Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Take away the sensation inside
Bitter sweet migraine in my head
Its like a throbbing tooth ache of the mind
I can't take this feeling anymore
Drain the pressure from the swelling
The sensations overwhelming
Give me a long kiss goodnight and everything will be alright
Tell me that I won't feel a thing
So give me Novocaine
Out of body and out of mind
Kiss the demons out of my dreams
I get the funny feeling, that's alright
Jimmy says it's better than air,
I'll tell you why
Drain the pressure from the swelling
The sensations overwhelming
Give me a long kiss goodnight and everything will be alright
Tell me that I won't feel a thing,
So give me Novocaine
Oh Novocaine
Drain the pressure from the swelling,
The sensations overwhelming
Give me a long kiss goodnight and everything will be alright,
Tell me Jimmy I won't feel a thing,
So give me Novocaine
She's a rebel
She's a saint
She's salt of the earth and she's dangerous
She's a rebel
Vigilante
Missing link on the brink of destruction
From Chicago to Toronto
She's the one that they call old whatsername
She's the symbol
Of resistance
And she's holding on my heart like a hand grenade
Is she dreaming
What I'm thinking
Is she the mother of all bombs gonna detonate
Is she trouble
Like I'm trouble
Make it a double twist of fate or a melody
That she sings the revolution
The dawning of our lives
She brings this liberation
That I just can't define
Nothing comes to mind
She sings the revolution
The dawning of our lives
She brings this liberation
That I just can't define
Nothing comes to mind
She's a rebel
She's a saint
She's salt of the earth and she's dangerous
She's a rebel
Vigilante
Missing link on the brink of destruction
She's a rebel
She's a saint
She's salt of the earth and she's dangerous
She's a rebel
Vigilante
Missing link on the brink of destruction
She's a rebel, she's a rebel, she's a rebel
And she's dangerous
She's a rebel, she's a rebel, she's a rebel
And she's dangerous
Bitter sweet migraine in my head
Its like a throbbing tooth ache of the mind
I can't take this feeling anymore
Drain the pressure from the swelling
The sensations overwhelming
Give me a long kiss goodnight and everything will be alright
Tell me that I won't feel a thing
So give me Novocaine
Out of body and out of mind
Kiss the demons out of my dreams
I get the funny feeling, that's alright
Jimmy says it's better than air,
I'll tell you why
Drain the pressure from the swelling
The sensations overwhelming
Give me a long kiss goodnight and everything will be alright
Tell me that I won't feel a thing,
So give me Novocaine
Oh Novocaine
Drain the pressure from the swelling,
The sensations overwhelming
Give me a long kiss goodnight and everything will be alright,
Tell me Jimmy I won't feel a thing,
So give me Novocaine
She's a rebel
She's a saint
She's salt of the earth and she's dangerous
She's a rebel
Vigilante
Missing link on the brink of destruction
From Chicago to Toronto
She's the one that they call old whatsername
She's the symbol
Of resistance
And she's holding on my heart like a hand grenade
Is she dreaming
What I'm thinking
Is she the mother of all bombs gonna detonate
Is she trouble
Like I'm trouble
Make it a double twist of fate or a melody
That she sings the revolution
The dawning of our lives
She brings this liberation
That I just can't define
Nothing comes to mind
She sings the revolution
The dawning of our lives
She brings this liberation
That I just can't define
Nothing comes to mind
She's a rebel
She's a saint
She's salt of the earth and she's dangerous
She's a rebel
Vigilante
Missing link on the brink of destruction
She's a rebel
She's a saint
She's salt of the earth and she's dangerous
She's a rebel
Vigilante
Missing link on the brink of destruction
She's a rebel, she's a rebel, she's a rebel
And she's dangerous
She's a rebel, she's a rebel, she's a rebel
And she's dangerous
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Give Me Novacaine/She's a Rebel Lyrics as written by Frank E. Michael Pritchard
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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