Mika “toy boy”
This song is essentially about a guy (the toy) who falls in love with another man. They have a relationship. But the lover was still torn with his own identity. The lovers mother wants him to be straight so he breaks it off to live the straight life. The toy also tries to date a woman who tries to change him. But it only leaves him a depressed mess. So he is asking his lover in the future when his son is wondering about his own sexuality if he would remember their relationship and accept his son for who he is instead of trying to force him to be something he is not.
Lyrics:
[VERSE 1:]
I'm a wind up toy
In an up-down world
If you leave me all alone
I'll make a mess for sure
I've a heart of gold
In the smallest size
Leave me in the dark
You never hear me cry
[PRE-CHORUS 1:]
More than an illustration
Points of articulation
Come to life on a brass spring
Such a wonderful plaything
[VERSE 2:]
Its a cruel cross
That I have to bear
If you come a little close
I'm going to pull your hair
More than just a toy
In a patched blue suit
When you hold me in your arms
I'm just a boy like you
But your momma thought
There was something wrong
Didn't want you sleeping
With a boy too long
It's a serious thing
In a grown-up world
Maybe you'd be better
With a Barbie girl
[PRE-CHORUS 2:]
You knew that
I adored ya
But you left me in Georgia
Toys are not sentimental;
How could i be for rental?
[VERSE 3:]
She's the meanest hag
That has ever been
Pulled out my insides
With an old safety pin
I'm the sorest sight
Now I feel like trash
Clothes are made of rags
And they don't even match
So she dressed me up
As the man she loved
And threw me in a box
When she had had enough
Now the light of day
I no longer see
She stuck her voodoo pins
Where my eyes used to be
[PRE-CHORUS 3:]
Accidentally tragic
Victim of her black magic
Had a boy once who loved me
Now he's so afraid of me
[VERSE 4:]
On a long lost day
When you're grey and old
You'll be there remembering
Your old toy boy
When your only son's
Wondering what to be
Tell him the story of
A boy like me
Oooooooo
Oooooooo