Iran so far (with lyrics)
September 30th, 2007
Iran So Far is one of the funniest SNL Digital Shorts. I tried my best to put down the lyrics, but I couldn’t understand some parts. If you have any corrections please let me know in the comments.
^ NBC removed the video from YouTube for some reason. This is someone elses.
Iran So Far Lyrics
They say true love comes only once in a lifetime
and even though we’re from opposite ends of the earth,
my heart tells me you’re the one for me.
Mahmoud
I remember when it started, saw you in the news
you were hating gays and I was eating food
I was feeling you, and even though I disagreed with almost everything you said
you aint wrong to me, so strong to me, you belong to me
Like a very hairy Jake Gyllenhaal and me
Mahmoud make my heart beating out of my chest
my mind says no but my body says yes
Nuclear threat, the only threat I see,
is the threat of you not coming home to me.
Our love for each other’s like when atoms collide
Can’t express how I feel
And yo Adam let’s rhyme
And Iran, Iran so far away
is your home, but in my heart you’ll stay
He ran, for the president of Iran
we ran together to a tropical island
my man, Mahmoud is known for rilin’
smiling, if he can still do it then I can
they call you weasel, they say your methods are medieval
you can blame the Jews I can be your Jim Caviezel
S&M, nestlin’ when we’re wrestlin’
You can be the port that I put my vessel in
So I try to mute the tv but you can still see me
with your sleepy brown eyes, white pecan thighs
And your hairy butt…
Yeah.
And Iran, Iran so far away
come home, and in my arms you’ll stay
Used to look at the stars and dream
round the world the same stars we’ve seen
And a twinkle in your eyes Mahmoud.
Talk smooth to me, without a tie
your pants high waisted damn so fly.
We can take a trip to the animal zoo
and laugh at all the funny things that animals do
Like Eugene you got me strait trippin’ boo
hope you look at my eyes and say I’m trippin’ too
you say Iran don’t have the bomb but they already do
you should know by now, it’s you.
You crazy for this one Mahmoud
you can deny the holocaust all you want
but you can’t deny that there’s something between us
I know you say there’s no gays in Iran
but you’re in New York baby
so time to stop hiding,
and start living
SNL Skit
September 30th, 2007 at 3:30 pm
…brown eyes, butter pecan thighs, and your hairy butt.
Yeah.
Aaron D.
September 30th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
“Like Eugene, you got me straight trippin’, boo” is a reference to the Steve Martin/Queen Latifah movie “Bringing Down the House.” At one point during the movie, Eugene Levy is flirting with Latifah and says, “you got me straight trippin’, boo!” Clever stuff, Mr. Samberg…clever stuff indeed.
Raf
September 30th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
Thanks for the help on the lyrics. Man, that Bringing Down the House reference is so obscure… damn.
Allison
September 30th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
Two corrections on these parallel constructions:
“saw you on the news
you were hating gays”
and
“You can deny the holocaust all you want”
Thanks for writing out the lyrics; you got a lot I couldn’t make out.
Heather
September 30th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
“Our love for each other’s like when atoms collide”
maura
September 30th, 2007 at 8:33 pm
i laughed nonstop during this digital short. best one since ‘Lazy Sunday’.
some corrections..
Like a very hairy Jake Gyllenhaal to me
Our love for each other is like when atoms collide
Raf
September 30th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
“You can deny the holocaust all you want”
“Our love for each other’s like when atoms collide”
I have no idea why I didn’t get these. They make so much sense now.
Erik
September 30th, 2007 at 10:09 pm
Some corrections maybe already mentioned…
Like a very hairy Jake Gyllenhaal to me
…
You ain’t no threat, the only threat I see, is the threat of you not coming home to me.
…
And yo Adam let’s ride (rhyme’s with collide)
…
I used to look at the stars and dream
Around the world the same stars we’re seeing (?maybe)
…
And Iran, Iran so far away
‘Cause you’re home, but in my heart you’ll stay (?)
…
I remember when it started, saw you on the news
…
You ain’t no threat, the only threat I see, is the …
threat of you not coming home with me.
…
we ran together to a tropical island
…
with your sleepy brown eyes, butter pecan thighs
…
but you’re in New York now baby
corey
September 30th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
the part after “i’m trippin’, too” is:
you say iran don’t got the bomb but they already do
you should now by now… it’s you.
i wish they’d mixed the laughter down, there’s a lot of great rhymes in there.
Grisha
September 30th, 2007 at 11:28 pm
Brilliant writing from all The Lonely Island Dudes.
Jim Caviezel played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ.
mango
October 1st, 2007 at 12:40 am
Thanks for publishing the lyrics. One small correction:
you can PLAY the Jews I can be your Jim Caviezel
ProfStevie
October 1st, 2007 at 2:13 am
I think it’s “Nuclear threat? The only threat I see, is the threat” etc. It’s pretty clear in headphones.
And is that Jamie Foxx in a cameo as the “I [heart] NY” T-shirt vendor? He’s not on screen long enough to really tell for sure.
CK
October 1st, 2007 at 9:17 am
It’s a digital short - the closed caption should be close if not exact.
Emily
October 1st, 2007 at 10:20 am
“You can blame the Jews; I can be your Jim Caviezel.”
I think this is a reference to Mel Gibson’s relationship with Jim Caviezel. Mel’s dad famously denied the Holocaust and there was a lot of controversy during the filming of “Passion of the Christ” with Mel wanting to insert a line from the Jewish priests saying to Pilate “let [Jesus’s] blood be on us and our children.” Also, remember Mel’s anti-semitic slurs when he was arrested for drunk driving?
So I think Samberg is kind of making a joke about a gay relationship between Mel and Jim Caviezel. Obviously not true, but really funny to compare Mel Gibson to Mahmoud in light of Mel’s anti-Jewish past.
Prince of Thrift
October 1st, 2007 at 2:10 pm
who is Samberg? Maybe if the video was still available I would understand.
Andy Samberg
October 1st, 2007 at 3:50 pm
Buttah Pecan Theighs!
Creed
October 1st, 2007 at 3:52 pm
You can see the video here:
http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=6200&comments=1
It’s even linked on sites like http://www.Iranian.com
Bet Mahmoud is loving this!
free kurdistan
October 1st, 2007 at 11:17 pm
You say Iran don’t have the bomb
but they already do
you should know by now
it’s you.
Mike W.
October 2nd, 2007 at 4:53 am
I heard “My man, Mahmoud, is known for rilin’
Smilin’, if he can still do it then I can”
and
“S&M, nestlin’ when we’re wrestlin’”
Does anyone have a good guess for “So I try to (?) but you can still see me”?
and it’s definitely… “Talk smooth to me… without a tie”
Ya know? ’cause he doesn’t wear a tie?
and at the talky part at the end, it start’s off
“You’re crazy for this one, Mahmoud!”
Which is a reference to Jay-Z’s “99 Problems” which ens with Jay-Z saying to producer Rick Rubin, “You crazy fo dis one, Rick!”
Get it?
Raf
October 2nd, 2007 at 10:50 am
Hey thanks Mike, your clues helped me out a lot, I could suddenly listen to the whole thing clearly. It’s “So I try to mute the tv, but you can still see me”
I think I have all the lyrics down now. Thanks!
Erik
October 2nd, 2007 at 11:59 am
Raf, I think you still have some lyrics to update if you read back through the comments. Thanks though!
Mike
October 2nd, 2007 at 8:13 pm
I think it’s :
“is the threat of you not coming home with me”
“You can play the Jews, I can be your Jim Caviezel”
“S&M, messin’ in when we’re wrestlin’”
“You can be the port that I park my vessel in”
ABC
October 7th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
two things. Maybe already mentioned.
The only threat I see is the threat of you not coming home WITH me.
and
you’re in New York NOW baby.
Mel
October 9th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
Adam Levine is so fine! I love him. As soon as I saw him in this clip, I was like ‘OMG I love it!”
The chorus gets stuck in your head. Especially since Adam Levine is singing it. Did you guys know you can get an MP3 of the whole thing?
Here’s the link. Click “download original” on the right of the screen.
http://www.divshare.com/download/2195192-345
Enjoy!
Mel
Toby
October 9th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
http://www.funnysong.com/2007/09/iran-so-far-lyrics-snl-digital-shorts.asp
Here are some lyrics that appear to be from SNL. It gives some of the parts that can’t be heard.
Richardson
October 12th, 2007 at 1:42 am
It’s suppose to be but you’re in New York now baby.
Also is butter pecan thighs.
dave
October 13th, 2007 at 1:11 am
thx for posting the lyrics. this one is such a damn great job by SNL.
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