I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo
I be that golden I
You watch me burning deep inside of you
I be that golden I
Now I rock steady but it don't mean nothing cause
I ain't shit, yo and that's ok cause
I wrote the note so you can watch me hang myself
Say I ain't shit, yo and that's ok cause
I wrote the note so you can watch me hang myself
Now, now, now
I be that golden I
You watch me burning deep inside of you
I be that golden I
Now I rock steady but it don't mean nothing cause
I ain't shit, yo and that's ok cause
I wrote the note so you can watch me hang myself
Say I ain't shit, yo and that's ok cause
I wrote the note so you can watch me hang myself
I be the cock in a jungle coming for you baby
I be the cock in a jungle burning
I'd meet a good girl but I'd make a terrible boy
I'd meet a good boy but I'd make a terrible girl
I'd meet a good boy, good girl, terrible girl
Terrible girl, terrible girl
I be that golden I
And now me burning deep inside of you
I be that golden I
And now I rock steady cause I don't know nothing but
I ain't shit, yo and that's ok cause
I wrote the note so you can watch me hang myself,
Say I ain't shit, yo and that's ok cause
I wrote the note so you can watch me hang myself
I be that golden I
You watch me burning deep inside of you
I be that golden I
Now I rock steady but it don't mean nothing cause
I ain't shit, yo and that's ok cause
I wrote the note so you can watch me hang myself
Say I ain't shit, yo and that's ok cause
I wrote the note so you can watch me hang myself
Now, now, now
I be that golden I
You watch me burning deep inside of you
I be that golden I
Now I rock steady but it don't mean nothing cause
I ain't shit, yo and that's ok cause
I wrote the note so you can watch me hang myself
Say I ain't shit, yo and that's ok cause
I wrote the note so you can watch me hang myself
I be the cock in a jungle coming for you baby
I be the cock in a jungle burning
I'd meet a good girl but I'd make a terrible boy
I'd meet a good boy but I'd make a terrible girl
I'd meet a good boy, good girl, terrible girl
Terrible girl, terrible girl
I be that golden I
And now me burning deep inside of you
I be that golden I
And now I rock steady cause I don't know nothing but
I ain't shit, yo and that's ok cause
I wrote the note so you can watch me hang myself,
Say I ain't shit, yo and that's ok cause
I wrote the note so you can watch me hang myself
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This is one of my personal favorites. I'm not sure but I think all songs have meanings, something had to inspire them. My interpretation: I think he plays 4 roles in this song: Golden I (as in himself), a boy, a girl, and the cock. I think he's basically saying, when he's himself and trys to find someone else (girlfriend/boyfriend) he does ok for a while, then it falls apart because he fucks it up: "i wrote the note so you can watch me hang myself", when he trys to meet new people he sucks at being the regular girl or boy (this hints at his unsureness of his own sexuality maybe?), and the cock sort of represents his horniness to put it bluntly - and that's what makes him return to trying to be with other people. It's like a vicious little jimmy urine loop. Well, that's my 2 cents.
damn scummles im gonna sound repetitive but, this is one of my favorite msi songs. seriously its so awesome. it rocks. I'd meet a good girl but I'd make a terrible boy i think its I'd be the good girl but I'd make a terrible boy tell me what you think
its a masterpiece of music
yur on crack, wow.
pick ahole please
All MSI songs are genius.
i love spice...do you have any decency for any other band who have more skill than you? you should appreciate Blink for being together for the last 10 years..so what if they are sell outs, they are still together and i cant begin naming off bands who died after their 1 single that was good for like 2 months. you and i have same and different views. you like MSI, i like MSI, i appreciate other bands who have been together half of my life and you hate music that isnt the same genre as MSI...get a life Spice girl flat tits
I love this song...I know the lyrics by heart! lol My friend introduced me to them! We listen to them all the time and they are awesome!
Awesome song. Though I have a habit of pretending "I'd meet a good girl but I'd make a terrible boy " is actually I've been a good girl
yeah i think ur right. Or i'd be a good girl..<br /> <br />
What does hating Blink have to do with anything what-so-ever? Jesus hates you for being an annoying spammer, IloveSpiceGirls. On other notes, this song is great, but I have trouble readinging into it. I was thinking, maybe something along the lines of being bad for the people around him? Anyway, that's just my imput.
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