Don Gon Do It
Elevate Emotions: Decoding The Rapture's 'Don Gon Do It' Message
Lyrics
Hi-i-i-i-i-igh
Expressing a state of euphoria or intense emotion.
High, high as the sky
Describing an elevated state, possibly related to being high on drugs or experiencing intense emotions.
Low, low as it goes
Contrasting with the previous line, emphasizing a low point or mood.
Purple dragon's fly into your eyes
Imagery involving drug use, with a psychedelic reference to dragons flying into one's eyes.
Milkshake shimmy, cry and cry and cry
Describing a shaking motion, possibly suggesting emotional turbulence and crying.
You're gonna don gon' do it
Repetition emphasizing an action that will be done, possibly indicating a decision or inevitability, leading to emotional reactions (crying or flying).
You're gonna make me cry
-You're gonna don gon' do it
-You're gonna make me fly
-You're gonna gon' don do it
-You're gonna make me cry
-You're gonna gon' don do it
-You're gonna make me fly
-High, high as the sky
Repeating the theme of highs and lows, introducing the impact of hurtful words and lies.
Low, low as it goes
-Words that cut, slash, rip, and hypnotize
-Why'd you say those things, why'd you lie?
-You're gonna don gon' do it
Repetition of the assertion that a certain action will be done, leading to emotional responses.
You're gonna make me cry
-You're gonna don gon' do it
-You're gonna make me fly
-You're gonna gon' don do it
-You're gonna make me cry
-You're gonna gon' don do it
-You're gonna make me fly
-Hi-i-i-i-i-igh
Repetition of the word "high," possibly underscoring a continued state of intense emotion.
Hi-i-i-i-i-igh
-Hi-i-i-i-i-igh
-Hi-i-i-i-i-igh
-Knobs, knobs to turn
References to controls (knobs) and the destructive nature of love, expressing a desire for escape or release from pain.
Love, love that burns
-Paint over this brokenhearted life
-You are so fucked up, I wish you'd die
-You're gonna don gon' do it
Repetition reinforcing the idea of a certain action being taken, resulting in emotional reactions.
You're gonna make me cry
-You're gonna don gon' do it
-You're gonna make me fly
-You're gonna gon' don do it
-You're gonna make me cry
-You're gonna gon' don do it
-You're gonna make me fly
-Hi-i-i-i-i-igh
Reiteration of the word "high," possibly concluding the song with a return to an intense emotional state.
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