Frontman Danny Elfman's older brother, Richard, actually started the band, later handing leadership down to his brother once he decided directing was his way to go. This hyperkinetic New Wave band is characterized by their manic live performances and eclectic range of songs, Elfman and the band performed for a remarkable twenty years. The Californian band, a paired-down version of the theatrical troupe The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, released eight major albums and two live compilations, each containing songs that varied from fast-paced ska to soulful jazz to emotional rock to off-kilter pop. Their style can best be defined as "undefinable." Now mostly known for their frequent contribution to movie soundtracks (including their most succesful song "Weird Science") Oingo Boingo formally broke up in 1995 after their last Halloween live concert; the reason being that 'it was time.' Since the band's dissolution, frontman Danny Elfman has continued to find success in his career writing film scores, particularly in collaboration with director Tim Burton; he almost exclusively employs Boingo guitarist Steve Bartek as orchestrator. His film scores have included Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Good Will Hunting, Men in Black, Sam Raimi's Spider-Man, Big Fish, and dozens more.
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Helpless Lyrics
Oingo Boingo
Countless long nights
While I stare at the wall
I ask myself over again...
How did I end up
In this little hell?
How - did it ever begin?
Oh, oh, oh oh oh helpess
Helpless to turn back the clock
That ticks on
With its cruel shiny face
It laughs while it watches
My every disgrace - I was
Born a sap - all the
Nurses laughed when they
Saw me the first time
They giggled and they said
This poor little monsterd be
Better off dead.
Oh, oh, oh oh oh helpess
Helplessly trapped in a body
Im sure -
Should have never been mine.
I bet that my real ones
Doing just fine - and i
Dont belong here, i
Dont belong here - i
Should be quite rich
With a big shiny car
A house with twelve rooms
I deserve to go far.
Oh, oh, oh oh oh helpess
Helplessly falling in love
But does love
Really last through the night?
To love - to honor -
To kick and to bite! and i
Dont belong here, i
Dont belong here
Its all a mistake
I was destined for greatness
A leader, a prophet -
Theyre just too blind to notice.
Where did this whole silly story begin?
It seems that my mind has gone -
Blank.
I think that Ive messed up a chapter or two.
Perhaps it is best if Im frank!
Oh, oh, oh oh oh helpess -
Helplessly lost like that
Poor chap who came
For an innocent dance.
He left with his brain smeared
All over his pants! cause he
Didnt belong here, he
Didnt belong here
He never shouldve left
That warm cage in a zoo!
His face was so ugly
What else could I do?
Can you - really blame me, i
Had to smash it.
He left me no choice,
He was just like the others.
I just had to kill him.
With my poor, dear, old
Mother.
Oh, oh, oh oh oh helpess
Helplessly fucked in the ass
By a legion of forty ex-cons
Thats what it feels like
When you walk all over me.
Dont belong here, i
Dont belong here
Your eyes burn right through me.
They fill me with fear.
I couldve been at home
Watching football, and drinking beer.
Oh, oh, oh oh oh helpess, so helpless.