Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Black Tongue

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You can keep your black tongue
Well I found at the mortuary
You know I'm gonna want some want some
We're high in the back room gonna have a pack soon
With this you will regret
Just let it be your yeah, yeah, yeah

Sonny kept his ring on
Red tape so ordinary
Love I feel like it was gone, gone, gone, gone
Lets do this like a prison break,
I want to see you scream and shake.

[Chorus:]
Boy you just a stupid bitch
And girl you just a no good dick...

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Were gonna keep it in the family
Yeah well even though were on the run
You know they're gonna want some, want some
Well hide in the back room gonna have a packed suit
With this you will regret
Just let it be your yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]

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ruben On Jun 11, 2003

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by brideonfire

21y ago

i'm surprised there aren't more comments on this song! it's one of my faves from them, and the lyrics are so obscure. i've found alot of flaws with the lyrics posted above; for instance i'm pretty sure its "we're high in the bathroom gonna have a pack soon" and not "we'll hide in the bathroom gonna have a packed suit" and "sonny kept his ring on" not "kept his rain on"

there is one interpretation that jump out at me: it's about just being young and dumb and doing dumb shit just because you can still get away with it. These two kids are going through a rebellious phase, hence references to "getting high in the back room gonna have a pack soon" and "prison breaks" and being "on the run." right now they're being "stupid bitches and no good dicks" because it's fun and they can.