its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
[Chorus]
She was going with a cinematographer
Never knew that he was really a pornographer
They went down to the dance and grind
And everybody was feelin’ fine
She was talkin’ with syllable lisp
And everybody she knew was gonna get the twist
And they all went down and did a porcupine
And everybody was feeling high
You are so hot
I would like to steal your digits
And I'm so hung up on it
I would like to move away from it
We are so caught up with things
We should pull each others’ triggers,
And I'm off
She was going with a cinematographer
Never knew that he was really a pornographer
They went down to the dance and grind
And everybody was feelin’ fine
She was talkin’ with a syllable lisp
And everybody she knew was gonna get the twist
And they all went down and did the porcupine
And everybody was feeling high
(You thought you were smokin’)
I've got a girlfriend out of the city
I know I like her, I think she is pretty [x4]
[long instrumental part]
(Last call!)
It's closing time
It’s closing
It’s closing time
It’s closing time
It’s closing
It’s closing time
It’s closing time
I'm on the road to God
Don’t know my brain's the burger and my heart's the charcoal [x2]
It's closing time
It’s closing time
She was going with a cinematographer
Never knew that he was really a pornographer
They went down to the dance and grind
And everybody was feelin’ fine
She was talkin’ with syllable lisp
And everybody she knew was gonna get the twist
And they all went down and did a porcupine
And everybody was feeling high
You are so hot
I would like to steal your digits
And I'm so hung up on it
I would like to move away from it
We are so caught up with things
We should pull each others’ triggers,
And I'm off
She was going with a cinematographer
Never knew that he was really a pornographer
They went down to the dance and grind
And everybody was feelin’ fine
She was talkin’ with a syllable lisp
And everybody she knew was gonna get the twist
And they all went down and did the porcupine
And everybody was feeling high
(You thought you were smokin’)
I've got a girlfriend out of the city
I know I like her, I think she is pretty [x4]
[long instrumental part]
(Last call!)
It's closing time
It’s closing
It’s closing time
It’s closing time
It’s closing
It’s closing time
It’s closing time
I'm on the road to God
Don’t know my brain's the burger and my heart's the charcoal [x2]
It's closing time
It’s closing time
Lyrics submitted by numb, edited by Jate, Spiritus22, ApacheTomcat, DewfordDuck
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Love this song, I didn't even realize the heroin references till I looked at the comments on here. But I think it can also be interpreted in a metaphorical sense. The guy who's really a pornographer could mean that he acts all nice and flattering to women, but really just wants sex (like me and my friends.) And doing the grind, acting like we feel fine and getting high, all that are things that me and most of my highschool are a part of, and I think it's something that American society is centered around today, to an unhealthy degree. And I know I'm a hypocrite since I go out to those dances with my girlfriend and all the stuff that follows, but that just shows how accurate Brock's lyrics can be in describing our culture today.