Heroin

[sweetie 6,627]

[Verse 1]
Topanga is hot tonight, the city by the bay
Has movie stars and liquor stores and soft decay
The rumblin' from distant shores sends me to sleep
But the facts of life can sometimes make it hard to dream

[Pre-Chorus]
Life rocked me like Mötley
Grabbed me by the ribbons in my hair
Life rocked me ultra softly
Like the heavy metal that you wear
[Chorus]
I'm flyin' to the moon again, dreamin' about heroin
How it gave you everything and took your life away
I put you on an aeroplane, destined for a foreign land
I hoped that you'd come back again
And tell me everything's okay, ayy, babe, yeah

[Verse 2]
Topanga's hot today, Manson's in the air
And all my friends have gone, 'cause they still feel him here
I want to leave, I'll probably stay another year
It's hard to leave when absolutely nothing's clear

[Pre-Chorus]
Life rocked me like Mötley
Bad beginnin' to my new year
Life rocked me ultra softly
Like the heavy metal that you hear

[Chorus]
I'm flyin' to the moon again, dreamin' about heroin
And how it gave you everything and took your life away
I put you on the aeroplane, destined for a foreign land
I thought that you'd come back again
To tell me everything's okay, ayy, babe, yeah

[Bridge]
(It's fucking hot, hot) Winter in the city
Somethin' 'bout this weather made these kids go crazy
(It's hot) Even for February
Somethin' 'bout this sun has made these kids get scary
Oh, writin' in blood on my walls and shit
Like, ah, oh my God
Jumpin' off from the walls into the docks and shit
Oh, ho ho ho, I'd be lyin' if I said I wasn't sick of it
Baby (Baby), come on (Come on), come on (Come on)

[Chorus]
I'm flyin' to the moon again, dreamin' about marzipan
Taking all my medicine to take my thoughts away
I'm getting on that aeroplane, leavin' my old man again
I hope that I come back one day
To tell you that I really changed, baby

[Outro]
(It's hot, hot) Somethin' 'bout the city
Don't know what it is, it makes my head get crazy
Oh, makes me feel like I can change
Oh, ho ho ho, all of my evil ways and shit
Oh, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't sick of it

 

[littleredpartydress 49,871]

jesus this is amazing. absolutely AMAZING.

[bounce 1,420]

nvm

[Constantine 4,074]

her best song EVER

[Say Yes to Heaven 27,514]

Motley

 

Like Motley Crue

[salp 1,696]

i want more 

[lana4alwaysAKAsteffy 32]

So have we determined if this is the Velvet Underground cover or no? (I havent been able to listen to the snippets yet.)

[Say Yes to Heaven 27,514]

So have we determined if this is the Velvet Underground cover or no? (I havent been able to listen to the snippets yet.)

It's not

[Mafiosa 1,089]

"life rocked me like motley"

[littleredpartydress 49,871]

reminder this is gonna be her best work ever

[theviolence 5,837]

Life rocked me like motley

[kitschesque 9,882]

Heavy metal hour on TV symbolism strikes again I guess

[littleredpartydress 49,871]

this is the most beautiful song shes ever written ok bye

[Peachycream 3,648]

This song made me cry.

[cherriesandwine 700]

So have we determined if this is the Velvet Underground cover or no? (I havent been able to listen to the snippets yet.)

nvm just saw the date of the original post lol

[Veinsineon 76,777]

i think this song is about her lizzy days....lyrically one of the BEST off the record.

part of me feels like this is another TBD type song that she wrote in 2014 and wanted to put on UV but never did so she put TBD on honeymoon after re-working it and this same thing happened with heroin. You can definitely SMELL the ultraviolence on this song. I LOVE IT

[Flowerbomb 65,593]

I haven't listened to the album but I read the lyrics. It's not entirely lyrically strong but this song takes the cake. Very visual.

[Creyk 11,699]

The final lyrics are so weird:

 

It's hot, hot
Something 'bout the city
Don't know what he is
And make my head get crazy
Oh, oh, oh
Makes me feel like I can change
Oh, oh, oh
All of my evil ways and shit

 

Hmm, hmm
Oh, oh, oh
I'll be lying if I said I wasn't sick of it

 

What is she trying to say here? She is aware that she has some bad habits and she is tired of living with them? Is this referring to her own alcoholism and tendencies for sadness? I don't know what else it could be

[theeternalstars 4,576]

Can't help but feel the bridge is really directed towards fans who broke into her home - how she calls them kids and how she says she's sick of it

[Just Cherry 3,767]

This song is absolutely beautiful. I can't get the melody out of my head. An instant favorite.