This is a brand new one from one of my favorite bands, Third Eye Blind. It is called, “Non Dairy Creamer” and it currently being used as part of a new contest for fans. Third Eye Blind is urging fans to log on to indabamusic.com and create a mix or remix of their new songs. Currently only “Non Dairy Creamer” is available, but other new songs are sure to follow. They are planning on picking the best mixes and creating a fan made album. I am going to try my best to create an entry in the weeks to come. If you end up submitting an entry, be sure to make a comment or email us at web at rizzomusic.com and I’ll try my best to give it a listen. You can start mixing today just by creating an account at www.indabamusic.com and then by entering the contest here.
The song itself is very catchy and while it has some more politically charged lyrics than Third Eye Blind fans are used to, it is hard to not like this song. While I hope that this song is not the first single of “Ursa Major” due to its polarizing lyrics, it is a great musical arrangement. I would have personally preferred Mr. Jenkins to stay away from politics on this album, but can understand his need for his voice to be heard and he has earned the right to speak his mind on all subjects. I have always considered him to be a lyrical genius and I don’t envision the new album changing my mind.
I will try to keep you updated on the contest and the new album as more details are revealed. You can listen to the studio version of the song on their Facebook page here and you can listen to all of the contest entries here.
That is all for this week’s song.
For those interested in the lyrics,
here is how I heard them when listening to the song:
Lyrics
“They call it KFC,
Cause its not really chicken.
Hot Cheetos for breakfast,
Make a young student sickened.
Did you ever think someones tricking you?
And the guy in the pulpit,
Is a bigot and a liar,
Some kid walks into my school,
And opens fire.
Heard any good jokes lately?
Cause we sure do need them.
My punk band’s called Operation Iraqi Freedom.
So whats it going to be?
Are you real to me?
Or are you nondairy creamer?
A new love,
Is burning up in me,
Cause one in four American girls has an STD.
And you can buy yourself some implants,
But you can’t buy soul threat level orange.
With your chest pumped out,
What are you so afraid about?
With your chest pumped out,
What are you so afraid about?
What are you so afraid of?
What are you so afraid of?
Whats it going to be?
Are you real to me?
Or are you nondairy creamer?
And two gay guys got married,
Brought the family to its knees.
How did they blow us to smithereens?
Just a couple of queens.
How did they do it?
I’m telling you now,
Brought marriage to an end,
And I found myself some culprits,
It’s two young gay republicans.
Young gay republicans.
Young gay republicans.
Young gay republicans.
So what’s it going to be?
Are you real to me?
Or are you nondairy creamer?
So what’s it going to be?
Are you real to me?
Or are you nondairy creamer?
Mission Accomplished.
Mission Accomplished.
Mission Accomplished.
Some, someone we let murder,
Some, some we let go.
Some, someone we let murder,
Some, some we let go.
(not real sure on this stanza)
I sincerely want to thank you all for listening,
I thank you all.”
Edit: Lyrics Updated November 21st.
If you have any changes to these lyrics, feel free to make a comment below.
Thanks for listening.
Great blog! I just happened to stumble upon it while checking out some playlists. We have a lot of the same musical taste. I will be a regular reader. Vicky
Both times, where you have ‘corporate’, I heard differently. The first, I heard as ‘pulpit’, and the second I heard as ‘culprits’. I don’t know if I’m right though. Other than that, great article!
i think its “hot cheetos for breakfast”
and i definitely heard “pulpit” instead of “corporate” in v. 2.
the last stanza is from the m.i.a. song “paper planes”
hot cheetos… not pop cheetos
i love this song!!! soooo good!!!
theyre finally back!
What the hell was that? This is one of the worst things I’ve ever heard. The MIA quote at the end should be “some, some, some I murder, some, some I let go”. When will 3rd Eye Blind just let me be!
that song made me vomit ramen all over my couch.
The so-called M.I.A. quote isn’t really the same as the actual song…
the M.I.A. song goes like this…
Some some some some I murder
Some some I let go
I think that gives it a different meaning…especially given the context of THIS song.
AND….
I don’t think this song is about all the surface stuff, random things he mentions in the song…it’s deeper than that.
I think it’s about how everything is so superficial in this world…
-KFC is now referred to that by ALL their ads because of the world’s kick on being healthy…Kentucky FRIED Chicken doesn’t exactly sound too healthy to me..I don’t know about the rest of you?
-Guy on the pulpit (aka someone people would GENERALLY trust/believe in) being a liar…
-Young gay republicans…I’m no expert in American politics but aren’t the Republicans mostly AGAINST gay/lesbian rights to get married, etc?
-Nondairy Creamer…how can cream be NONdairy…it’s CREAM
Should I go on…..
The last last part:
“[Talking that I can’t make out]”
That is Stephen saying, “I sincerely want to thank you all for listening… I thank you all.”
That is straight from Stephen on his facebook blog.
I think this song is genius, just like every other song written by Jenkins. He just has a way with lyrics that go beyond the normal lyrics of most music.
its sounds like gay marriage brings marriage down like its a joke.
other then that good song
Aweful lyrics. I’m surprised, Stephan is more creative than this.
Worst song I’ve ever heard. Seriously. Someone needs to pay for this.
I seriously hope this entire post is a joke. I genuinely hope there is not someone so disillusioned that he or she believes this to be a, “song of the week” and mean that in an admiring sense. Starting a song with a line about KFC is neither polarizing or political. It’s just bad songwriting. This band does not deserve to say what they want. The only thing that the degenerate excuse for a song writer, Mr Jenkins, deserves is to lose his record deal. Seriously, society doesn’t deserve the dismal fate of having to suffer through this inbred abortion of a song. I would like to apologize to the world for Third Eye Blind as well as anyone who thinks they make good music, because they are obviously too oblivious to know otherwise…
great song….
I love this song. It is ironic and sounds great. Some of the best lyrics from 3EB, “with your chest pumped out (implants) what are you so afraid of…”
I hope someone takes a dump in his mouth.
Bad, bad songwriting.
Jenkins can do way better than this, what a disappointment…and I’m a huge fan of 3EB. He used to have a way of universally relating very specific topics to all of his listeners – and all this song is…is a political rant. And what happened to the edginess from Blue?
By the way, and not that I am, but Democrats are opposed to gay marriage, just the same as Republicans.
As a die-hard fan of 3eb, this song frustrates me… it is so close to being great. But those lyrics at the beginning about KFC and hot cheetos… what the hell? and do we really need to turn the “young gay republicans” bit (otherwise a good line) into a redundant chant? Also, the song should end after the “Mission Accomplished” part, I’d like that a lot. Does anyone agreee with me on any of these points?
Democrats are opposed to gay marriage when it comes to getting the republican swing voters and whacko evangelists.
lol i love how people are getting all antsy just because the song starts with a line about kfc. i agree, this song is totally dedicated to people like you, people who only see what’s on the surface and get your balls twisted around it. yeah, just keep that up. when you mature and realize some things hold deeper meanings that what they look like on the surface, you’ll understand life and the world a little bit better.
Why are people getting so hot headed about these lyrics? I love random lyrics in songs and i respect you if you dont, but holy god, are you serious? Who cares? The song itself is amazing.
i don’t think anyone’s getting hotheaded about anything…the song’s lyrics suck. enough said.
"buy you can't buy soul…"
some of you really need to look deeper. jenkins is a lyrical genius but if you can't see it, so what?! you're just shallow & superficial which i'm sure carries over to your personal lives…
To the ignorant person who claims that Stephan (and yes, that’s the actual spelling of his name) is a communist, I put to you: Have you ever studied the views of communist society, or are you just listening in on your parents one sided conversations with views dating back to the cold war? Also, even if you have and you still deny the archetypal good of the system, this song does not even allude to the possibility of Stephan sharing communistic viewpoints. And lastly, this song has a nice beat, and as a musician, political activist, and novelist, I love the lyrics. They have a quirky power- they’re funny!
I laughed and cried when I heard this song because it is absolutely the worst song I have ever heard. Anyone who claims this song as being “brilliant” is kidding themselves about what is considered art. I can’t believe any rational person would get behind this song and say that it is great or perceptive
Some of you people need to STOP forcing your opinion on other people.
I like this song, and if you don’t, that’s fine; but stop acting like if you like this song you’re stupid or whatever.
And just a word of advice, don’t just look on the surface of something and assume that’s all it is.
I wish i knew, what he meant at the end of the song with the 2 gay republicans chant, it would bring a lot more light the rest of the song. TEB appears to be demonizing some of modern day Americas vices “that probloems for all the drop outs.” However you can not tell in my opinon whether or not he is pro or anti gay marriage, since any one with any political sense what so ever knows that republicans are anti gay marriage, and Dems are only anti gay in public but, in the closet pro gay.
This song is great, its typical SJ writing, and he did a great job singing about all the bad in todays society. two thumbs up to 3EB
only freaks hate this this song
it’s SJ’s constitutional right to put whatever lyrics he wants in his songs, if he wants to make it a political rant – good for him! dont bash on him for stating his opinions and views, you all are too! he just has a wider audience to listen to him.
being political is a step every band takes. third eye blind is just doing it later in their career. this song is simply amazing. the lyrics, i agree could’ve been written better but the flow is amazing.
that song was awsome!!!!!
to all you narrow-minded, hypocritical Conservatives that have poles up your butts…. “mission accomplished.” third eye blind was able to get you all riled up over some controversial topics in their lyrics. you couldnt take that line about gay Republicans, could you?? Thank you stephen for your incredible lyrics and song-writing. though each of your albums has been so different, you always find a way to make them amazing. 3EB is way underrated.
This is perfect. the writing is so like SJ, and of course its genius. the guitar is great, and i like how they used the Capo. if you don’t like TEB, you are a loser.
I like TEB but idk about this song, some of the lyrics are slightly offensive. I want to see what the rest of ursa major will have to offer 🙂
There is absolutely NO substance to this son g whatsoever. It is a big fat piece of crap, hardly politically “CHARGED” lyrics. It is pure drivel for ma meaningless band…Semi-Charmed kind of life was catchy, this is no where near catchy!
I’m willing to bet that most (not all) of you that had negative comments about this song’s lyrics are right wing republicans, and you just can’t handle learning that your favorite band disagrees with your small-minded beliefs…
The song is about how these days it is hard to tell if some thing is real or just a label. The gay marriage part is saying how it is a label that republicans are the ones fighting gay marriage but, there are still gay republicans. Personally I love the song. Me and my best friend practically worship these guys.
If anything, the song is just a period piece. It shows a lot of the residual anger towards the former President. Will it be remembered as a classic? I doubt it. Doesn’t mean that those enjoy it are stupid for doing so, just as it doesn’t mean that those of us who don’t like it are “dumbasses” and “homophobes.”
I do enjoy watching some of you paint with such broad strokes. For example: “Republicans are homophobes.” That statement suggests that every last Republican is against gay unions and implies that everyone who isn’t a Republican, is for it. I’m a Republican and I don’t give a damn how two consenting adults spend their time. Even more, I’m for civil unions. Sorry to ruin your painting, Anonymous @ 2/3/09.
Where’s all that bipartisan spirit and unification that was supposed to surface after President Obama took office? Looks like we’re still at each other’s throats over petty crap. Nothing’s changed.
if the actions of two strangers 1000 miles away ruined your family, what kind of farce are you trying to pass off as a family?
I have loved 3EB since 1997 when I was in college, and have enjoyed the music from their main 3 albums. However I am NOT impressed by Non-Dairy Creamer because the lyrics are too polarizing and honestly the subject matter is lame. I know of no other person who really likes the song either. It is certainly not a “classic” song and really is only for the die-hard drone fans who would enjoy anything that flies out of SJ’s mouth. I agree he is a great lyricist but his efforts fall WAY short with this song. If anything the song was meant to create some buzz for their new album and not to top the music charts.
Let’s be realistic.
It isn’t up to SJ’s normal standards, but all of you who are bashing it are so short-sighted and ignorant. Us true 3EB fans are glad you don’t like it, keep listening to your own music with it’s own deep, insightful lyrics.. HA!
Take a look at the iTunes Top 10 songs – Boom Boom Pow by the Black Eyed Peas is followed by songs by musical geniuses such as Miley Cyrus (who, even with 40 year old professionals writing her songs, still has no depth to her lyrics), 3OH!3, and Lady Gaga (a rave fanatic whose songs are about ecstasy and being so belligerently drunk that she doesn’t know where she is). Non-Dairy Creamer wasn’t written in attempt to provoke profound thought, it’s a REALITY CHECK. It simply points out the absurdity that is “culture” today, and does so in an absurd manner 🙂
I initially found the song too political, even though I appreciated the ironic tones, but as time progressed I respect Jenkins more and more for it.
PS. to whomever posted the comment 2 above mine, you are a disgrace. Even with just skimming the surface of the song one could infer that he isn’t saying his own family was ruined by these guys getting married, he’s saying it ruined a family, and it is a very hot topic in America. How can such ignorant people criticize anything? Go enjoy listening to a kid who calls himself Souljaboy talk about kissing “thru” the phone.
in addition, I think it’s safe to say that at least half of the people who had negative comments have only listened to Semi-Charmed Life, Jumper, Crystal Baller and maybe Blinded, giving them a narrow perspective as it is. Fail.
I really like this song. It’s catchy, funny, and does a great job of capturing the american spirit in this day and age. I smile every time I hear it, not because of the politically charged message, but how incredibly fake non-dairy creamer is.
p.S. All pieces of work that make people reflect on the way they live their lives have a habit of angering some members of the society under question.
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