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Anthrax's, "Alpha Male"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Another societal break down
Another societal break down
Wolf pack alpha male
Another societal break down
Another societal break down
And I don't need it around
I'm the king of the town
Another societal break down
Wolf pack alpha male
Another societal break down
Another societal break down
And I don't need it around
I'm the king of the town
The Real Lyrics:
Another societal break down
Another societal break down
Walk back alpha male
Another societal break down
Another societal break down
And I don't need it around
I'm the king of the town
Another societal break down
Walk back alpha male
Another societal break down
Another societal break down
And I don't need it around
I'm the king of the town
The Story: I've heard, "Wolf pack alpha male" since the song first came out in 1998 -- this is early-2018! :-O - Submitted by: Craig Johnson
Anthrax's, "Anti Social"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Your happy
Your happy toe-toes.
Your happy toe-toes.
The Real Lyrics:
You're anti
You're anti-social.
You're anti-social.
The Story: Josh is actually my 12 year old son. When he was two, he loved Anthrax and when this song would come on, he'd run around the living room singing about 'happy toe-toes'. - Submitted by: Josh
Anthrax's, "Belly of the Beast"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Who is evil, who is five?
In the name of who you'll find,
In the name of who you'll find,
The Real Lyrics:
Who is evil, who is blind?
In the name of who you'll find,
In the name of who you'll find,
The Story: I've misheard this lyric since the album came out in 1990 until early-2013! :-O - Submitted by: Craig Johnson
Anthrax's, "Big Fat"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Like a mountain stream that ends in mud
I'm waiting in chivalry for the flood
Sinking
I'm waiting in chivalry for the flood
Sinking
The Real Lyrics:
Like a mountain stream that ends in mud
I'm wading in s*** waiting for the flood
Sinking
I'm wading in s*** waiting for the flood
Sinking
The Story: I've misheard this lyric since purchasing the album in 1998; just today (12-13-15) I learned that I've been hearing it incorrectly. :-O - Submitted by: Craig Johnson
Anthrax's, "Born Again Idiot"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Kicking and screaming and dragged back into a life
Kicking and screaming and dragged back into a life
Like ten pounds of s*** in a nine pound bag
Still I come back to give you something that you never had
Kicking and screaming and dragged back into a life
Like ten pounds of s*** in a nine pound bag
Still I come back to give you something that you never had
The Real Lyrics:
Kicking and screaming and dragged back into a life
Kicking and screaming and dragged back into a life
Like ten pounds of sin in a nine pound bag
Still I come back to give you something that you never had
Kicking and screaming and dragged back into a life
Like ten pounds of sin in a nine pound bag
Still I come back to give you something that you never had
The Story: Just like the misheard lyric in Anthrax's song, "Big Fat", I've misheard this lyric since purchasing the album in 1998; just today (12-13-15) I learned that I've been hearing it all wrong. :-O - Submitted by: Craig Johnson
Anthrax's, "Earth on Hell"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Welcome to Europe on Hell
The Real Lyrics:
Welcome to your Earth on Hell
The Story: I misheard this lyric from the time the album that this song is on came out (2011) until just this morning (09-06-20) when I went to write a set of parody lyrics to this song for this website. - Submitted by: Craig Johnson
Anthrax's, "Got the Time"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Stick a ticket in your head.
The Real Lyrics:
Got the time tick - tick - tickin in my head.
The Story: I used to sing the misheard lyric in my sleep and keep everyone else awake. - Submitted by: Eddie
Anthrax's, "King Size"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Here it is, I'll stake my claim
And I'll be forced to warn you
Here it is, I think the devil lives in California
And I'll be forced to warn you
Here it is, I think the devil lives in California
The Real Lyrics:
Here it is, I'll stake my claim
And I'll be first to warn you
Here it is, I think the devil lives in California
And I'll be first to warn you
Here it is, I think the devil lives in California
The Story: I've misheard this lyric ("forced" instead of "first") pretty much since the album came out in 1995. :-O - Submitted by: Craig Johnson
Anthrax's, "Panic"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Move it to the front
Reaching for the light
Loosing all control
Using all your might
Wheels are gonna spin
Asses gonna shake
We are gonna kill
Balls are gonna break
Reaching for the light
Loosing all control
Using all your might
Wheels are gonna spin
Asses gonna shake
We are gonna kill
Balls are gonna break
The Real Lyrics:
Move it to the front
Reaching for the light
Loosing all control
Using all your might
Wheels are gonna spin
Asses gonna shake
We are gonna kick
Walls are gonna break
Reaching for the light
Loosing all control
Using all your might
Wheels are gonna spin
Asses gonna shake
We are gonna kick
Walls are gonna break
The Story: I've misheard this lyric since I purchased the album on cassette tape in 1984! :-O - Submitted by: Craig Johnson
Anthrax's, "Riding Shotgun"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Do it, drive it, drink it, smoke it,
Toke it
Toke it
The Real Lyrics:
Do it, drive it, drink it, smoke it,
Choke it
Choke it
The Story: I've misheard the word, "Choke" as, "Toke" for many years -- it was only within the last several years that I realised that I've been mishearing that lyric all along! :-O - Submitted by: Craig Johnson
Anthrax's, "Safe Home"
The Misheard Lyrics:
And it opens my eyes
Ways, for me to be gay
To be born again
And knowing for the first time
Ways, for me to be gay
To be born again
And knowing for the first time
The Real Lyrics:
And it opens my eyes
Ways, for me to begin
To be born again
And knowing for the first time
Ways, for me to begin
To be born again
And knowing for the first time
The Story: I heard this lyric (...to be gay) from the time the album came out in 2003 until mid-2012. :-O - Submitted by: Craig Johnson
Anthrax's, "Sects"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Bart's killers holding hands
Do not fight the odds
Try to make 'em sick drink up
Be married and be gay
Do not fight the odds
Try to make 'em sick drink up
Be married and be gay
The Real Lyrics:
Bart's killers holding hands
Do not fight the odds
Try to make 'em sick drink up
Be merry and be dead
Do not fight the odds
Try to make 'em sick drink up
Be merry and be dead
The Story: I've misheard this lyric until JUST TODAY (02-15-18)!!!
That's an awfully long time considering that originally purchased the album in 1992. :-O - Submitted by: Craig Johnson
That's an awfully long time considering that originally purchased the album in 1992. :-O - Submitted by: Craig Johnson
Anthrax's, "Smokin'"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Smokin'
Smokin'
We're gonna boogie tonight, just keep on tokin'
Smokin', Smokin'
I feel alright, mamma I'm not jokin', yeah.
Smokin'
We're gonna boogie tonight, just keep on tokin'
Smokin', Smokin'
I feel alright, mamma I'm not jokin', yeah.
The Real Lyrics:
Smokin'
Smokin'
We're cookin' tonight, just keep on tokin'
Smokin', Smokin'
I feel alright, mamma I'm not jokin', yeah.
Smokin'
We're cookin' tonight, just keep on tokin'
Smokin', Smokin'
I feel alright, mamma I'm not jokin', yeah.
The Story: I misheard this lyric when Boston first recorded this song in the 1970s too. :-O - Submitted by: Craig Johnson
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