Jawbreaker
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Blake’s impressionistic lyrics paint a picture of a romantic relationship in decay, hanging on by the thread of routine. Both lovers are walking on thin ice around each other, going through the motions, actively avoiding their interpersonal problems despite knowing it won’t last.
[Sample: Christopher Walken in Annie Hall]
"I tell you this because as an artist I think you'll understand."
[Verse 1]
I'll be quiet to keep you quiet
Don't concern yourself with my slow dying
Through the vents I hear you sigh
I don't get too high these days
Your floor is my ceiling
Lights out, you can't come in
[Pre-Chorus]
If you don't remind me, I won't forget you
If you don't ask, I won't upset you
[Chorus]
I am jet black
I am stone cold
Jet black to the center
Funny like a funeral
I need you to bury me
[Verse 2]
White noise in black room dust
These hands long for one last touch
Hourglass all out of trust
I don't scratch so I won't itch
I don't reach so I won't miss
I taste our last kiss
[Pre-Chorus]
If you don't remind me, I won't forget you
If you don't ask, I won't upset you
[Chorus]
I am jet black
I am stone cold
Jet black to the center
Funny like a funeral
I need you to bury me
[Bridge]
This is the cure: the same as the symptom
Simple and pure: break to keep fixing
Patiently nurse, patient and nurse
This is the part I wouldn't show you
The part where you say, "I don't even know you."
This is your cue
Be glad that it's through
[Chorus]
I am jet black
I am stone cold
Jet black to the center
Funny like a funeral
I need you to bury me
[Sample: Christopher Walken in Annie Hall]
"Sometimes when I'm driving on the road at night, I see two headlights coming toward me, fast. I have this sudden impulse to turn the wheel quickly head-on into the oncoming car. I can anticipate the explosion: the sound of shattering glass, the flames rising out of the flowing gasoline."
Jet Black was written by Blake Schwarzenbach & Chris Bauermeister & Adam Pfahler.
Jet Black was produced by Jawbreaker & Rob Cavallo.
Jawbreaker released Jet Black on Tue Sep 12 1995.