Flagpole Sitta Lyrics

Performed by Harvey Danger

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
So 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, Goddamn 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 comin' to get me
Just say you never met me
I'm runnin' underground with the moles
Diggin' 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, whoa!

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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I work in a psychiatric hospital to keep my own sanity in check | Reviewer: Anonymous | 1/27/12

Bravo, Perfect I love the song. Harvey is a verbage specialist. I work in a Psychiatric Hospital. I play songs for certain situations. Makes for a great atmosphere, Also makes the shift fly by fast. Now guess who had an ampute on the ward. Bingo you got it I did. Song hit right on target.

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been around the world...... | Reviewer: Anonymous | 1/16/12

Yikes! I am 66 years old and this is one of my all time favorite songs. Absolutely brilliant lyrics....I have the CD, other nice song on it is Carlotta Valdez...in my life I have "been around the world and found that only stupid people are breeding"...they were one hit wonders and definetly hit the bulls eye with this one....stay "well"!

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responsibility | Reviewer: clevernick | 12/7/11

it's strange how now that i'm older, adults who are much younger than me categorize my behavior and though patterns as being "typically adult" and lacking in fun.

this song came out in 1998, when i had just turned 18, and i remember that by that time, i was already becoming aware of how humans unconsciously gravitate towards groupthink, and of how people are ignorant about --and uninterested in-- their own behavior. about how instead they are generally much more interested in though patterns that lead them to having less responsibility and less control over their lives, their feelings and their decisions.

as you get older, you find out that this situation remains the same. people your own age remain this way. people older than you become worse. and people younger than you, who have the potential to change, choose not to.

no wonder older people other than myself take so much solace in nostalgia. they yearn for the time when their own ignorance allowed this way of thinking to make some vague sense.

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Love 90's Rock | Reviewer: Paul | 10/27/11

I'm only 14 but before you read this I understand I don't remember anything before the 2000's. Which gives me pains every day considering now were cursed with shit music. We just don't have music like this anymore. But times change and soon there won't be anything but faded memories of great music. So I'll make a promise to keep rock from dying even if its just me fighting I will try my god damned hardest cause one day I wan't my kids and my grand kids to put on some headphones and go deaf.

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match.com | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/18/11

Used the line "I'm not sick but I'm not well" on profile got rejected as a perv. had to call and plead my case: aproved.

Also had large copy of lyrics posted above desk at work.
Really sent very strong vibes to BOTH those who understood and even better to those who did not.

Jesus I'm 57 F'M if they can not Think or get a joke. Pharmacy Director would not even bitch, as he had some idea it ment more than He knew and did not wish to challenge.

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Don't feel old | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/30/10

Hey 'I Feel Old'. What makes this great is that it transcends generations, genres. Yeah, I know where you're at but hey, I think its cool that the little uns get their groove from a hip track like this.
Think!!

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I feel old | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/23/10

but im really not. its just when someone that was nine when this came out comments on how much they love it, i feel that way. i was exactly twice that age.

BUT I've ALWAYS loved this song. Excellent lyrics, catchy tune, and fairly insightful to the mid/late 90s mindset I grew up in.

I miss the time when a band like this could get air time. You think these same guys, in this same band would have ever made this song popular in 2009-11?

No.

Sucks.

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Harvey freakin' Danger; | Reviewer: Zombie | 9/25/09

This song is seriously, one of my FAVORITES, of all time. Harvey Danger is so talented, and I personally use this song to get me through rough days. When I wake up for school, its the first thing that blasts through my stereo. I use Harvey Danger's music while I work out and it works great!

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Awesome | Reviewer: Lauren!!! | 6/21/09

I love this song! However, the CD on which the song is on, "Where have all the merrymakers gone?", is veeeeeerrrry rare. And you can't get the Harvey Danger version on iTunes or anything. I love it though. If anyone has any idea where I might be able to get this CD please let me know. Cause I love it :)

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good times, awesome song | Reviewer: Robert | 8/12/08

I first heard this song at summer camp when I was nine years old. Harvey Danger reminds me of a time when life was much more simple and carefree. I thank these guys for helping me hold on to my inner youth.

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Not Tom | Reviewer: J | 6/14/07

Not Sick. | Reviewer: Tom
"One of the few songs of our generation written with some thought. Brilliant."

One of the few comments of our generation written with some thought. Brilliant.

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greenday | Reviewer: Anonymous | 6/14/07

it sounds simalar to greenday and i had to do some research to find out that its not. but its still a good funny song

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Not Sick. | Reviewer: Tom | 4/16/07

One of the few songs of our generation written with some thought. Brilliant.

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Flagpole Sitta | Reviewer: Anonymous | 5/11/06

Now an XFM (104.9 FM London) X-List classic also used in American pie and the theme tune to Peep Show (English Comedy) 'kin great song!

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Best potential bumper sticker ever: | Reviewer: Anonymous | 4/4/06

One of the best lines ever sung (better than any country song title):
"Been around the world and found that only stupid people are breeding"

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