Anything My Mama Don't Like

Helloween · The Time Of The Oath [1996]

I'm no believer

I just listen to my own head

I'm no believer

I just call you liar instead

Keep all your sorrows

Words might be pathetically vain

Life is a fire

Light it and you can read your name



I'm the king of the night generation

I'm anything my mama don't like

I'm a slave of perverted nation

Anything my mama don't like



Anything my mama, anything my mama don't like

Anything my mama don't like

Anything my mama, anything my mama don't like

Don't like



I am a flyer

Rising in the wake of my dreams

I am a tumbler

Life can be as good as it seems



I'm a child playing chess with tomorrow

I'm anything my mama don't like

I'm a clown and I beg, steal and borrow

Anything my mama don't like



Anything my mama, anything my mama don't like

Anything my mama don't like

Anything my mama, anything my mama don't like

Anything my mama don't like



Yeah, anything my mama don't like

Anything my mama don't like



I'm the king of the night generation

I'm anything my mama don't like

I'm a slave of a perverted nation

Anything my mama don't like



Anything my mama, anything my mama don't like

Anything my mama don't like

Anything my mama, anything my mama don't like

Anything my mama don't

(fade out)

Anything My Mama Don't Like

Released in 1996 on The Time Of The Oath, this track exemplifies the high-energy power metal sound for which Helloween is renowned. The song features the band's signature dual-guitar harmonies and driving rhythms, characteristic of their work during the mid-to-late 1990s. As a staple of their discography, it captures the anthemic quality that defined their era in the genre, blending technical proficiency with melodic hooks. The recording stands as a testament to the band's ability to craft energetic tracks that resonate within the power metal community, showcasing their evolution from their earlier thrash metal roots while maintaining their core identity.