“Man from Mars” is perhaps the most interesting song on Rockwell’s The Genie, as it features Rockwell modulating his voice to a higher pitch for the entire song. He had previously done this for a verse on “That’s Nasty” earlier on the album.
In the song, Rockwell takes on a Martian character (the t...
I am the Man from Mars
(Hello)
Here we go
I am the Man from Mars
Been watchin' from the stars
The heavens sent me down, way down
To change your world around
There's too much tension and hate
It's time to meet your fate, yeah
I'm getting pissed, and as it seems
Everybody's prejudiced and we green
So what'cha gonna do? Whoo!
The only thing you're guilty of (You're guilty of)
Is just a simple lack of love (Simple lack of love)
I'm telling Reagan and Gorbachev
I'm telling them muthas
If y'all don't get it together
I'm gonna have to blow this mutha down, huh
(Way down) Down, down, down, d-down
Down, yeah
We gonna blow this mutha down
I said blow
I am the Man from Mars
And I don't like what I see
There's people starving around the world
Well, don't you know what they really need?
Pollution covers your towns
Diseases spreading all around
You're spending all that money on self-defense
Did you know your sense of value don't make no sense?
Huh!
The only thing you're guilty of (You're guilty of, guilty)
Is just a simple lack of love (Simple lack of love, uh-huh)
I'm telling Reagan and Gorbachev
I'm telling them muthas
They better get it together and so should you
Or I'm gonna blow this mutha down, huh, huh
Y'all think y'all got big bombs, huh-huh
Well, um, mine's bigger, much bigger
I got a bigger bomb (I got a bigger bomb)
I got a bigger bomb (I got a bigger bomb)
I got a bigger bomb (I got a bigger bomb)
I got a bigger bomb (I got a bigger bomb)
Pull the trigger
Y'all, uh-huh, uh-huh, huh, uh-uh
The only thing you're guilty of (You're guilty of, guilty)
Is just a simple lack of love (A simple lack of love)
I'm telling Reagan and Gorbachev
Yeah, Ronnie and Gorby
If y'all don't get it together
I'm gonna have to change the weather, ha, huh
Get down
Down, down, down, d-down
Whoo, hey, ooh yeah
We gonna blow this mutha down
Too bad, too bad
I said blow
My antennas are homing in
I got radar on my chin
The hair on my arms electrocutes
I got lasers on my boots
(Time to tear this mutha up, time to blow this mutha down)
We interrupt this program to bring you a special news bulletin
(Yeah, yeah, oh yeah)
Brought to you by Kellogg's Corn Flakes
(Time to tear this mutha up, time to blow this mutha down)
We now go to Janice White from WKBC TV
Thousands of Martian-like creatures have descended upon the Earth
And have now taken control of all the major cities
They are working as a unified front with one leader
Who is now in an emergency conference
With the President and the leader of the Soviet Union
We will bring you details as they unfold
Ladies and gentlemen, I am now getting word that...
Oh no!
Oh my...
You ready, Thomas?
(Yeah, Dicky)
(Time to tear this mutha up)
Okay, here we go
This is gonna be fun
Yeah!
Time to tear this mutha up, time to blow this mutha down
Hey, yeah, yeah, we tried to warn ya
Time to tear this mutha up, time to blow this mutha down
Ooh, let's do it
Man from Mars was written by Kerry Ashby & Rockwell.
Man from Mars was produced by Kerry Ashby & Rockwell.