Professional Griefers (feat. Gerard Way) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Dureishon 

Cover art for Professional Griefers (feat. Gerard Way) lyrics by deadmau5

I would rather point to internet (or game) related things, seeing as the term "griefer" is used in many video games to describe a player that is destructive or detrimental to the game.

"Teenage girls with ESP" - I don‘t know exactly what they mean with this, but the first thing that comes to mind is extra-sensory perception (ESP). ESP is considered to be a paranormal ability (baseless ability, little to no facts to prove its existance). They might be twisting that on girls, because the internet often steriotypes girls as "know-it-all‘s" about men, etc.

"Boys with bombs in NMA" - I think this points to No Mutants Allowed (nma-fallout.com/), a fansite about Fallout and various other post-apocalyptic games.

As for "Morning sickness, XYZ" - The XYZ part may refer to a band called XYZ (youtube.com/…)

If I were to sum the song up, I‘d say it was about escaping the real world by entering the more controlled world of gaming/internet ("Another world outside...") because this world is too chaotic. I think it also bashes religion at the start ("We got machines, but the kids got Jesus"). As I understand it, the more intelligent people rely on technology and man-made constructs, the "inferior" rely on religion (this does not reflect my actual opinion on the subject, it‘s only my perception of the lyrics :D).

These sorts of vague texts fascinate me, as the way I interpret them relies heavily on my past experience and current knowledge. Everyone interprets them differently. I‘m amazed to see Deadmau5 use this writing method, as prejudice had me believing he didn‘t have it in him. Props to you, Mau5.

My Interpretation

Well I guess I'd have to agree with your interpretation but I just wanted to add that the actual lyrics (and vocals obviously) are written (and sang) by Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance and well only the song is Mau5's part. yet, it is a bit of an unusual song and writing style coming from someone who originally started a post-hardcore band....... Mmm just wanted to point that out.