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Novocaine Lyrics
This is a black, black ski mask song
So put all of your anger on
In the truly gruesome do we trust
I will always land on you like a sucker punch
Singing I am your worst, I am your worst nightmare
I am your worst, I am your worst nightmare
If you knew, knew what the bluebirds sang at you
You would never sing along
Cast them out because this is our culture
These new flocks are nothing but vultures
Because they took our love and they filled it up
Filled it up with Novocaine and now I’m just stuck
Now I’m just stuck
And they took my name, I’m just a son of a gun
So don’t stop, don’t stop until your heart goes numb
Now I’m just stuck
I don’t feel a thing for you
I’m just a problem that doesn't want to be solved
So could you please hold your applause
Take this sideshow and all its freaks
And turn it into the silver screen dream
Singing I am your worst, I am your worst nightmare
I am your worst, I am your worst nightmare
If you knew, knew what the bluebirds sang at you
You would never sing along
Cast them out because this is our culture
These new flocks are nothing but vultures
Because they took our love and they filled it up
Filled it up with Novocaine and now I’m just stuck
Now I’m just stuck
And they took my name, I’m just a son of a gun
So don’t stop, don’t stop until your heart goes numb
Now I’m just stuck
I don’t feel a thing for you
I’m still afraid the battle’s gonna swallow me whole
I feel like a photo that’s been over-exposed
They took our love and they filled it up
Filled it up with Novocaine and now I’m just stuck
Now I’m just stuck
And they took my name, I’m just a son of a gun
So don’t stop, don’t stop until your heart goes numb
Now I’m just stuck
Don’t feel a thing for you
So put all of your anger on
In the truly gruesome do we trust
I will always land on you like a sucker punch
I am your worst, I am your worst nightmare
You would never sing along
Cast them out because this is our culture
These new flocks are nothing but vultures
Filled it up with Novocaine and now I’m just stuck
Now I’m just stuck
And they took my name, I’m just a son of a gun
So don’t stop, don’t stop until your heart goes numb
Now I’m just stuck
I don’t feel a thing for you
So could you please hold your applause
Take this sideshow and all its freaks
And turn it into the silver screen dream
I am your worst, I am your worst nightmare
You would never sing along
Cast them out because this is our culture
These new flocks are nothing but vultures
Filled it up with Novocaine and now I’m just stuck
Now I’m just stuck
And they took my name, I’m just a son of a gun
So don’t stop, don’t stop until your heart goes numb
Now I’m just stuck
I don’t feel a thing for you
I feel like a photo that’s been over-exposed
Filled it up with Novocaine and now I’m just stuck
Now I’m just stuck
And they took my name, I’m just a son of a gun
So don’t stop, don’t stop until your heart goes numb
Now I’m just stuck
Don’t feel a thing for you
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This is either my 2nd or 3rd favourite song on the album. I think the lyrics indicate a sickness and greed in the music / entertainment industry.
Cast them out 'cause this is our culture These new flocks are nothing but vultures
Because they took our love and they filled it up Filled it up with novocaine and now I'm just numb
Take this sideshow and all its freaks And turn it into the silver screen dream
I said one day the valley's gonna swallow me whole And I feel like a photo that's been overexposed
Those lines all make it pretty clear to me.
Like what Emarthepaladin said, it's a cynical commentary on the world. Pete Wentz said somewhere that it's about all that's going on in the world (police brutality, media prevalence, paparazzi, and people not caring about real issues).
"Because they took our love and they filled it up Filled it up with novocaine and now I'm just numb"
Taking the "love" (the heart, the soul, the emotion that's in actions and what makes us good) and oppressing it/removing it to the point of being numb suggests that, once there's no more soul, nothing more than the actions themselves, we are numbed to things around us.