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Genius Next Door
Artist: Regina Spektor
Album: Far
Lyrics
Some said the local lake had been enchanted
Others said it must have been the weather
The neighbors were trying to keep it quiet
But I swear that I could hear the laughter
So they joke, and they nicknamed it "the porridge"
Cause over night that lake had turned as thick as butter
But the local kids would still go swimming, drinking
Saying that to them it doesn't matter
If you just hold in your breath
'Til you come back up in full
Hold in your breath
'Til you've thought it through
You fool
The genius next door was bussing tables
Wiping clean the keptchup bottle labels
Getting high and mumbling German fables
Didn't care as long as he was able
To strip his clothes off by the dumpsters
At night while every one was sleeping
And wade midway into that porridge
Just him and the secret he was keeping
If you just hold in your breath
'Til you come back up in full
Hold in your breath
'Til you thought it through
You foolish child
In the morning the film crews start arriving
With donuts, coffee and reporters
The kids were waking up, hung over
The neighbors were starting up their cars
The garbageman were emptying the dumpsters
Atheists were praying full of sarcasm
And the genius next door was sleeping
Dreaming that the antidote is orgasm
If you just hold in your breath
'Til you come back up in full
Hold in your breath
'Til you thought it through
You foolish child
Comments
8 years ago
FineMays
So like a bunch of kids who drank by the lake nicknamed it the porridge because rumor had it that right before drowning, people felt a sensation similar to an orgasm. so they nicknamed it the porridge because they rumored that the people who died in it pretty much reached that sensation. The genius next door (in my opinion) was suicidal, although he also mught've thought he could beat the system and try this out without drowning. He drowned.8 years ago
I belong to Planet Caravan
Just when I think I've understood this song, there's another line that doesn't fit with my meaning.8 years ago
brain slaughter
Did she just say that he was dreaming that the antidote was orgasm?8 years ago
Lowell Thomas, Jr.
She remains one of the best of the "new kids." That's what I used to say about Tori Amos and before her, Eydie Gormet ! lol9 years ago
Jack Spraker
Perestroika9 years ago
1210Nique
I think I'm obsessesed with this song9 years ago
Rômulo P. Soares
I am the only one who thinks this song is about a mermaid and the genius is being attracted to the lake by her?9 years ago
Joseph Plasan
Alcohol9 years ago
VL Productions
My own interpretation of the story on this track is about a lonely, shy teenage boy who is extremely intelligent (intuitive). Although at the same time, he's going through extreme mental pain. Abuse or neglect. Either by his parents or his friends.And the only way he's able to escape from it is through masturbation. In the lake.Until one day, he knew that his life will possibly never be fixed. And from that point on, he goes to the lake, andcommits suicide by drowning.The people felt bad for the boy but knew that, he was a "genius" for pleasuring himself because that was the only way out to escape his pain. But it wasn't enough and so then he kills himself.As the metaphor, I feel like that an "orgasm" is like drowning. In other words, like death.9 years ago
enrique zabrischi
struggle ...9 years ago
Jessica Witt
Here's my interpretation: The genus next door was a serial killer who was abducting kids and drowning them in the lake. 9 years ago
Boris Sh
Спасибо Регина. Любим тебя9 years ago
Boris Sh
Some said the local lake had been enchantedOthers said it must have been the weatherThe neighbors were trying to keep it quietBut I swear that I could hear the laughterSo they jokingly nicknamed it the porridge'Cause overnight that lake had turned as thick as butterBut the local kids would still go swimming, drinkingSaying that to them it doesn't matter[Chorus:]If you just hold in your breath'Til you come back up in fullHold in your breath'Til you thought it through, you, foolThe genius next door was busting tablesWiping clean the ketchup bottle labelsGetting high and mumbling German fablesDidn't care as long as he was ableTo strip his clothes off by the dumpsterAt night while everyone was sleepingAnd wade midway into that porridgeJust him and his secret he was keeping[Chorus:]If you just hold in your breath'Til you come back up in fullHold in your breath'Til you thought it through, you, foolish childIn the morning the film crews start arrivingWith donuts, coffee and reportersThe kids are waking up hung overThe neighbors were starting up their carsThe garbage men were emptying the dumpstersAtheists were praying full of sarcasmAnd the genius next door was sleepingDreaming that the antidote is orgasm[Chorus:]If you just hold in your breath'Til you come back up in fullHold in your breath'Til you thought it through, you, fool9 years ago
Very Fast
:( hold in your breathe... Till you cum back up in full...9 years ago
Afro Zombie
3:25 to 3:45 my fav part9 years ago
Alyssa Rainey
I may be the only one who takes it this way, but I feel like the song has a dark underlying message. The lake was a special place that someone drowned in and it became thick with dead bodies and dreams of people who never went anywhere, but the kids still came back and they said it didn't matter. Because as long as you held your breath, you'd be ok. I think the genius is misunderstood and lonely, so he takes his chances in the lake every night and played a game with death. He eventually makes a mistake and can't hold his breath any longer, everything just got to be too much. And he drowned. And people found out the next day, but nothing changed. Someone had just died, but life still carried on. The only way to fix it was to find something happy. To forget about everything and carry on9 years ago
Sherry Lynn
Regina Spektor - Genius Next Door9 years ago
In Rem
The song is about whatever you want it to be about, whatever you're feeling, whatever your thoughts in depth are... It was born in Regina Spektor's world, and now it is a part of each of us. 9 years ago
Cletus575
Wooooooooooooooow, this is genious!10 years ago
Genrikh Hrebet
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