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Song Parodies -> "Dumb Down"

Original Song Title:

"Calm Down"

Original Performer:

Rema & Selena Gomez

Parody Song Title:

"Dumb Down"

Parody Written by:

the_conqueror_of_parodies

The Lyrics

Part of my "Cut the Flowers" self-challenge. It's all well and good to talk about your highly technical interests. Just gotta make sure that you're on the same page vis-à-vis what means what...
Yikes
Oh no, I cannot parse that

Could you dumb down, dumb down?
I've got a problem with what comes out of your smart mouth, your smart mouth, oh-oh, smart mouth
Basic like a Honda, ooh-ooh, Honda, ooh-ooh
I can't understand the words you always say though I wanna-oh, oh-oh, wanna-oh, no, let me know, know, know, know, whoa-whoa-whoa-ooh-whoa-ooh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Stop leavin' me in the du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-ooh-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-ooh-ust
You think I'm bright, whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-ooh-whoa-ooh-whoa
Just not with technical ju-ju-ju-ju-ju-ju-ju-ju-ooh-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-ooh-unk, mmm-mmm-mmm

Keep usin' these words that I hardly know, good fellow
I may be a nerd but my vocab's not on top, it's less so
But you think I know the fancy words you use, no Donatello
I hate to sit by and blankly nod along when I cannot follow
Had felt pretty awful, whoa (mmm-mmm), and a little slothful, whoa (mmm-mmm)
It's a subject that we just love, whoa (mmm-mmm), but my knowledge is small, small, whoa, I know
Thought I was an absolute dumdum (mmm-mmm), just a little insecure, whoa
But then friends we share called you an asshole, whoa (mmm-mmm), condescendin'-type asshole, whoa-whoa-oh-oh

Referred to all the times that we've all pointed out, oh-ooh-whoa
That we had to rewind to get terms written down, so-ooh-whoa (yeah-eah-eah)
And you just speed on by (right on by), isn't that damn hard, alright
Such a pain in the hind

I'm just wantin' you to dumb down, dumb down
All the screeds you give to me now (me now), me now
No more implyin' I should calm down, calm down
As if I've been screamin' so loud, so loud (oh-oh no)
Treat the whole thing like a jo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oke
And me like a du-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-ooh-whoa-oh-oh-oh-once
So I'm just like whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-ooh-whoa-ooh-whoa
I think that I've had enou-nou-nou-nou-nou-nou-nou-nou-ooh-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-ooh-ough, mmm-mmm-mmm

Is this just how you like to make folks feel small, ooh-whoa (make folks feel small, ooh-whoa)?
Just boost yourself up with your fancy lines, oh-ooh-whoa (complicated lines, oh-ooh-whoa)
It may be true-wo, I may not know mu-ooh-uch (I may not know mu-ooh-uch)
Kind of hard to fix that when you pull this stu-ooh-uff (when you pull this stu-ooh-uff)
High-grade terms that you drop now just to watch my face
Friends brought up "If he's a douche, why think that he might fix
His attempts to teach you stuff? Since there is just no way
That that could be his aim (his aim)"

You won't dumb down, dumb down
Because you love when those words come out of your smart mouth, your smart mouth, oh-oh, smart mouth
Won't help me like Rhonda, ooh-ooh, Rhonda, ooh-ooh
Just an absolute douchebarrel, it's true that I still wanna-oh, oh-oh, wanna-oh know, love to know, know, know, know, whoa-whoa-whoa-ooh-whoa-ooh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (but not, but not)
But not from you, 'cause you su-su-su-su-su-su-su-su-ooh-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-ooh-uck
Sayin' goodbye, whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-ooh-whoa-ooh-whoa
Suddenly clicked that you su-su-su-su-su-su-su-su-ooh-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-ooh-uck (oh-ooh-whoa-oh-oh), mmm-mmm-mmm

You suck

...and don't be a condescending douchecanoe, that also helps. Note to self, though: use vis-à-vis in a parody.

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