Get drunk, get drunk
Breathe in, breathe in
Hold it in, hold it in

Don't breathe, don't breathe
Blackout, blackout
Blackout, blackout

Don't talk
Until you're spoken to
Don't talk
Until you're spoken to

Don't breathe, don't breathe
Blackout, blackout
Blackout, blackout
Blackout, blackout
Blackout, blackout
Blackout, blackout


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    Gira is known to have a 'complicated' relationship with alcohol, so this subject matter makes sense. Compare these lyrics with Alcohol The Seed (from The Great Annihilator) and there are some obvious thematic parallels. I always pictured the "Don't talk until you're spoken to" part being said aloud by the subject of the song while in a state of abusive inebriation, while the rest is sort of an internal monologue.

    BitterLakeon August 30, 2022   Link
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    I would say it is the master telling his slave to shut up and stop thinking and just keep on working like a machine.

    slow pulse boyon July 31, 2008   Link
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    It's about being stoned and waking up forgetting what the heck happened.

    Cynothoglyson January 16, 2006   Link
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    Its about a nice night with a bunch of people who doesn't like you, just doing what you have to

    Lexianureon August 26, 2014   Link

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