Say Goodnight to the Bad Guy
Embrace the Decay: Saying Goodnight to the Dark Side
Lyrics
Now here I lie in the street
Reflecting on a personal situation, lying in a vulnerable state.
An invitation for you to steal a glance at me
Inviting others to observe and judge the speaker.
While all the village, it gathers
People from the surrounding community are gathering.
To watch the vultures devour this decaying matter
Symbolizing a spectacle of destruction, likened to vultures feeding on decay.
Come one, come all, (hey, hey, hey)
An open invitation for anyone to exploit or take advantage of the speaker.
Whoever wants a taste of me take it for free
-Whoever wants a taste of me take it for free
-You want to, You want to, You want to, You want to
Repeated desire or willingness for others to engage in harmful actions.
Now everyone can say good night to the bad guy
Everyone can now bid farewell to the speaker, the perceived "bad guy."
The children fiend for the spoils
Describing the aftermath of a destructive event, with children seeking what's left.
Divide what remains before it sinks in the soil
-With a gash below the waste
-Out it came like milk for everyone to taste
-But now it's curdled and sour
Using the metaphor of curdled milk, conveying the unpleasantness of the situation.
Ripe for your stomach to turn in about an hour
-Come one, come all, (hey, hey, hey)
Reiteration of the open invitation for others to partake in the speaker's misery.
Whoever wants a taste of me take it for free
-Whoever wants a taste of me take it for free
-You want to, You want to, You want to, You want to
Repeated expression of the desire for others to exploit the speaker.
Now everyone can say good night to the bad guy
Repeating the idea that everyone can now bid farewell to the speaker.
Now everyone can say good night to the bad guy
-Just for a minute pretend
Asking listeners to momentarily imagine a false friendship.
In this illusion that we were ever friends
-Nothing is more expensive
Highlighting the value of the illusion of friendship, though it comes at a cost.
Yet it's been given to you at such a bargain
-But now the serum is sour
The metaphorical serum (connection) has turned sour, and the speaker was never meant to be consumed.
'Cause I was never here for you to devour
-Come one, come all, (hey, hey, hey)
Reiterating the open invitation for others to exploit the speaker's vulnerability.
Whoever wants a taste of me take it for free
-Whoever wants a taste of me take it for free
-You want to, You want to, You want to, You want to
Repeated expression of the desire for others to engage in harmful actions.
Now everyone can say good night to the bad guy
Final repetition of bidding farewell to the speaker, emphasizing the end of the perceived "bad guy."
Now everyone can say good night to the bad guy
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