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don't you think that I'm bound to react now?
well, my fingers definitely turning to black now
yeah, maybe I'll put my love on ice
and teach myself, maybe that'll be nice, yeah
my books are sitting at the top of the stack now
well, the longer words are really breaking my back now
yeah, maybe I'll learn to understand
a-drawing a square with a pencil in hand, yeah
ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
mathematically turning the page
unequivocally showing my age
I'm practically center stage
undeniably earning your wage
well, maybe I'll put my love on ice
teach myself, maybe that'll be nice, yeah
listen master can you answer a question?
is it the fingers, or the brain
that you're teaching a lesson?
oh, I can't tell you how proud I am
I'm writing down things that I don't understand
well maybe I'll put my love on ice
and teach myself, maybe that'll be nice, yeah
yeah
yeah
yeah
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Performed by The White Stripes
Written by Jack White
(Peppermint Stripe Music, BMI)
BMI # 6406562
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- Elephant
- I Just Don't Know What To Do
With Myself DVD (black math video)
- Elephant (Japan reissue with
video)
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Jack White:
"I was thinking about a time in high school when I turned my books in to
the math teacher and said, I refuse to learn from you any more. The
song's about asking questions. A lot of people are taught just to
regurgitate information. People don't care if you learn anymore. Opinion
gets trampled on."
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The video for [Black Math] is a live performance video recorded on
4.16.2003 at Masonic Temple, Detroit, MI
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