Some words from the producer and co-writer Elliot Jacobson:
Conceptually it came from a snapshot of a scenario. An old friend of mine lived on this quiet, dead end residential street with bright florescent lights. I had the image of us falling down in the stillness of the scene. From the first line...
[Verse 1]
You can drive your fast car
Through the village 'til you die
Or you could take another deep breath swingin'
For the days I could watch you run
Through the white-lighted streets
Where the houses stay the same
Where we could drink
Til we'd never remember our names
[Pre-Chorus]
You can bring me to life, life, life
You can bring me to life, life, life
[Chorus]
So we can hang our noose, under stars bright, ready to glow
And we can fall in love for the weekend
We're on the edge baby, two hearts starting to slow
And we can fall in love for the weekend
[Verse 2]
We can dream in white hot, color in ecstasy we'll fade
Into the silence of our dead night freezing
When the smoke cleared, I awoke here
Caught in the patterns of the mess that we've been making
We can play pretend 'til it gets dark
And count the seconds until everything falls apart
[Pre-Chorus]
You can bring me to life, life, life
You can bring me to life, life, life
[Chorus]
So we can hang our noose, under stars bright, ready to glow
And we can fall in love for the weekend
We're on the edge baby, two hearts starting to slow
And we can fall in love for the weekend
[Bridge]
Cause we're the new kids, waiting on the edge, and we're ready to go
And we could fall in love for the weekend
We're on the edge of a shotgun, ready to blow
And we can fall in love for the weekend
Just give me one shot in my veins, and I'll be ready to love
So we can fall in love for the weekend
You know I'm trying too hard, but it isn't enough
So we could fall in love for the weekend
[Chorus]
So we can hang our noose, under stars bright, ready to glow
And we can fall in love for the weekend
We're on the edge baby, two hearts starting to slow
So we can fall in love for the weekend
Cause we're the new kids, waiting on the edge, and we're ready to go
And we can fall in love for the weekend
We're on the edge baby, two hearts starting to slow
And we can fall in love for the weekend
[Outro]
Weekend was produced by Mike Tuccillo & Elliot Jacobson.