Comedy meets everyday frustration in this humorous take on what should be a simple kitchen task. The song parodies both modern rap music conventions and instructional videos while documenting a person's increasingly frustrating attempt to make microwave popcorn. Through exaggerated dialogue and self-deprecating humor, Bo Burnham satirizes how even the most basic tasks can become unnecessarily complicated when we overthink them. The ironic revelation at the end - discovering the "Popcorn" button after burning the popcorn manually - serves as a metaphor for how we often overlook simple solutions while making things harder than they need to be. The multiple voices and interjections throughout the song create a chaotic internal monologue that many listeners can relate to when dealing with seemingly simple tasks. #ComedySongs #KitchenFails #OverthinkingIt
Microwave Popcorn
Lyrics
Could you turn up my headphones? Turn up my head- or
I'm the only one in here, so, I'm gonna turn up my own headphones
For myself, thank you, you're welcome
Tryna make microwave popcorn
In a microwave
I am on that wave, I am on that wave
Tryna make microwave popcorn
I take the packet out the plastic (takin' out the plastic, brrt)
Reading the directions on the back of the package (ooh)
Orville Redenbacher, you're a savage (you a savage)
So let's get crackin' (tryna make microwave, ayy)
I put the packet on the glass (what glass?)
The little glass dish in the microwave (got it)
I close the door (which door?)
The door to the microwave, what is wrong with you?
You follow all the rules when you're a studious guy (step one)
Insert the packet, set the power to high
Cook for one-and-a-half minutes
To two-and-a-half minutes (mm, kind of a wide range)
Tryna make microwave popcorn (bippity-bippity bop)
In a microwave (brrt)
I am on that wave, I am on that wave
Tryna make microwave popcorn
The popcorn's done (Thank god)
I open up the door, I take it out
Ah, goddamn, that's hot (super hot)
Makes sense (I burnt my fingies)
I open up the packet (the packet)
It smells smoky and the kernels are black, shit (no)
I burned it (no), I burned it (for real?)
Yes, for real
Do you think you're helping by saying all this? (Tryna make microwave)
I'm givin' up (I'm done cookin' popcorn)
I'ma eat a bag of Skinny Pop (it's already popped)
I look back at the microwave, wait a minute
How'd I miss this button? There's a button and the button says
"Popcorn" (oh, no)
On the microwave (there was a button that said popcorn)
I am on that wave, I am on that wave (I shoulda hit that button)
Tryna make microwave popcorn (tryna make microwave) (bippity bippity bop) (Jiffy Pop)
In a microwave (guys, stop) (microwave) (ah, got a kernel in my throat, ah) (brr)
I am on that wave, I am on that wave (everyone's talking at the same time)
Can everyone just shut (Christmas ornaments)
Shut up (movie theatre butter)
Tryna make microwave popcorn
Writer(s): Bo Burnham
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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