I'm a boss ass bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch. Yeah we all remember that hot chic you hooked up with once Because you went on to brag about it for months and months. After all, that path leads to delusion, destruction by external environmental factors, and flaming out as quickly as a shooting star. You know it's 2 AM and it's dark outside. The band’s aim is to present a jolly jester’s worldview, and perhaps comment on the jester himself, but not to advocate that listeners follow this jester. What is clear, however, is that they have identified this narrator as a loser and idiot, so his philosophy is not to be interpreted as a Smash Mouth lifestyle endorsement. Maybe they saw some of this narrator in themselves. Smash Mouth may have been offering an arch commentary on this quintessentially American (and Californian) philosophy. And his response to global warming, while cheerful and resourceful, does nothing to address the problem. He aspires to be a “shooting star” just to break a mold, unaware that a shooting star is, by its nature, destined to immediately fade out and die. He subscribes to the plainly ill-advised belief that all that glitters is gold. He is so far from an “all star” that a dumb girl called him a loser.
In the pre-chorus, he describes his philosophy of breaking rules. He is a fool who was (properly) advised that the world would roll him. All Star Lyrics: Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me / I aint the. Of course, despite asserting that he is an “all star” and a “rock star,” he certainly is neither of those things. In this verse, global warming melts the ice caps, so the narrator simply suggests going swimming. In the chorus, he recites a mantra of self-encouragement (and self-delusion): “I am capable and will thrive when I take bold chances to pursue superficial goals.” In the second verse, the narrator provides an example of how his jester-like philosophy plays out. In the pre-chorus, he describes his philosophy of breaking rules, living hedonistically, and embracing action.
In the first verse, the narrator establishes himself as dumb. On “All Star,” Smash Mouth takes us through the simple, action-oriented philosophy of a dumb but aggressively upbeat narrator. And yet the music video is a tie-in to another film, 1999’s Mystery Men. Smash Mouth’s best known song, with part of its enduring popularity/infamy caused by its inclusion in the opening scene of Shrek.
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