Lyrics
And everything I know, I knew yesterday
Reflecting on existing knowledge with a sense of continuity.
Until something new comes around
Openness to new experiences or information that may alter current understanding.
Let's go take some drugs and drive around
Suggesting a desire to engage in reckless behavior, possibly as a response to monotony or boredom.
Let's do something dumb, let's get in a fight
Proposing the idea of doing something foolish or risky, like getting into a physical altercation.
I'd rather get beat up than sit around all night
Expressing a preference for physical harm over passive inactivity.
Let's go get some lights, let's go get some sound
Expressing a desire for sensory experiences, like lights and sounds.
Let's go take some drugs and drive around
Reiteration of the desire to use drugs and engage in spontaneous driving.
Drive around
Repetition of the idea of driving around, possibly emphasizing the act itself.
Gas up the car, get some beer too
Suggesting practical preparations for the proposed adventure.
How about a sixpack for me and a twelvepack for you
Planning to consume different amounts of beer for each person.
Turn off your TV
Encouragement to disconnect from conventional entertainment (TV).
When you were a kid you didn't want to grow up and be a bum
Reflecting on the contrast between childhood aspirations and the current state.
Be treated like the morons we've become
Commentary on societal perceptions and treatment of individuals.
I turn on my radio, all I hear is metal and motown
Expressing dissatisfaction with current music trends and preferences.
Let's go take some drugs and drive around
Reiteration of the desire to use drugs and drive around, linking it to the escape from mainstream media.
Drive around
Repetition of the idea of driving around, possibly emphasizing the act itself.
Turn out the headlights, let's go get lost
Suggesting a desire to venture into the unknown by turning off headlights and getting lost.
And every blind lane we must cross
Highlighting the inevitability of facing challenges or uncertainties in life.
Every poor boy who fears for his life
Addressing the struggles of individuals who face hardships or dangers.
Get out of our way or get in and ride
Asserting a determined attitude, either clear the way or join the adventure.
As we drive and drive
Emphasizing the continuous nature of the driving experience.
Just saying no to drugs is easy if you got
Reflecting on the relative ease of rejecting drugs when one has a different lifestyle.
The kind of life that I have not
Expressing a lack of such a life and implying the difficulty of resisting drugs.
But honey if I did, I'd lay that money down
If the narrator had a different life, they would willingly spend money on drugs.
Buy some more drugs and drive around
Continuation of the desire to use drugs and drive around.
Drive around
Repetition of the idea of driving around, possibly emphasizing the act itself.
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