Take Me To The Top

Personally I think it's the narrator fighting inner demons, didn't really get it until I figured out what Sixx and Mick were singing in the last chorus (I thought something along "Take me to the top and blow me up" or something no "throw me off")

I think the narrator feels like his demons are trying to off him, telling him tonight's a perfect night to kill yourself but the narrator keeps telling them no and fighting them in a "a black hearted alley fight" but there's still something in him that screams take me to the top of the building and jump off.

After going through this album song by song, line by line I think Sixx was a big fan of the whole put really dark lyrics over what sounds like more upbeat music, add a poppy vocal melody and catchy chorus so it doesn't sound depressing. Van Halen did the same thing with Jump, but that synth in a minor scale and slow it down and it's the most depressing suicide song ever.

Most of these lyrics are pretty deep, not what I've been expecting. They first sound fun and rockin when you hear them. They come off as dark and, well, evil when you read them (Live Wire sounds like it promotes rape for fuck's sake!) but then there's a little line or something that gets it to one more level that just makes you realize how brilliant Nikki was of a songwriter, even back in '81!

am i the only one that likes this son??