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Album cover parody of Infest [Explicit] by Papa Roach
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Quotes:

I hope people connect with Papa Roach's music. I want to cause every emotion in people. I want them to fight, to fuck; I want to bring out their violence, their sadness and their happiness.
Submitted by: KingBob
I am so good at screaming in my music. I could even scream so loud that my dog can hear me and come home
- Cody Dick
Submitted by: Daniel Leichty

Jokes:

Q: What did Jerry Horton yell at his lawnmower when it broke down and he found out that he could not fix it?
A: Go fix yourself!
Submitted by:
 

Band Name Origins:

  • The band name came from lead singer, Jacoby Shaddix, whose stepfather's grandfather's last name is "R-o-a-t-c-h". Being more than a 100 years of age, he was called "Papa" by everyone in his family. They decided to go along with the name "Papa Roach" by dropping the "T" and using the cockroach as a symbol of longevity. Shaddix and his band used an analogy and that is: "when a nuclear bomb is dropped and it explodes; the whole place is annihilated and the only thing that's left are cockroaches." Submitted by: Cordelia's Straight Facts
  • Coby Dick has a vast collection of pet cockroaches. He used to joke about himself being the "papa roach" as he took care of them. Unfortunately, Jeremy, the first (and oldest) of the collection died only last week from old age. Submitted by: Anduril

Stupid Band Names:

  • Call the exterminators! Submitted by: Princess Chic

New Band Names:

New Name
Why It's Better
Submitter Name
Mama TermiteAn opposite with another destructive bug.Rock Maninoff
Papa CockroachCockroach formally distinguishes insect from fish.Kirsten Abercrombie
Kill the RoachRoaches are gross...Usgai
Popped Up ToastWell, many people hate roaches, but who can say no to fresh toast?S.T.G.

New Song Names:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Vladimir Putin""Getting Away With Murder"Rock Maninoff
"The Taliban""Getting Away With Murder"Rock Maninoff
"Kim Jong Un""Getting Away With Murder"Rock Maninoff
"Casey Anthony""Getting Away With Murder"Rock Maninoff
"O.J. Simpson""Getting Away With Murder"JeReMy

There are additional new song names available.

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"Give Me Back My Life,"You already have your life.Yvette Bristle
"Liquid Diet,"One cannot live on liquid alone.Weily Coyote
"My Heart Is A Fist,"I think it pretty much speaks for itself.Lizzie

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
"She Loves You," The Beatles"She Loves Me Not," Papa Roach
"Enjoy The Silence," Depeche Mode"Silence Is The Enemy," Papa Roach
"He Loves U Not," Dream"She Loves Me Not," Papa Roach
"Silent All These Years," Tori Amos"Silence Is The Enemy," Papa Roach
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Cod Of Energy" originally "Code Of Energy"
Wendy Torrance
"Black Clods" originally "Black Clouds"
Wendy Torrance
"Back Clouds" originally "Black Clouds"
Wendy Torrance
"Roses On My Rave" originally "Roses On My Grave"
Lizzie
"The Word Around You" originally "The World Around You"
Lizzie

There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"My Hearth Is A Fist" originally "My Heart Is A Fist"
Could the title get more bizarre?
Heather Brockwell
"Do Or Diet" originally "Do Or Die"
Tiffany Furlong
"Stake Me" originally "Take Me"
Lizzie
"Blast Resort" originally "Last Resort"
U. Carrie Oats
"Least Resort" originally "Last Resort"
U. Carrie Oats

Change a Letter:

"Silence Is The Enema" originally "Silence Is The Enemy"
Rachel Stedman
"Past Resort" originally "Last Resort"
Candy Welty
"Last Report" originally "Last Resort"
Candy Welty
"Hollywood Whorl" originally "Hollywood Whore"
Whorl = alternate spelling of whirl.
Jonathan S.
"Blond Brothers" originally "Blood Brothers"
Rachel Stedman

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Forever""Successor"the_conqueror_of_parodies
"Last Resort""Last Xmas (A Tribute To George Michael)"Tokusou Sentai Blessranger
"Last Resort""Bad Retort"Blaydeman
"Hollywood Whore""Horrible Pores"Abbott Skelding
"She Loves Me Not""She Hugs a Lot"the_conqueror_of_parodies
"Last Resort""Lame Retort"the_conqueror_of_parodies
"Last Resort""Book Report"Matthias
"Last Resort""Plastic Fork"Jammy
"Last Resort""Chocolate Torte"Weird Dave Stankovic
"Last Resort""Last Report!"Macaroni Man

There are additional song parodies available.

Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
Your Time Is Running OutWatches/ClocksThe Nerd
Not ListeningHugo Chavez's GovernmentNattanut
Last ResortVacationstictacs941
ScarsChild Abuse CenterIdempo
Blood BrothersBlood Drive / Blood DonationsMatthwala Quincy Ishmael (?)

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
Getting Away With MurderRobert Wagner's residenceLance Crackers
ScarsHospitalWorawat
Time Is Runnning OutEmergency Wardtictacs941
Last ResortSuicide Prevention HotlineGiselle
Be FreePrisonTim
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Sex
   Rammstein
Between Angels And Insects
   Papa Roach
Sex Between Angels And Insects
Ashley Michelle McGowan
Nothing's Fair in Love and War
   Three Days Grace
War Over Me
   Papa Roach
Nothing's Fair in Love and War Over Me
It's just not fair!
Garrison
Trauma of War
   Sepultura
War Over Me
   Papa Roach
Trauma of War Over Me
Poor Jacoby!
Garrison
Last Ride of the Day
   Nightwish
Days of War
   Papa Roach
Last Ride of the Days of War
Riding in what? A tank?
Garrison
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

Mattea Roach
Kathy Mattea combined with Papa Roach
A long-running female champion from the 38th season of "Jeopardy!"
Submitted By: Gus
Pepa Roach
Salt-N-Pepa combined with Papa Roach
Submitted By: Logan
Salt-N-Papa
Salt-N-Pepa combined with Papa Roach
If we had a Change A Letter section for band names, the first band's name could be changed this way.
Submitted By: Logan
Young Papa
Neil Young combined with Papa Roach
Submitted By: Garrison

There are additional Papa Roach Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Scars"
Misheard Lyrics:
My weakness is that I can't talk to mice.
Original Lyrics:
My weakness is that I care too much.
"Scars"
Misheard Lyrics:
My weakness is that I can't talk to mice.
Original Lyrics:
My weakness is that I care too much.
"Sunrise Trailer Park"
Misheard Lyrics:
The best jazz of, the best jazz of my life
Original Lyrics:
The best years of, the best years of my life
"Sunrise Trailer Park"
Misheard Lyrics:
The best j**z of, the best j**z of my life
Original Lyrics:
The best years of, the best years of my life
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Scars"
Misheard Lyrics:
My weakness is that I can't talk to mice.
Original Lyrics:
My weakness is that I care too much.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Nick

This is what I thought the song said when I was little.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Last Resort"
Better Lyrics:
Cut my gut into pieces, this is my plastic pork.
Original Lyrics:
Cut my life into pieces, this is my last resort.
Submitted by: Nitro
"Last Resort"
Better Lyrics:
Cut my steak into pieces

This is my plastic fork!

Starvation

No Eating

Don't give a F#@K if it's burnt or bleeding
Original Lyrics:
Cut my life into pieces

This is my Last Resort!

Suffocation

No Breathing

Don't give a F#@K if I cut my arm bleeding
Submitted by: Cody
"Last reasort"
Better Lyrics:
Cut my steak into pieces
I have no clean forks>BR> Plastic Fork
That's My last Resort
Original Lyrics:
Cut my life into pieces This is my last pork chop Suffication No breathing
Submitted by: Mitch
There are additional parody fragments available.

Funniest Song Lyrics:

"She Loves Me Not"
The Funny Lyrics:
Life's not fair
I'm a jerk
Why They're Funny:
Pity party, anybody?
Submitted by: Joce
 

Repetitive Song Lyrics:

"Getting Away With Murder"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
Getting away (x9)
Why They're Repetitive:
Okay, so in the middle of the song when it gets all cool and stuff and they get into the guitar solo. Jacoby decides to say the words "getting away" over and over again before proceeding with "with murder" But he's obviously got to just get it engraved into your brain that he's getting away with murder.
Submitted by: Gee
"Last Resort"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
Cuz I'm loosing my sight
Loosing my mind
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine
Loosing my sight
Loosing my mind
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine
Why They're Repetitive:
GAWD can't this singer think of anything else to sing about? Living perhaps?
Submitted by: Celeste
There are additional repetitive lyrics available.

Nonsensical Song Lyrics:

"Last Resort"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine
Why They're Nonsensical:
This song is about suicidal depression. Saying "you're fine" is actually invalidating in that scenario.
Submitted by: Amanda
"Tear My Heart Open"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Tear my heart open
and sew myself shut
Why They're Nonsensical:
How can you tearing your heart open and sew yourself shut? That doesn't make sense! Furthermore, if you tried doing that, literally, you'd clearly die. In the video, it's saying his girlfriend is an alcoholic and it's hinting at it, but it sounds like he's trying to say she tore his heart open (figuratively) and he sewed himself shut. So why not just say that?
Submitted by: AnnaBoo
There are additional nonsensical lyrics available.

Insincere Song Lyrics:

"Time And Time Again"
The Insincere Lyrics:
Time and time again
You think about yourself before you think about me
Why They're Insincere:
Papa Roach's lead singer just yells these lyrics and keeps repeating them, but he doesn't actually sound hurt by the fact that the girl he is with is selfish.
Submitted by: sXe LeXi 5X2
 

Misrhymed Song Lyrics:

"Time And Time Again"
The Misrhymed Lyrics:
You're so selfish
You're making me want to end this relationship
Why They're Misrhymed:
Well, selfish and relationship don't really rhyme from what I can hear.
Submitted by: sXe LeXi 5X2
 

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"Forever"
The Song Lyrics:
It's been a helter skelter romance from the start.
Song They Mention:
Helter Skelter - The Beatles
(Note: Most people listening to a Papa Roach song wouldn't pick out a reference to a Beatles song, especially Helter Skelter.)
Submitted by: Jordanza
"Walking Thru Barbed Wire"
The Song Lyrics:
It's time to say goodbye to you
Song They Mention:
Goodbye to You (by Scandal)
Submitted by: Redlocks

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Hollywood W*ore"
Opening Lines:
Hollywood W*ore, passed out on the floor. I'm sorry but the party's over.
Comments:
Submitted by: Liz Bone
"Not Listening"
Opening Lines:
I'm not listening, not anymore.
Comments:
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
There are additional spelling lyrics available.

Song Title Space Change:

"Door Die" originally "Do Or Die"
Can it? Have heard of "Dead as a door NAIL".
Submitted by: Amy Grunt
"Between Angels And In Sects" originally "Between Angels And Insects"
Submitted by: Cliff Adair
"Between Angel Sand Insects" originally "Between Angels And Insects"
Whatever angel sand insects are.
Submitted by: Cliff Adair
"Rose Son On My Grave" originally "Roses On My Grave"
Submitted by: Lizzie
"Door Die" originally "Do or Die"
Submitted by: Lizzie

Band Name Anagrams:

Chap Or A Pa Submitted by: Sylvia Curruca
Approach 'A' Submitted by: U. Guest It
The beginning of an alphabetical journey?
A Pa, A Porch Submitted by: Joe Blow II
A Poach Rap Submitted by: Lucille Ball sized hail

Song Title Anagrams:

"Cod Energy Foe" originally "Code Of Energy"
Submitted by: Caroline Vale
"Last Roster" originally "Last Resort"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Salt Storer" originally "Last Resort"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Rarest Lots" originally "Last Resort"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Resort Salt" originally "Last Resort"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne

There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.

Song Title Acrostics:

TON: "Tyranny Of Normality"
Submitted by: Lizzie

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Moreover We" originally "War Over Me"
Submitted by: Trevor Overt
"Knee Loves Me Shot" originally "She Loves Me Not"
Submitted by: Trevor Overt
"Lee Shoves Me Not" originally "She Loves Me Not"
Submitted by: Trevor Overt
"Knee Shoves Me Lot" originally "She Loves Me Not"
Submitted by: Treor Overt
"Lee Shoves Me Not" originally "She Loves Me Not"
Submitted by: Treor Overt

There are additional Song Title Spoonerisms available.

Band Name Spoonerisms:

Op Approach originally "Papa Roach"
Submitted by: Amanda Svenson
App Approach originally "Papa Roach"
Submitted by: Ramona Troutman
Pa Approach originally "Papa Roach"
Submitted by: Olivia Tame

What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):

"Writing a song that can be about a former athlete."
It is a "kind of" popular joke to say that Papa Roach wrote "Getting Away with Murder" about former NFL player O.J. Simpson.
Submitted by: JeReMy
"The College Band Version of "
This was just done for NCAA March Madness 2005.
Submitted by: JeReMy

Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:

Roach exterminators
Submitted by: BECKER

Bad Ringtone Choices:

"Last Resort"
The Lyrics:
Cut my life into pieces
I've reached my last resort
Suffocation
No breathing
Don't give a fuck if I cut my arm, bleeding
Do you even care if I die bleeding?
Would it be wrong?
Would it be right?
If I took my life tonight
Chances are that I might
Mutilation out of sight
And I'm contemplating suicide
Why:
This would screw everything up if you got a call while trying to talk someone out of ending their life.
Submitted by: Kerry

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