The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event
After five years since the release of their previous album, The Airborne Toxic Event released “Come On Out”, the first single for the band’s album Hollywood Park. Like every song from the album, “Come On Out” is based on scenes from the book of the same name, written by frontman Mikel Jollett.
[Verse 1]
Black lungs, headlights
Heading off to the city tonight
Out the front door, turn right
I was alone, alright alright alright
I wonder what they’ll think of me
I’ll run away, run away
This is my town, this is my night
Heading off to the city tonight
And she said, “Come on, out with it. Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it. Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it. Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it. Come on, out with it.”
[Verse 2]
Hard words on a hot night
“I’ll have a beer, won’t you turn out the light?”
From the front door I could hear it right
I’m just running dumb and dumb and dumb and dumb
I wonder if I’ll be turning back
I got twenty bucks in a pocket with my stash
I’m not afraid
I’m not your “good night”
I’m just a shadow of a shadow tonight
And she said, “Come on, out with it. Come on, out with it.”
Come on, out with it. Come on out
[Pre-Chorus]
And the night shadows watching
The darkness approaching
You came for a life in the park
So you stand on the stage at such a young age
As you’re feeling around in the dark
[Chorus]
And your mother, she’s calling
You feel your hopes falling
There’s nowhere to run to tonight
Just his fist on your face now
You hope to replace how the emptiness fills you inside
[Bridge]
Break my fall
Break my fall
Break my fall
Break my fall
Break my fall
Break my fall
[Outro]
“Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it."
“Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it.”
“Come on, out with it.”
Come On Out was written by Mikel Jollett.
Come On Out was produced by Mark Needham.
The Airborne Toxic Event released Come On Out on Tue Mar 03 2020.
On the email blast with the song’s release, Mikel Jollett talked about the meaning of the song:
“Come on Out” is about the night I ran away from home when I was 11 years old. It’s also about child abuse and anger and the oddly dangerous world of children.
It’s a funny thing about child abuse that...