Oingo Boingo - Same Man I Was Before Lyrics






I'm not the same man I was before

I haven't changed my perception
I haven't lost my protection
I haven't lost, haven't lost, haven't lost
What I have, lost intentions

Two by two, coming in through the door
(Singing like a bird)
Boys and girls, voices joined in song
(Voices in the air)
Firecrackers making so much noise
(Flying in the air)
They all start yelling at me:
..."Everything you do is wrong"

I'm not the same boy I was before

But I've not changed my desires
I've not extinguished the fires
I haven't lost wide-eyed wonder
I haven't lost, haven't lost, haven't lost
That stupid fear of thunder

Two by two walking hand in hand
(Walkin' in the air)
The bones come marching from the Promised Land
(Coming from everywhere)
Their voices carry like the sound of glass
(Breaking on the ground)
It burns my ears when they sing:
..."Everything you do is wrong"

I'm not the same ghost I was before

But I still converse with the spirits
When people talk, I don't hear it
I walk through doors when no one sees me
I disappear, I disappear, disappear
Whenever it may please me

Two by two, walking hand in hand
(Walkin' through the air)
The bones come marching from the Promised Land
(Comes from everywhere)
Their voices carry like the sound of glass
(Breaking on the ground)
It burns my ears when they sing:
"Everything you do is wrong"

"Everything you do is wrong"
I'm not the same man I was before
(Same illusion)





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  1. E.... R....

    I love this group!🥰 OINGO BOINGO! Once they performed in Brazil 🇧🇷 Many years ago! I was surprised how good they are!!! They are beyond my imagination!!! 😘😘😘😘

  2. C.... R....

    Love these videos

  3. M.... C....

    Evan Mirand is so sexy dancing with this song in My Best Friend Is A Vampire. Evan Mirand is very handsome and so sexy and he looks so much with Angelo Tiffe, but Angelo is most gorgeous and sexiest than Evan of course. Cheryl Pollak looks so much with Cec Verrell, the eternal Silk, but Cheryl is most gorgeous and sexiest than Cec who is very beautiful and very attractive aswell.

  4. E.... L....

    This makes me want to dance in the kitchen. It's a good thing.

  5. G.... ....

    Omg this song is so old... I remember listening to it as a kid. It sounds different than I remember it lmao! It’s been too long it’s crazy. Forgot how good it is though

  6. T.... o....

    When a lizard loses its tail, the tail grows a new lizard

  7. W.... ....

    I first heard this in my best friend is a vampire & I was always looking for this song.

  8. L.... T....

    LOVE this song. If I'm not mistake, based on what the lyrics indicate, it seems this song is about becoming a "nonbeliever." Even BETTER! <3

    L.... T....

    I always took it to be a narrator becoming progressively more and more damaged by shame and isolation, devolving from a man losing his mind, to a boy losing his heart, to a thing losing his sanity and his connection to the world. And the world, just as strong as ever in every chorus, smashing him to pieces.

    L.... T....

    You can even tell he used to be Jewish from the glass "breaking on the ground" like a Jewish wedding ceremony.

    L.... T....

    And asides from the lyrics it even sounds like Jewish wedding music.

  9. V.... T....

    undercover classic

  10. S.... R....

    this never gets old

  11. s.... l....

    i found this song on my bestfriends a vampire when ralph gets followed by vampire slayers and they think hes the vampire when his friend is. Hes in his house dancing to this song lol. its a good movie

    s.... l....

    She sucked your what?

  12. s.... l....

    omg the 80's were sooo much fun and the bands were so awesome back then, music today is a headache and the beat and tunes suck, back in 50-late 90's were music, you had to know how to sing and play instruments, now ppl so quick wanting money they will do anything :D

  13. c.... ....

    This reminds me of Doctor Who. It could totally be about the Doctor.

    c.... ....

    especially these days "everything you do is wrong"

  14. J.... ....

    @TheMellowPumpkin reminds me of the tutors at uni

  15. D.... S....

    Such a badass tune

  16. a.... ....

    I have always loved this song. The irony of the lyrics, and at 1:30, when you have earphones on, the bass line is so cool (bow, bow, bow).

  17. s.... ....

    @joeismine9111 he doesnt like this one thats all :P

  18. D.... F....

    @sedona74 whaaaa??!!!

  19. D.... F....

    REPLAYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  20. D.... F....

    hi kayla!!!!!!!

  21. T.... ....

    Everything You Do Is Wrong

  22. t.... ....

    how can you not drum on everything within a foot radius during this song

  23. K.... M....

    @ladymoonage yeah "i'm afraid"!

  24. p.... ....

    It's so awesome from 1:29 to 1:56

  25. s.... ....

    funny how i like the boingo songs that my hsuband doesnt however all are and always will be favorites:)

  26. D.... P....

    Thanks so much for posting this! Its my fav track of theirs! Cheers

  27. l.... ....

    @KingmanOldDude

    Have you seen The Forbidden Zone? Anyone?

  28. d.... ....

    iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!

    haven't lost wide eyed wonder!

  29. T.... ....

    Makes me want to dance!! Love this song!! :D

  30. K.... ....

    My bad...In my defense...'twas only dudes on the post a year ago...Awesome that you're up on your Elfman...Not many your age are!

  31. C.... D....

    Yeah, They where on the Gong Show back in the early 70's weren't they?

  32. C.... D....

    Man I miss these guys, they could really rock and they had a unique style. I wish Danny Elfman didn't suffer from hearing loss, then they could go back on tour.

  33. K.... ....

    Any of you other old dudes remember The Mystic Knights...(of the Oingo Boingo)?