# 90s Lyrics That Don't Make Sense

> 90s songs with confusing lyrics that still feel poetic.
- Title: 90s Lyrics That Don't Make Sense · American Songwriter
- Summary: 90s songs with confusing lyrics that still feel poetic. Four 90s songs have lyrics that don't make sense but sound poetic.
- Keywords: vanilla ice, beck, goo goo dolls, emf, 90s, pop music, music, culture, Lyrics, Don't, Make, Sense
- Source: American Songwriter — https://americansongwriter.com/4-iconic-90s-lyrics-that-dont-make-sense-but-still-sound-like-poetry
- Author: Kat Caudill
- Published: 2026-10-08T23:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: vanilla ice, beck, goo goo dolls, emf, 90s, pop music, music, culture
## Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice
Vanilla Ice says he kills your brain like a poisonous mushroom with his dope melody.

> I'm killing your brain like a poisonous mushroom / Deadly, when I play a dope melody / Anything less than the best is a felony.
## Loser by Beck
Beck wrote 'Loser' while riffing in coffee houses, saying he was a monkey in the time of chimpanzees.

> In the time of chimpanzees, I was a monkey / Butane in my veins, and I'm out to cut the junkie.
## Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls sing about giving up forever to touch someone who feels them somehow.

> And I'd give up forever to touch you / 'Cause I know that you feel me somehow.
## Unbelievable by EMF
EMF's song describes a person who contradicts themselves, especially with the phrase 'shoot through'.

> But this time, I realize / I'm going to shoot through / And leave you.
## Key takeaway

Four 90s songs have lyrics that don't make sense but sound poetic.