Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo
The song is from the perspective of someone suffering from ADHD, living such a hectic lifestyle that they don’t really have control over. This is all manifested as a heat they feel inside of them driving them to do things in a constant grind even if they don’t want it.
“Help me, please—I’m burning...
Sweat!
Born for trouble; poised for action
Ready to spring at a moment's notice
Nerves like a trigger waiting to be pulled
Covered with sweat; it ain't nice
Sweat!
Help me, please—I'm burning up
I got this fire in my heart
Won't let me sleep; can't concentrate
Even when it's cold, I'm dripping sweat
It ain't nice
Sweat!
Rivers running down my back
Makes me slippery, like a fish
If I don't stop, I might drown
Falling down, down, down, down; not dead yet
Covered with
Sweat
The cool boys bit the dust
They couldn't take the pressure
The cool girls got knocked up
They only wanted to have fun
(Where did they go?)
They fell in love and suffered
(Where did they go?)
They picked up guns and hammers
(Where did they go?)
Without friction, there's no heat
Without heat, there can't be fire
Without fire, there's no desire
You're making me hot, hot, hot, hot!
Sweat! Sweat!
Take my baby, Saturday night
It's 110; it's all right
Close the door to my little room
Starting to sweat; fun starts soon
Sweat!
Principal caught me after school
Gave me hell; called me a fool
Pointed his finger at my face
Started to sweat all over the place
Flowed like rivers onto the floor
I can take it—give me some more
Sweat!
War breaks out throughout the land
Dodging bullets in the sand
Enemy's getting much too close
Sun beats down on the back of my neck
Fingers twichin'; covered with sweat
Covered with sweat
The cool boys bit the dust
They couldn't take the pressure
The cool girls got knocked up
They only wanted to have fun
(Where did they go?)
They fell in love and suffer
(Where did they go?)
They picked up guns and hammers
(Where did they go?)
Without friction, there's no heat
Without heat, there can't be fire
Without fire, there's no desire
You're making me hot, hot, hot, hot!
Sweat was written by Danny Elfman.
Sweat was produced by Robert Margouleff.
Oingo Boingo released Sweat on Tue Jul 26 1983.