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She tears the hole up even wider
Lets all the darkness up inside her
Holy, old, yeah, yeah, you're mine
Your everything is mine
Without, without a doubt
Without, without a doubt
Hey, where the fuck were you when my lights went out?
Yeah, you don't want to look at it
Now, yeah, you don't want to look at it
Yeah, you don't want to look at it, woah
Without, without a doubt
C'mon, let me out
Hey, where the fuck were you when my lights went out?
Yeah, you don't want to look at it
No, you don't want to look at me
C'mon let me out
Yeah, c'mon and let me out
And tie a soul to you when your light goes down
Time flies when you're falling down
I spread my rot all over this town
And everyone of you looks the same
And everyone of you feels the same
Lets all the darkness up inside her
Your everything is mine
Without, without a doubt
Hey, where the fuck were you when my lights went out?
Now, yeah, you don't want to look at it
Yeah, you don't want to look at it, woah
C'mon, let me out
Hey, where the fuck were you when my lights went out?
No, you don't want to look at me
Yeah, c'mon and let me out
Time flies when you're falling down
I spread my rot all over this town
And everyone of you feels the same
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this song is about her step dad and her mom's relationship. her stepdad was a garbage man. in the end of their relationship he left and so the lyrics "hey where the fuck were you?!" make sense
eh no...courtney has said this songs about when she worked ina strip club and she almost got dragged into a car and raped when she was leaving.
eh no...courtney has said this songs about when she worked ina strip club and she almost got dragged into a car and raped when she was leaving.
@courtneylove4 The person who says that this is about how Courtney almost got raped while leaving the strip club must be referring to "Retard Girl," not this song...I too have figured that this song is about her issues with her parents.
@courtneylove4 The person who says that this is about how Courtney almost got raped while leaving the strip club must be referring to "Retard Girl," not this song...I too have figured that this song is about her issues with her parents.
Ahahaha! I'm sorry, I know this has nothing to do with the song, but someone up there in the comments posted in 2006: "...there is a cool video website called youtube.com..."
I just thought that was hilarious seeing as Youtube has become a cultural phenomenon since.
I think this song was written about her step father,weich was a garbage man when he and Courtney's mother met. Since Courtney's biological father was accused for giving her drugs he lost he lost his custody over her(Courtney's parents divorced when she was a little girl) and she didn't quite have the normal family until her step father came into her life. However,when Courtney was 11 he and Courtney's mom divorced weich mentally broke Courtney apart. Her dad married another woman who hated Courtney and so he lost contact with her weich made her even more depressed. After that,she found out that it is extremely hard for her to trust men ever again(everyonde of you looks the same and everyone of you feels the same).
There is so much passion and raw intensity in her screams. I love it. My favorite off their first album. When I first heard Courtney scream "Hey where the fuck were you when my lights went ouuuuuttt!" I was just hooked. Gotta love Courtney's screams.
I think that the song is about hanging out with assholes, who basically are just dicks, and you know you're better than them but you still hang out with them . Kind of like "Berry", when she talks about the garbadge man. A lot of girls have this issue at some stage.
Definitely an interpretation of constantly surrounding yourself with men who are beneath you in some way, shape, or form, but feel compulsed to stick by their side.
Definitely an interpretation of constantly surrounding yourself with men who are beneath you in some way, shape, or form, but feel compulsed to stick by their side.
"Yeah, tie a soul to you when your light goes down Time flies when you're falling down"
"Yeah, tie a soul to you when your light goes down Time flies when you're falling down"
She's saying she is the soul being tied to a lover in a depressive state. You cannot save someone like that and life quickly turns to chaos around that person.
She's saying she is the soul being tied to a lover in a depressive state. You cannot save someone like that and life quickly turns to chaos around that person.
I love this song its quite punk and was from Pretty on the inside album.One of my favourites from it.
yes, tis one of the best on pretty on the inside. its more grungey than their other stuff. i love it
i agree with u guys. it just breathes courtney to me!
awsome song! has anyone seen the video? its rare. but there is a cool video website called youtube.com you can find anything on there it is sweet!
yeah this is one of the best songs in my opinion by hole. not much really goes on in the music video, but it's pretty abstract which makes it cool.