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Song
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
Crash Test Dummies
Album:
God Shuffled His Feet
Lyrics meaning of Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by Crash Test Dummies
Two of the children in each of the three verses have a physical deformity, and they are all alone and suffering. The boy in the first stanza is hurt in a vehicle accident and misses a lot of school; when he gets back, his hair is dazzling white instead of black.
The girl in the second verse, whose body is covered in birthmarks, won't change clothes in front of other girls. The third child is a boy whose parents make him come home right away from school; they "shake and lurch" across the floor during church services.
The majority of the songs are inspired by Roberts's early life experiences. For instance, the first verse was inspired by his experiences in a few serious car crashes when he was younger; the second verse was inspired by the bullying he endured as a child due to a birthmark at the base of his spine; and the third verse was inspired by a girl he knew who attended a Pentecostal church where members were known to speak in tongues.
Stories he had heard about this phenomenon, known as Canities subita, occurring to survivors of dangerous experiences, such as a man who nearly fell over the Niagara Falls and his great uncle who fought in the Pacific Theatre of World War II and overheard Japanese soldiers yelling threats in broken English, gave him the idea that a boy's black hair would turn bright white.
Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm lyrics by Crash Test Dummies
Once there was this kid who
Got into an accident and couldn't come to school
But when he finally came back
His hair had turned from black into bright white
He said that it was from when
The cars had smashed so hard
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Once there was this girl who
Wouldn't go and change with the girls in the change room
And when they finally made her
They saw birthmarks all over her body
She couldn't quite explain it
They'd always just been there
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But both girl and boy were glad
'Cause one kid had it worse than that
'Cause then there was this boy whose
Parents made him come directly home right after school
And when they went to their church
They shook and lurched all over the church floor
He couldn't quite explain it
They'd always just gone there
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