Personally, I think it's a little chunk of Straight-Edge commentary, about the whole scene of being in the City and hitting clubs, doing drugs/ drinking, and randomly hooking up. "The killing lights" are a euphemism for the club, what with the strobe lights and such, and "5 am on the bathroom floor, from the night before, do you find me dreadful?" is a pretty obvious implication about a hangover, or some Afterglow. "Such a shame, such a sad disgrace, such a pretty face, but she's not regretful" is about a beautiful girl who's throwing her life away, but she doesn't care, because it's fun. "Am I beautiful? Am I usable?" seems to imply the various hooking-up done on a night out- this beautiful girl giving herself away for nothing. "Three AM on a City Street"- after the clubs close, "Where the air is sweet, and I've had my mouthful"- in the fresh air, she's done for the night, "but it seems that outside the screen", or once she is too old, or whatever, to party anymore, "such a pretty face often will look dreadul". The "Cut you up" bit, i think is either a reference to a hangover, and the immediate downside to partying too hard, or (I like this one better) he's talking about an Autopsy, cutting up the body of a Clubber who OD'd or otherwise got killed in a manner relative to substance abuse.
As a girl who can occasionally be found in a pile on a bathroom floor at 5am, I think you nailed this meaning. It really follows perfectly how club life can be beautiful and amazing at the time, but a lot of stupid things can happen, you hurt like hell for the next day or three depending on substances consumed, and a few years on down the road you can really see the toll it can take. A lot of people hide in the clubs and a few even wind up dead from ODs or dangerous situations they...
As a girl who can occasionally be found in a pile on a bathroom floor at 5am, I think you nailed this meaning. It really follows perfectly how club life can be beautiful and amazing at the time, but a lot of stupid things can happen, you hurt like hell for the next day or three depending on substances consumed, and a few years on down the road you can really see the toll it can take. A lot of people hide in the clubs and a few even wind up dead from ODs or dangerous situations they unthinkingly get into. This song I think, is not about vampires or plastic surgery, but really about the club and party scene. Also, keep in mind Blaqk Audio came out so close to this album, it's entirely plausible that Davey was witnessing these things in that time period.
Personally, I think it's a little chunk of Straight-Edge commentary, about the whole scene of being in the City and hitting clubs, doing drugs/ drinking, and randomly hooking up. "The killing lights" are a euphemism for the club, what with the strobe lights and such, and "5 am on the bathroom floor, from the night before, do you find me dreadful?" is a pretty obvious implication about a hangover, or some Afterglow. "Such a shame, such a sad disgrace, such a pretty face, but she's not regretful" is about a beautiful girl who's throwing her life away, but she doesn't care, because it's fun. "Am I beautiful? Am I usable?" seems to imply the various hooking-up done on a night out- this beautiful girl giving herself away for nothing. "Three AM on a City Street"- after the clubs close, "Where the air is sweet, and I've had my mouthful"- in the fresh air, she's done for the night, "but it seems that outside the screen", or once she is too old, or whatever, to party anymore, "such a pretty face often will look dreadul". The "Cut you up" bit, i think is either a reference to a hangover, and the immediate downside to partying too hard, or (I like this one better) he's talking about an Autopsy, cutting up the body of a Clubber who OD'd or otherwise got killed in a manner relative to substance abuse.
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Thank you for posting the real meaning and not this vampire shit!
Thank you for posting the real meaning and not this vampire shit!
As a girl who can occasionally be found in a pile on a bathroom floor at 5am, I think you nailed this meaning. It really follows perfectly how club life can be beautiful and amazing at the time, but a lot of stupid things can happen, you hurt like hell for the next day or three depending on substances consumed, and a few years on down the road you can really see the toll it can take. A lot of people hide in the clubs and a few even wind up dead from ODs or dangerous situations they...
As a girl who can occasionally be found in a pile on a bathroom floor at 5am, I think you nailed this meaning. It really follows perfectly how club life can be beautiful and amazing at the time, but a lot of stupid things can happen, you hurt like hell for the next day or three depending on substances consumed, and a few years on down the road you can really see the toll it can take. A lot of people hide in the clubs and a few even wind up dead from ODs or dangerous situations they unthinkingly get into. This song I think, is not about vampires or plastic surgery, but really about the club and party scene. Also, keep in mind Blaqk Audio came out so close to this album, it's entirely plausible that Davey was witnessing these things in that time period.