Flirtin' With Disaster

Damn good song

I think it's a metaphor for his whole life crashing down and he's just spiraling out of control and when he tries to fix it he just makes things worse so flirting with disaster is taking huge risks and in this case not getting the good side of it

I've been getting into this song a lot after hearing it on the radio a few times, I like it so much I'm learning it on the guitar, got most of the rythm parts worked out but those leads are going to take some practice.

I think the song is meant as a general metaphor for self destructive tendencies, whether it be on a large scale or small and personal one. I kind of get the idea with all the car references that it might be about speed, or drugs in general.

It also sounds like the 'protagonist' for lack of a better word feels out of place, he sees things going on around him that bother him, he tries to ignore it, but ultimately it weighs him down. At the end he can't ignore the problems but he can't do anything about it either.

I love the line "when we gamble with our time we choose our destiny", Though I'm not exactly sure what that means, there's an element of truth and wisdom to it lol .

Love the vocals, bop bop bop yea-ee-uh-yeah!

This song is awesome with a killer guitar part. It's a great song to drive fast too. :)

haha, i know what Adude means. Great song to drive fast too! AWESOME vocals and guitar solo as well!!!

I take care of one of the band mates mother. She said that when her son and his wife would go on drives, the wife would always say "every time I get in the car with you, I feel like I'm flirting with disaster ". Just a fun ditty. Have an awesome day.

This piece refers to a little road party. Folks would grab some smoke, beer or whisky and take off. Of course, driving while having fun is illegal as well as dangerous. Take the night after a show, you are taking a little to make it through the drive to the next stop or home. If you are lucky, there might be an 8-track to listen to. Dont' heat up that tape to much or it stretches to much and then you are trying to pull that shit out of the player to throw it out the window.

I think it's pretty simple. The narrator ("I") is talking about his own life and how he's being self-destructive.

When he switches to "we," I think he's talking about the self-destructive tendencies of "the world" in general. Seems to be a constant and consistent theme.

Sad to think I can't remember any significant period of time in my life where there wasn't some kind of pain and strife somewhere in the world. Greed and hunger for power drive people to do horrible things.

This might be an unpopular opinion, but I think of it a little different. I think when he sings “you know, the way we lead our lives, it makes no sense to me” he refers to a normal life, paying taxes, staying sober, having a regular job… So he is rather “flirting with disaster every day” than doing something else. That line mentioned above could be a critique to society in general, that he hates how all this stuff works and that he’d rather do his own stuff (on his own risk) than fit into this whole machinery. That’s my point of view because I feel like that. Have a good one!