William Control

Tranquilize

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hey little sister
are you ready to dance in the dark
can you believe and defy death?
it's only skin and bones blood in red
in this rotting flesh
hey little sister
are you trapped in a life
where you need a little something to kill time?
a short while till the blood runs red
and the sun won't shine

hey, hey, hey
come tranquilize
i'm willing death come please call me name
we'll die in the sunset
hey, hey, hey
come tranquilize
i'm willing death come please call me namewe'll play in the darkness

hey little sister
have you suffered enough for one life
come down from the clouds now?
i've made a trade for your soul
i'll give you mine
i don't even care how

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alexxskdfh On Oct 29, 2008

Strangers

Beautiful Loser

Why Dance With The Devil When You Have Me?

London Town

All Due Restraint

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2008-10-29 00:57:12

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by Veggisaur

17y ago

I love William Control..This song is very Billy Idol "White Wedding". I believe its about wishing to swap places with another person but committing suicide instead.

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by EasilyCured

17y ago

This song is about the end of life through suicide. The way the song describes it, it almost makes the act of suicide ritualistic and beautiful. "Die in the sunset" is symbolic of the end of things, with the sunset symbolizing that end. "Play in the darkness" is putting the act itself in the view that suicide is a game one delves in. The lines "a short while till the blood runs red and the sun won't shine" refers to the immenent coming act of suicide. The title itself, and repeated lyric, "Tranquilize", is hinting at the numbing of the senses, and in this song, that happens to be through commiting Suicide.

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