision was mutual, and they felt the band has run its course. The single "Flagpole Sitta" remains popular on various radio stations as well as having notoriety from being the theme song to the popular British comedy program 'Peep Show'.

On March 6, 2016, bass player and founding member, Aaron Huffman, died of respiratory failure. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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