One Week


It’s been one week since you looked at me
Cocked your head to the side
and said I’m angry
Five days since you laughed at me saying
Get that together come back and see me
Three days since the living room,
I realized it’s all my fault, but couldn’t tell you
Yesterday you’d forgiven me
But it’ll still be two days till I say I’m sorry




Hold it now and watch the hoodwink
To 'hoodwink' is to blindfold, hide or deceive by false appearance
As I make you stop, think
You’ll think you’re looking at Aquaman
As depicted in the comic, Aquaman is the King of Atlantis/the Seas. He breathes underwater, swims quickly, and uses mental telepathy to communicate and control people/sea animals.

I summon fish to the dish,
Either a rhyme in their usual style inspired by later mentions of sushi or maybe a reference to 'Red Fish, Blue Fish, One Fish, Two Fish' by Dr.Seuss
Although I like the Chalet Swiss
Chalet Swiss is a chain of restaurants found eastern coasts of USA and Canada. They serve a typical menu of chicken and ribs, etc. It's usually referred to as 'Swiss Chalet' however.
I like the sushi
‘Cause it’s never touched a frying pan
Cold rice dressed with vinegar, and garnished especially with bits of raw fish or shellfish, and sometimes an assortment of vegetables. It is rolled around a piece of seaweed and usually cut into smaller pieces and served this way, without being cooked(or fried).


Hot like wasabe when I bust rhymes
Wasabe(or Wasabi) is the Japanese version of horseradish used to give some soy sauce a very firey hot flavor. This soy sauce goes quite well with forementioned sushi.
Big like Leann Rimes
Because I’m all about value
Leann Rimes is a young typically country music singer. She was named Artist of the Year in 1998, when One Week was released and known for singles 'Blue' and 'How Do I Live[without you]'.

Bert Kaempfert’s got the mad hits
You try to match wits
You try to hold me but I bust through
Bert Kaempfert and band were an easy listening, jazz-like band. Bert died in 1980 but an album of his greatest hits was releasted shortly before 'One Week' came out. His song, 'Swingin Safari', was used as the theme song to a game show named "Match Wits"


Gonna make a break and take a fake
I’d like a stinkin, achin shake
I like vanilla, It’s the finest of the flavors
Gotta see the show,
Cause then you’ll know
The Vertigo is gonna grow
Cause it’s so dangerous,
You’ll have to sign a waiver
Literally, vertigo is a fear of heights. Vertigo is also a thrilling Alfred Hitchcock movie staring Jimmy Stewart. "Complex story about a San Francisco detective and his psychological troubles with fear of heights and with a woman," IMDb




How can I help it if I think you’re funny when you’re mad
Trying hard not to smile though I feel bad
I’m the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral
Can’t understand what I mean?
Well, you soon will
I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve
I have a history of taking off my shirt
"wear my heart on my sleeve" is an expression, modified here


It’s been one week since you looked at me Threw your arms in the air and said you’re crazy Five days since you tackled me I’ve still got the rug burns on both my knees It’s been three days since the afternoon You realized it’s not my fault not a moment too soon Yesterday you’d forgiven me And now I sit back and wait till you say you’re sorry



Chickity China the Chinese chicken
You have a drumstick and your brain stops tickin’
From December to May in 1997, a large outbreak of Avian Influenza(Kong Flu) broke out from eating infected poultry. It was thought only to infect birds, but infected and killed many people.
Watchin X-Files with no lights on,
We’re dans la maison
I hope the Smoking Man’s in this one
X-Files is a popular sci-fi show about an alien and paranormal-tracking pair of FBI agents. 'Dans la maison' means 'In the house' in French, so perhaps referring to setting the mood in the house of no lights on while watching it. The Smoking Man, or Cancerman, has been an opposing force for seasons, as the (almost)head of a group of men in contact and assisting(in some part) with alien domination of Earth.

Like Harrison Ford I’m getting Frantic
Harrison Ford(Harry-Baby) is a wonderful actor and considered the most successful actor in history. He has starred in such hits as Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and The Fugitive. Another of his movies is 'Frantic', 1988, in which he plays a doctor whose wife goes missing after claiming a wrong bag, and falls in with the international terrorism scene.

Like Sting I’m Tantric
Sting(Gordon Sumner) is a singer/actor popular mainly in the 80's. He is known for being 'tantric' which is an eastern love-making art. It focuses on connections between partners and one of the results is love-making which can last for hours on end.

Like Snickers, guaranteed to satisfy
Snickers is a candy bar with dry-roasted peanuts, caramel, and cocolate. Its motto is 'Snickers: Gauranteed to satisfy'




Like Kurosawa I make mad films
Akira Kurosawa is a Japanese screen editor, set designer, and writer whose influence is worldwide(and even touched George Lucas who was inspired and based Star Wars on Kurosawa epics)
Okay I don’t make films
But if I did they’d have a samurai
A Japanese warrior class(or member of that class) from before the 12th century to the middle 19th century. They were administrators, characterized today by their swords and toughness.

Gonna get a set of better clubs
Gonna find the kind with tiny nubs
Just so my irons aren’t always flying off the backswing
King Cobra golf clubs were technologically advanced in 1998 to include small nubs(or weights) at the end of their clubs. This revolution causes the clubs to react and excentuate swings of all users, speading up some shots more than 120mph.

Gotta get in tune with Sailor Moon
Cause that cartoon has got the boom anime babes
That make me think the wrong thing
Sailor Moon is a Japanese animation cartoon television show (style is referred to as anime) about 5 young(supposedly leggy and attractive) women who save the world. Sailor Moon is the main character, a 14-year old girl.




How can I help it if I think you’re funny when you’re mad
Trying hard not to smile though I feel bad
I’m the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral
Can’t understand what I mean?
You soon will
I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve
I have a history of losing my shirt



It’s been one week since you looked at me
Dropped your arms to your sides and said I’m sorry
Five days since I laughed at you and said
You just did just what I thought you were gonna do
Three days since the living room
We realized we’re both to blame, but what could we do?
Yesterday you just smiled at me
Cause it’ll still be two days till we say we’re sorry

It’ll still be two days till we say we’re sorry
It’ll still be two days till we say we’re sorry
Birchmount Stadium, home of the Robbie
Robert Wimbs was a 3-year-old boy with Cystic Fibrosis. A soccer tournament was proposed to raise money for the cause. In 1997, Birchmount Stadium was officially named the home of the 'Robbie International Soccer Tournament'.


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