Flipping the Bird
Garbage * Track #9 On No Gods No Masters
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Flipping the Bird by Garbage
Release Date
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GarbageWrited by
Shirley Manson & Duke Erikson & Steve Marker & Butch VigAbout
“Flipping The Bird” is track number nine on Garbage’s seventh studio album No Gods No Masters.
Shirley was inspired to write the song after her conversation with Liz Phair on her podcast The Jump.
Flipping the Bird Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I stopped listening to you years ago
You always think that you know best, I know
I hear you explain things from the other room (The other room)
You spread your legs and you gesticulate
[Chorus]
You tell me who you think I am (You tell me, you tell me)
And I agree with you, but deep inside (You tell it)
I am flipping you the bird again (You tell me)
Seek long enough and ye shall find, my friend (You tell me, you tell it)
[Verse 2]
I am hungry, but I learned long ago (So long ago)
You don't eat the hand that feeds, I know
I eat my anger 'cause I am angry, man
I smile and say you're right because I can
[Bridge]
You try to lovе (You try to love)
But you're too far gone (Hard to lovе)
Inside (You're hard to love)
Your own self-worth (You're hard to love)
It died inside (You're hard to love)
[Chorus]
You tell me who you think I am (You tell me, you tell me)
And I agree with you, but deep inside (You tell it)
I am flipping you the bird again (You tell me)
Seek long enough and ye shall find, my friend (You tell me, you tell it)
[Post-Chorus]
You tell me
You tell me
[Outro]
I stole your jacket (I stole your jacket)
Because you're meek (Because you're meek)
The one who asks (The one who asks)
Will not receive (Will not receive)
Because you're meek
Flipping the bird
Flipping the bird
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Flipping the Bird Q&A
Who wrote Flipping the Bird's ?
Flipping the Bird was written by Shirley Manson & Duke Erikson & Steve Marker & Butch Vig.
Who produced Flipping the Bird's ?
Flipping the Bird was produced by Billy Bush & Garbage.
When did Garbage release Flipping the Bird?
Garbage released Flipping the Bird on Thu Jun 11 2020.
What did Garbage say about "Flipping the Bird"?
I fucking flip that bird fucking all day long. My fingers are exhausted. […] I’m constantly having a running narrative in the car when I’m by myself driving. I mean, boy, you can learn so much about human nature just by driving around Los Angeles in your car. It is fucking depressing and terrifying....
What else have the artists said about the song?
I was inspired by Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit, and this idea of suddenly being aware that a lot of the time, when you’re choosing to engage with men about certain subjects, they automatically assume that you know nothing and that they are the ones who know everything. I was also inspi...