Verse
ED
The misfits are cult rock and roll
AE
Worshipped by a few but ignored on the whole.
ED
Meet the Feebles is a film cult classic
AE
It's basically unknown but some say it's fantastic.
ED
Most women that I meet seem totally unphased
AE
'Til sometimes there's somebody who seems totally amazed.
ED
I may not be in magazines as a heart-throb face
AE
But in a few devoted hearts I've found a strong fanbase.
Chorus
ED
I'm a cult boyfriend, not a mainstream show
AE
I'm lonely or I'm worshiped by a lady in the know
ED
When you're a cult boyfriend life's always intense
AE
They love me or they hate me no one's on the fence
Verse
ED
Cerebus is cult comic book series.
AE
It's got fans but it's never found in movies or in theories.
ED
WFMU is a cult radio station
AE
Always tuned to by a few devoted fans around the nation.
ED
For every time I couldn't get a second date or even first,
AE
Why does one think I'm the best when all the rest think I'm the worst?
ED
All of those times no one at all wanted to know.
AE
If I'm really all that awesome wouldn't more people think so?
Chorus
ED
I guess Cult Boyfriend is the term for me,
AE
It's always been quality not quantity.
ED
A cult boyfriend's like a record in a bargain bin
AE
No one knows its worth 'til a collector comes in.
EDAEx2
Verse
ED
Hmm, who are some cult literary names I could honour?
AE
Maybe J. G. Ballard or Flannery O'Connor.
ED
Haggis and fugu, that's like food for cult eaters.
AE
Jim Jones, Charles Manson, Father Yod, they're cult leaders.
ED
Anyways the point being, do I have to magical?
AE
Can't we date a few months and then move on normal and casual?
ED
Suicidally alone and then totally smothered -
AE
It's so much pressure when you go from one extreme to the other.
Chorus
ED
I guess Cult Boyfriend is the term for me.
AE
It's always been quality not quantity.
ED
A cult boyfriend's like a record in a bargain bin:
AE
No one knows its worth 'til a collector comes in.
ED
I'm a cult boyfriend, not a mainstream show.
AE
I'm lonely or I'm worshipped by a lady in the know.
ED
When you're a cult boyfriend life's always intense.
AE
They love me or they hate me no one's on the fence
EDAEx2
End
ED
And this song probably ain't gonna go very far beyond an open mic.
AE
It's guaranteed though, two or three people are really gonna like it.
End on E