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"Hermit the Frog" is a song by Marina and the Diamonds on her first studio album, The Family Jewels. An earlier version of the song is featured on her first EP, Mermaid vs Sailor. The title is a reference to The Muppets character, Kermit the Frog.
Commercial Performance
The song has currently over 50,000 copies sold.
Official versions
- The Family Jewels version — 3:35
- Mermaid vs Sailor version — 3:38
- Early MySpace demo version — 3:04
Lyrics
The Family Jewels version
Mmmm... Oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh ooh
Yeah I feel I'm watered down
Whenever he's around
I put on the crown of clowns
And melt slowly to the ground
Yeah I feel it coming on
When I've been static for too long
And an explosion comes in time
Before I go and cross the line
They say "You used to be so kind
I never knew you had such a dirty mind!"
Well, I went to the doctors believing
The devil had control over me (Ha ha ha!) and
I was finding it hard to breathe and
Finding it hard to fight the feeling
When my heart just burst like a glass balloon
I let it fly too high and it shattered too soon
I was the wrong damn girl in the wrong damn room
I broke my glass balloon
I let go of my glass balloon
Oh oh oh oh oh!
They call him Hermit the Frog
He's looking for a dog
Did you find your bitch in me?
Oh you're abdominable socially
You're just a little bit too much like me
She says she used to be so kind
Well baby, I give you your dirty mind
Well I, I wanna tell you a secret
You can take your double standard love and keep it
I can't help the devil likes to
Make my heart a double bed
And I can't help he sometimes likes to
Come and rest his little head
When my heart just burst like a glass balloon
I let it fly too high and it shattered too soon
I was the wrong damn girl in the wrong damn room
I broke my glass balloon
I let go of my glass balloon
Oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Dam-dada-dam dam-dam-dam-dam
Dam-dada-dam dam-dam-dam-dam
Dam-dadadadada-dam dam-dam-dam-dam
Dam-dada-dam da-da-da-dam
Oh my heart just burst like a glass balloon
We let them fly too high and they shattered too soon
Oh we're the wrong damn people in the wrong damn rooms
We broke our glass balloons
We let go of our glass balloon
We broke our glass balloon
Let go of my glass balloon
Early My Space Demo/Mermaid vs Sailor version
Mmmm... Oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh mmm
Yeah I feel I'm watered down
Whenever he's around
I put on the crown of clowns
And melt slowly to the ground
Yeah I feel it coming on
When I've been static for too long
And an explosion comes in time
Before I go and cross the line
Oh yeah I go and cross the li-i-ine
Think before you blurt (Ha ha ha!)
Out the words you say to hurt
'Cause next week you'll be your
Oh, oh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
Oh, ooh ooh ooh
They say "You used to be so kind
I never knew you had such a dirty mind!"
Well, I went to the doctors believing
The devil had control over me and
I was finding it hard to breathe and
Finding it hard to fight the feeling
That my heart just burst like a glass balloon
I let it fly too high and it shattered too soon
I was the wrong damn girl in the wrong damn room
I broke my glass balloon
I let go of my glass balloon
Oh oh oh oh oh!
They call him Hermit the Frog
He's looking for a dog
Did you find your bitch in me?
Oh you're abdominable socially
You're just a little bit too much like me
Think before you blurt
Out the words you say to hurt
'Cause last week I was so
Oh, oh, ooh ooh ooh ooh
But now little bit you-u-u-u
Said she used to be so kind
Well baby, I give you your dirty mind
Well I, I wanna tell you a secret
You can take your double standard love and keep it
I can't help the devil likes to
Make my heart a double bed
And I can't help he sometimes likes to
Come and rest his little head
When my heart just burst like a glass balloon
We let them fly too high and they shattered too soon
Oh we're the wrong damn people in the wrong damn room
We broke our glass balloons
Ooh, let go of that glass balloons
We broke our glass balloons
Let go of my glass balloon