Meet Mike My Bodyguard
by @amelea · @thenucleus
Liner Notes
This was, again, a dream. I apparently can't write songs unless I'm asleep.
Taking guesses for which Mike I'm talking about š (Clue: the character is named "Mike" in a popular TV Show) #altrock #fun
Lyrics
It started with Selena in my room stealing from my record table She pulled a gun on me, mustāve been a pirated vinyl But aiming it at me, I wonder what Iāve done This might be the end for me, all ācause I liked her song
But then Mike runs in Mike runs in He grabs her but now someone else is grabbing me He jumps out the window with her I look down from the second story I run down the stairs and there he is, I say are you okay? He says of course I am, Iām Mike
I show him to my family And to my extended family I show him to everyone I know And I all I say is
Meet Mike, my bodyguard Meet Mike, my bodyguard Meet Mike, my bodyguard
Meet Mike, my bodyguard Meet Mike, my bodyguard Meet Mike, my bodyguard
Until I got to showing my uncle who's also name Mike, and I just said āMeet my bodyguardā But Mike, my uncle, wanted to know more about him His background, days in the war, could he protect his girl I said you just have to trust, he doesn't very much like talking about that stuff Just trust My bodyguard All you have to do is just trust My bodyguard
And when my friends think Iām boring When my friends think Iām boring, which is a lot of the time When my friends think Iām boring When my friends think Iām boring, I show them
Meet Mike, My Bodyguard Meet Mike, My Bodyguard Meet Mike, My Bodyguard
Meet Mike, My Bodyguard Meet Mike, My Bodyguard Meet Mike, My Bodyguard
I must be interesting now if I need a bodyguard I mean I still donāt have a boyfriend but I have a bodyguard I must be interesting now if I need a bodyguard I donāt remember how I got a bodyguard, but I have a bodyguard
Can't go with you into town unless we can bring my bodyguard He carries me around like Iām his chihuahua Iām a kid on a playground when Iām with my bodyguard Piggyback rides, you know, all that fun stuff
Mike and I are sure Selena and her thieves are gone We risk going out, hiding behind the trees at dawn But the hose comes up, sprinklers, suddenly people We can't tell who's good or bad, they're asking for my signature
Do you want an autograph? I must be important Did you see that I finally Have my own bodyguard
Meet Mike, My Bodyguard Meet Mike, My Bodyguard Meet Mike, My Bodyguard
Meet Mike, My Bodyguard Meet Mike, My Bodyguard Meet Mike, My Bodyguard
Comments
Did i just listen to Amelea's first number 1 hit?? Yah. I did done do'd it I did.
What?! This is like fever dream. Love the bass line and your chaotic spoken word. When the firts rapid fire spoken word came in I had to go Wait, what? and rewind. Totally fell of the wagon š the chorus is trademark wonderful and weird.
Fell off the wagon. That's how I'll market this one š
Iām speechless.
Edgy af plus the dreamworld of Amalea. So many good lines in this song. And the guitar.
This is better than the old Bodyguard movie. I see pictures. My brain generates the rest of the story like an AI on vacation. I hear great kind of retro/post punk music with a frantic attitude. If you listen to my song https://fawm.org/songs/318754 you would know that I don't watch TV. I know a few Mikes, though. No bodyguards. I prefer not to know the source of inspiration for āMike.ā