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|externalLinks = [https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/action-movie-hero-boy Needlejuice Remaster] | |externalLinks = [https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/action-movie-hero-boy Needlejuice Remaster]<br>[https://lemondemon.bandcamp.com/track/action-movie-hero-boy Bandcamp] [https://youtu.be/J5R78nfJ2Bw YouTube]<br>[https://open.spotify.com/track/7I1uAzqqdNVUptxlHPj9pZ?si=aa04bbf8c2e74d46 Spotify]<br>[https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/Lemaoke/Dinosaurchestra%20Stems/Action%20Movie%20Hero%20Boy%20(Backing).mp3 Backing] | ||
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'''Action Movie Hero Boy''' is the second track on [[Dinosaurchestra]] | '''Action Movie Hero Boy''' is the second track on [[Dinosaurchestra]]. | ||
It is a cautionary tale about a child imitating action movie clichés. | |||
= Lyrics= | |||
I’ll get some measuring tape so I can time it right | I'm bad! | ||
I know it’s dangerous | I gotta figure out where mommy keeps the dynamite | ||
I’ll get some measuring tape so I can time it right | |||
I know you’re thinking I am a fool | I know it’s dangerous | ||
I know you’re thinking I am a fool | |||
But it’s the only chance I’ll ever get to look so cool | But it’s the only chance I’ll ever get to look so cool | ||
(Look so cool) | |||
(Look so cool) | |||
Hey, look at me, casually | |||
Hey, look at me, casually | Walking away like Action Movie Hero Boy | ||
In slow-mo, everything glowing and | |||
Walking away like Action Movie Hero Boy | Blowing to bits right behind me | ||
In slow-mo, everything glowing and | You see it all the time in theatres on the silver screen | ||
Like when the good guy blows the bad guy’s house to smithereens | |||
Blowing to bits right behind me | I’ve got a movie-making camera and a dozen grenades | ||
I’m looking tough, I’ve got the stuff I’ve got the spiffy shades | |||
You see it all the time in theatres on the silver screen | (Spiffy shades) | ||
Like when the good guy blows the bad guy’s house to smithereens | Hey look at me casually | ||
Walking away like Action Movie Hero Boy | |||
In slow mo, everything glowing and | |||
Blowing to bits right behind me | |||
I am aware it’s just a movie | |||
I’m aware it’s a cliché | |||
I am aware I’m being stupid | |||
I’m aware of that | |||
but hey | |||
This is just something that I gotta do. | |||
Yeah | |||
(Yeah) | |||
Hey, look at me, casually | |||
Stumbling down like action movie blooper reel | |||
In slow-mo, everything glowing and | |||
Blowing to bits including me | |||
In slow mo, everything glowing and | |||
Blowing to bits | |||
=Trivia= | |||
*The beginning of this song samples a voice line from the 1988 NES game ''Bad Dudes.''<ref name=":0">https://youtu.be/Soa2ux9FepQ</ref> | |||
* According to the [[Dinosaurchestra]] text commentary, this one of the few [[Lemon Demon]] songs to feature real maracas.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
[[Category:Songs with backings]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:39, 26 August 2026
| Action Movie Hero Boy | |
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| Song | |
| Artist | Lemon Demon |
|---|---|
| Written by | Neil Cicierega |
| Appears on | Dinosaurchestra |
| Sung by | Neil Cicierega |
| Duration | 3:42 |
| Tempo | 145 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Language | English |
| Links: | Needlejuice Remaster Bandcamp YouTube Spotify Backing |
Action Movie Hero Boy is the second track on Dinosaurchestra.
It is a cautionary tale about a child imitating action movie clichés.
Lyrics
I'm bad! I gotta figure out where mommy keeps the dynamite I’ll get some measuring tape so I can time it right I know it’s dangerous I know you’re thinking I am a fool But it’s the only chance I’ll ever get to look so cool (Look so cool) Hey, look at me, casually Walking away like Action Movie Hero Boy In slow-mo, everything glowing and Blowing to bits right behind me You see it all the time in theatres on the silver screen Like when the good guy blows the bad guy’s house to smithereens I’ve got a movie-making camera and a dozen grenades I’m looking tough, I’ve got the stuff I’ve got the spiffy shades (Spiffy shades) Hey look at me casually Walking away like Action Movie Hero Boy In slow mo, everything glowing and Blowing to bits right behind me I am aware it’s just a movie I’m aware it’s a cliché I am aware I’m being stupid I’m aware of that but hey This is just something that I gotta do. Yeah (Yeah) Hey, look at me, casually Stumbling down like action movie blooper reel In slow-mo, everything glowing and Blowing to bits including me
Trivia
- The beginning of this song samples a voice line from the 1988 NES game Bad Dudes.[1]
- According to the Dinosaurchestra text commentary, this one of the few Lemon Demon songs to feature real maracas.[1]