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The Hives – Main Offender (2000) | Track profile | Dork

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The Hives
Veni Vidi Vicious
Main Offender

SINGLE

Main Offender

Release date: 9th April 2000

From Veni Vidi Vicious

Track 4

2:33

Alternative Music Rock Adult Alternative

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About This Track

"Main Offender" is a single by The Hives, from the album Veni Vidi Vicious, released 9th April 2000. The track is 2:33 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about The Hives.

About the Artist

The Hives

The Hives

Lyrics

Main Offender

I'm on my way
Can't settle down
Stuck in ways of being an ass
And I got a lot of nerve that I'm ready to pass
I'm on my way
Can't settle down
Stuck in ways of sadistic joy
My talent only goes as far as to annoy
I'm on my way
This is my main offender
This is what I've got and it
Got me saying
Why me?
I'm on my way
I get around
Not all too sure about what I do
Feel I've got to stop a second just to think it through
And so I stop
I'm on my way
Yeah, I get around
Thought it all over and now I spit it out
When I spit, I spit on those that I care less about
I'm on my way
This is my main offender
This is what I've got and it
Got me saying
Why me?
I'm on my way

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Track details

From Veni Vidi Vicious

2:332000Single

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Album

Veni Vidi Vicious

10th April 2000

Track number

4

Release year

2000

1The Hives - Declare Guerre Nucleaire
1:35
2Die, All Right!
2:46
3A Get Together to Tear It Apart
1:53
4Main Offender
2:33

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Writer: Randy Fitzsimmons
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