Backslide

Lost Dreams in the City of Angels: Rancid's Backslide Unveiled
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Lyrics

Los Angeles take your dreams away

Los Angeles takes away your dreams

Run you underground ground

Forces you into an underground existence

At the end of the day it's your life you've lost

At the end of the day, the consequence is losing your life

And you can't get the clock around

Unable to turn back time


I said Oh my God, you can have them

Expression of surrendering dreams

You better not miss your shot

Warning not to miss opportunities

You're letting yourself get into all kinds of danger

Getting involved in dangerous situations

Soon enough you're gonna get caught

Consequence of getting caught in the dangers


They had a feeling

Sense of having to prove uniqueness

Was like you had to prove you're one in a million

Comparing the feeling to being one in a million

And I'm talking bout junkies been dealing

Reference to drug dealers

This time the drugs are you

The drugs themselves become the problem

And they'll come through

Assurance that the drug-related issues persist

It ain't gonna stop 'til they get what they want

Intensity and determination to fulfill desires at any cost


And I say

Expression of the following thoughts

Nobody knows me, I'm all alone

Feeling of isolation and being unknown

Ah yaya' I gotta go

Expressing a need to leave or escape

It's a Hollywood bus stop and the party's over

Reference to the end of a party or celebration in Hollywood

Ah yaya' I gotta go

Reiterating the need to leave or escape


John ? and his homeboy Dante,waited for a ride

Introduction of characters waiting for a ride

They when in ? follow them

Unclear action, possibly someone following them

Hollywood Compton Backslide

Mention of locations, possibly related to struggles

With affordable lodging in a subroof,

Describing a place with affordable lodging in a bad condition

Nestled among the filth

Describing the environment as dirty

Frequencies and bad intentions,

Referring to negative energy and intentions

Gotta take orders worth I said

Following orders despite the challenges


Have you ever been haunted by your past

Reflecting on being haunted by one's past

And it will never let you go?

Emphasizing the persistence of past haunting

Will never ever ever let you go?

Reiteration that the past won't let go

No! I said

Confirmation that the past won't let go

Will never ever ever let you go?

Repeating the idea that the past is inescapable


And I say

Expression of following thoughts

Nobody knows me, I'm all alone

Reiteration of feeling isolated and unknown

Ah yaya' I gotta go

Repeating the need to leave or escape

It's a Hollywood bus stop and the party's over

Reference to the end of a party or celebration in Hollywood

Ah yaya' I gotta go

Final emphasis on the need to leave or escape

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