Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
She only pays attention to the prices of cigarettes
She says she hopes they'll get cheaper
She only takes the pick-me-uppers
To counteract all the put-me-to-sleepers
She used to be a receiver
Went out deep for guys that looked like Johnny Fever
Last winter
I swear I thought she might be our savior
Went through a skater phase
Went through a raver phase
I went through a razor blade phase
I guess I went through a hundred dollars a day
It was dark along the edges of the city
But the light it shined through behind the reinforced doorways
They're tipping over in the taprooms
They're shooting through the ceiling and they're bleeding on the floor
And yeah, for sure we got dosed
We hung out close with some questionable folks
We got ideas from some dangerous thinkers
We put our mouths up to some dangerous drinks
Some nights we almost froze
But we rubbed up pretty close to some rock and roll promoters
Stayed up pretty late with some rock and roll performers
It's always entertaining when you're hanging out with entertainers
Went through the publicist
To try to get through to the rhythm guitarist
We got so high that the audience, they looked just like ants
Woke up with a backstage pass in my pants
Said "I used to be a speed shooter
I went out deep for guys that looked like Alice Cooper
And last winter
They had my heart all hooked up to computers"
We didn't see the holy ghost
But the father and the son they seemed like regular folks
Jesus rolled his eyes when his dad made Jesus jokes
And he forgave me for my sins
And he said, "Let the famine end and let the 2-for-1s begin
And bless the beasts and the children and the water and the waiters"
It's always so creative when you're hangin' out with our Creator
And his son, our savior
You get your picture in the paper if he lets you in his trailer
It's always so amazing
When you're finally coming down with entertainers
She says she hopes they'll get cheaper
She only takes the pick-me-uppers
To counteract all the put-me-to-sleepers
She used to be a receiver
Went out deep for guys that looked like Johnny Fever
Last winter
I swear I thought she might be our savior
Went through a skater phase
Went through a raver phase
I went through a razor blade phase
I guess I went through a hundred dollars a day
It was dark along the edges of the city
But the light it shined through behind the reinforced doorways
They're tipping over in the taprooms
They're shooting through the ceiling and they're bleeding on the floor
And yeah, for sure we got dosed
We hung out close with some questionable folks
We got ideas from some dangerous thinkers
We put our mouths up to some dangerous drinks
Some nights we almost froze
But we rubbed up pretty close to some rock and roll promoters
Stayed up pretty late with some rock and roll performers
It's always entertaining when you're hanging out with entertainers
Went through the publicist
To try to get through to the rhythm guitarist
We got so high that the audience, they looked just like ants
Woke up with a backstage pass in my pants
Said "I used to be a speed shooter
I went out deep for guys that looked like Alice Cooper
And last winter
They had my heart all hooked up to computers"
We didn't see the holy ghost
But the father and the son they seemed like regular folks
Jesus rolled his eyes when his dad made Jesus jokes
And he forgave me for my sins
And he said, "Let the famine end and let the 2-for-1s begin
And bless the beasts and the children and the water and the waiters"
It's always so creative when you're hangin' out with our Creator
And his son, our savior
You get your picture in the paper if he lets you in his trailer
It's always so amazing
When you're finally coming down with entertainers
Lyrics submitted by leonperkin
Sketchy Metal Lyrics as written by Tad Jason Kubler Craig Finn
Lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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This is top notch poetry! Funny yet traumatizing as hell, just like our teen years...
"jesus rolled his eyes when his dad made jesus jokes." what a great line
I was always so sure he said "Jesus rolled his eyes when his dad made Jesus Jones." Either way, it'll always be a killer line.
"Let the famine end and let the two-for-ones begin" is one of their all-time best lyrics.