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Jawbreaker Lyrics
Deadly as the viper
Peering from its coil
The poison there is coming to the boil
Ticking like a time bomb
The fuse is running short
on the verge of snapping if it's caught
And all the pressure that's been building up
For all the years it bore the load
The cracks appear, the frame starts to distort
Ready to explode
Jawbreaker
Crouching in the corner
Wound up as a spring
Piercing eyes that flash are shimmering
Muscles are all contorted
Claws dug in the dirt
Every ounce of fiber on alert
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Submitted by
idan On Jun 23, 2001
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its my favorit
Amazing song. Climactically, it is Judas Priest's best song. Certainly shows the extent of their strong vocal power.
Ya, so I think we all know what this is about, especially after Halford revealed that he is gay...
@Brahm_K Then ( I mean the Year of releasing " Defenders of the faith ", ( and they meant it ! ) then i was 14 years old third year as my favorite band but young without idea of what is sexuality , gay bad - man good, and it was casus beli if someone dare to say that R. Halford is gay, Jawbreaker it was Halford breaking jaws in my point of view, now i am 54 and i was right only for that voice is rare. You are the first who knows that...
@Brahm_K Then ( I mean the Year of releasing " Defenders of the faith ", ( and they meant it ! ) then i was 14 years old third year as my favorite band but young without idea of what is sexuality , gay bad - man good, and it was casus beli if someone dare to say that R. Halford is gay, Jawbreaker it was Halford breaking jaws in my point of view, now i am 54 and i was right only for that voice is rare. You are the first who knows that the lyrics was Robert ready to explode, in Killing Machine and at Tokyo because the Managers and CBS ( 70% ) they didn't allowing to say so he starting to wear the gay clothes , leather pants, the hat Al Pacino and the result was the opposite , Motley Crue, Accept , the Heavy Metal starts to wear the outfit , and the Jawbreaker have meaning, probably you know the story and i think that you never read this reply...
@Brahm_K Then ( I mean the Year of releasing " Defenders of the faith ", ( and they meant it ! ) then i was 14 years old third year as my favorite band but young without idea of what is sexuality , gay bad - man good, and it was casus beli if someone dare to say that R. Halford is gay, Jawbreaker it was Halford breaking jaws in my point of view, now i am 54 and i was right only for that voice is rare. You are the first who knows that...
@Brahm_K Then ( I mean the Year of releasing " Defenders of the faith ", ( and they meant it ! ) then i was 14 years old third year as my favorite band but young without idea of what is sexuality , gay bad - man good, and it was casus beli if someone dare to say that R. Halford is gay, Jawbreaker it was Halford breaking jaws in my point of view, now i am 54 and i was right only for that voice is rare. You are the first who knows that the lyrics was Robert ready to explode, in Killing Machine and at Tokyo because the Managers and CBS ( 70% ) they didn't allowing to say so he starting to wear the gay clothes , leather pants, the hat Al Pacino and the result was the opposite , Motley Crue, Accept , the Heavy Metal starts to wear the outfit , and the Jawbreaker have meaning, probably you know the story and i think that you never read this reply...( 17 years after ... )
this song is totally awesome ...but what does it mean...
why do some idiots have to mention Halfords sexual preference? Why in the hell would the rest of the band members even want to sing/play about one of the band member's homosexuality anyway? There can be a sexal conotation but it doesn't necessarily have to be "gay". But put simply, this song is basically talking about a blow job and the "Jawbreaker" is obviously the guy receiving the favor. and its called a jawbreaker because he is ramming it into his partner's mouth and/or (and most likely)he is endowed.
judas priest is a pretty cool guy, he kills aliens and doesn't afraid of anything
Glen Tipton wrote the lyrics. Its not about gay oral sex or oral sex at all.
Jawbreaker is referring to grinding your teeth at the pressures of life, exploding then shotting up a mall or something crazy.
@chefgroovy Glenn did not write the lyrics BTW.
@chefgroovy Glenn did not write the lyrics BTW.
just sounds like a guy who's been passive all his life is finally exploding, "And all the pressure that's been building up, For all the years it bore the load, The cracks appear, the frame starts to distort, Ready to explode" perfect for explaining the guy who mows down an entire wal-mart cuz he's implosive.
When Rob did his coming out, he also said that many, many Judas Priest songs have sexual connotations or innuendos. He didn't say "if there's anything remotely sexual, then it's all about sex", nor did he mention that they were specifically about gay sex.
Thus, I think this song can be interpreted in two ways: either it's full of metaphors for oral sex, OR it's about a guy so beat up by life that one day he just wakes up and explodes.
I honestly can't see the sexual innuendo you guys are talking about, not without using all my imagination. I could understand the interpretation of the word "jawbreaker" but how do you explain: "And all the pressure that's been building up For all the years it bore the load"? Has him been waiting years for this blowjob? :D
I believe the meaning of the song is just about someone being passive and enduring in life and then snapping. It may or may be not related to Rob being a gay in the closet for decades. I believe most of the lyric is quite self-explanatory, I was only puzzled by the "jawbreaker" word, but I'm inclined to accept chefgroovyon's explanation on that: "Jawbreaker is referring to grinding your teeth at the pressures of life".
The fact that Rob said that many songs have innuendos doesn't mean you necessarily have to find them everywhere.
@capitano666 I'd say nearly every line could have some sexual innuendo.
@capitano666 I'd say nearly every line could have some sexual innuendo.
The first & second verse could describe a penis. Although the last line deviates from this with the use of the word "snapping".
The first & second verse could describe a penis. Although the last line deviates from this with the use of the word "snapping".
The third verse could be about a man getting hard and getting ready to ejaculate.
The third verse could be about a man getting hard and getting ready to ejaculate.
The fourth & fifth verse could be about a man on the brink of ejaculation.
The fourth & fifth verse could be about a man on the brink of ejaculation.
@sokorny penises are usually not coiled...and apparently this poor guy has been ready to ejaculate for "years". I'm sorry for you if you crouch in a corner when you have an orgasm.
@sokorny penises are usually not coiled...and apparently this poor guy has been ready to ejaculate for "years". I'm sorry for you if you crouch in a corner when you have an orgasm.
I suppose you can see everyting you want in a lyric if you try hard enough, that doesn't mean it's what the author meant.
I suppose you can see everyting you want in a lyric if you try hard enough, that doesn't mean it's what the author meant.
...and Rob is apparently enjoying the fact that people is trying to find unexistant innuendos :D
...and Rob is apparently enjoying the fact that people is trying to find unexistant innuendos :D
To me it remains a song about a guy who has been passive all his life and eventually snaps, at least it has a meaning,...
To me it remains a song about a guy who has been passive all his life and eventually snaps, at least it has a meaning, unlike your interpretation which is "dick, snapped dick, getting ready to ejaculate, getting on the brink of ejaculation"
Cheers
@capitano666 In regards to the "coil", it could be suggested that a snake / serpent is used as an euphemism for a penis. The corner reference could simply be a metaphor for how they are feeling (perhaps ashamed of their lust?)
@capitano666 In regards to the "coil", it could be suggested that a snake / serpent is used as an euphemism for a penis. The corner reference could simply be a metaphor for how they are feeling (perhaps ashamed of their lust?)
Although I do like your interpretation more (that is what I think it is about), and I never personally thought it had sexual connotations, merely trying to show how people could interpret it that way :)
Although I do like your interpretation more (that is what I think it is about), and I never personally thought it had sexual connotations, merely trying to show how people could interpret it that way :)
@sokorny I understand. But as I said one can give it pretty much every interpretation after trying hard enough.
@sokorny I understand. But as I said one can give it pretty much every interpretation after trying hard enough.
Maybe he really wants to be an astronaut: the snake is a metaphore for a rocket, the "ticking like a timebomb" the countdown and the last two paragraphs are about the lift-off.
Maybe he really wants to be an astronaut: the snake is a metaphore for a rocket, the "ticking like a timebomb" the countdown and the last two paragraphs are about the lift-off.
Rob Halford once said in an interview that he put hidden innuendos in some songs, so now people is seeing sexual references everywhere
Rob Halford once said in an interview that he put hidden innuendos in some songs, so now people is seeing sexual references everywhere
@capitano666 I always thought it was reference to the subject breaking someone\'s jaw , finally feed up and standing up for himor her self
@capitano666 I always thought it was reference to the subject breaking someone\'s jaw , finally feed up and standing up for himor her self