I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
I love rock 'n' roll
And all these people with no where to go
I love rock 'n' roll
All these people with nothing to show
I love the BBC
I love it when they're pissin' on me
And I love MTV
I love it when they're shittin' on me
I hate rock 'n' roll
And all these people with nothing to show
I hate rock 'n' roll
I hate it cause its fucks with my soul
Rock 'n' roll hates me
I hate you rock 'n' roll
I hate (rock 'n' roll hates me)
And all these people with no where to go
I love rock 'n' roll
All these people with nothing to show
I love the BBC
I love it when they're pissin' on me
And I love MTV
I love it when they're shittin' on me
I hate rock 'n' roll
And all these people with nothing to show
I hate rock 'n' roll
I hate it cause its fucks with my soul
Rock 'n' roll hates me
I hate you rock 'n' roll
I hate (rock 'n' roll hates me)
Lyrics submitted by BrownBabu84, edited by Owenb
I Hate Rock 'N' Roll Lyrics as written by William Reid
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
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