The third track from Naked Raygun’s 1985 album Throb Throb, “Gear” satirizes macho, paramilitary types who stockpile weapons. The song is sung from the perspective of this macho type and is effectively a series of brags about his cache of arms. It’s extremely unlikely that an individual would own a...
[Verse 1]
I got a nuclear breeder
I got a retro blaster
I got [???] Mobile silos
ICBMs
They'll rip your skin off
They'll flay you alive
You try to keep breathing
On this ride of your life
[Chorus]
I got gear
I got gear
I got gear
I can use it
I got gear
I got gear
I got gear
[???]
I got gear
I got gear
I got gear
Huh!
[Verse 2]
I can cause you grief
So you try to keep breathing
On this ride of your life
Buckle in strap down buckle in
Strap in buckle down strap down
You try and stop me try and stop me
It's the ride of my life
[Chorus]
I got gear
I got gear
I got gear
I can use it
I got gear
I got gear
I got gear
[???]
I got gear
I got gear
I got gear
Huh!
Well ICBMs and retro blasters
I got mobile silos, I got
I got multiple independent reentry vehicles
Ya know you can't stop me
You can't stop me
You can't stop me
I got heat-seeking missiles in my garage
My dad's bigger than yours
My dad's bigger than a garage
Waiting here in my garage
Waiting here in my garage
ICBMs
[Outro]
I got gear
I got gear
I got gear
I got gear
I got gear
I got gear
I got gear
I got gear
I got gear
Huh!
Gear was written by Jeff Pezzati.
Gear was produced by Gomez Addams.