TIM MINCHIN - ROCK N ROLL NERD (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)

#timminchin #newsong #oldsong #official #lyrics #timemachine #rocknrollnerd ‪@TimMinchin‬ releases official lyric video for 'Rock 'n' Roll Nerd' Via BMG. 'Rock 'n' Roll Nerd' is taken from Tim's brand new album 'Time Machine' - OUT NOW! Buy / Download / Stream HERE: https://TimMinchin.lnk.to/TimeMachineID Subscribe to Tim Minchin's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/timminchin/?s... ____________ Credits: Lyric video created by BMG Australia Recorded at Damien Gerard Studios, Gosford and Studio 301, Sydney with Jack Garzo Engineer Andrew Beck, assisted by Murray Dilger Mixed by Eric J Dubowsky at Hercules Street Studios Mastered by Brian Lucey at Magic Garden Mastering Written and Produced by Tim Minchin © 2025 Navel Enterprises Pty Ltd under exclusive License to BMG Rights Management (Australia) Pty Ltd. ____________ Lyrics: He doesn't have a problem with drugs He just doesn't get ‘em He's fine that his mates have tattoos But he thinks they'll regret ‘em He likes going to bars But he hates it when the music's too loud He tends not to go to rock concerts Cos he can't stand the crowds But all he's ever wanted to be Is a rock star on MTV But he knows that it's not fuckin likely He's almost thirty He knows that he will always be A rock'n'roll nerd He'll keep writing songs the world will never hear And though they won't be heard He'll just keep writing Oh yeah But you see the problem is He always dreamt of being a star But he learned piano instead of guitar Which in the '90s didn't get you very far So while the other kids were learning Stairway He was the piano to their forte But he was convinced one day He'd rock their fuckin asses And be an icon for the disenfranchised masses And grow his hair long and rebel against the state But just for now that'd have to wait Cos he's running late for his morning classes And he will always be A rock'n'roll nerd He'll keep playing gigs that no one knows about And though it sounds absurd He'll just keep playing Oh yeah But you see the problem is There's not much depth in what he's singing He's a victim of his happy middle-class upbringing So he can't write about the hood or bling bling So he sits and imagines his girlfriend is dead To try and evoke some angst in his middle-class head But she’s always fine at half past nine When they go to bed And he's not spent a single night in prison He has no issues with nutrition He has no drinking problem And no drug addiction Unless you count the drugs they put in chicken And marijuana always tends to make him cough He doesn't look good with his t-shirt off And when he tries to act tough You can tell he's trickin’ And while his mates all go out late Popping pills and having fun He goes home and showers And gets a good eight hours He gets his thrills from his morning run And while his mates all go on dates Taking speed and drinking cans of Jim Beam He stays home and cooks Curls up with a book With the girl he's had since he was seventeen Cos he's never really been part of the scene Given Guns N' Roses he'll take Queen He's more into Beatles than The Stones He's more Stevie Wonder than Ramones And he's never owned a panel van He never shot a Pantera fan He doesn't know the difference between metal and thrash He couldn't tell you nothing about Axl and Slash He likes Ben Folds and the Jackson Five He knows all the words to Staying Alive And though he tries to be all grungy and cool He spent eleven years at a motherfuckin private school So it don't matter how he tries He cannot hide behind his rock'n'roll lies Cos you've either got it or you don't Yeah you'll either rock it or you won’t Yeah you've either got it or you don't Yeah you'll either rock it or you won’t Yeah you've either got it or you don't Yeah you'll either rock it rock it rock it or you won’t He knows that his music lacks depth But it just can't be helped He has nothing interesting to say So he writes about himself But he doesn't wanna seem self-obsessed So he writes in third person In an attempt to sound more rock'n'roll But he suspects it's not working And deep in his heart he knows That he'll never be Jet or Eskimo Joe And even if he was quite pretty With small pants like Kylie He knows that he will always be A rock'n'roll nerd He'll keep writing songs the world will never hear And though they won’t be heard He'll just keep trying oh yeah You might not like him but he don't care Cos he wants to rock and he will never be deterred But he'll always be a fucked up little Try-hard wannabe rock'n'roll nerd A rock’n’roll nerd ____________ FOLLOW TIM MINCHIN Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4adgH... Apple Music:   / tim-minchin   FB:   / timminchin   IG:   / timminchin   TW:   / timminchin   TikTok:   / timminchin   Web: https://www.timminchin.com