Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
With ‘Wild Side’, Motley Crue creates a haunting song of eerie contradiction. The darkly cynical lyrics are juxtaposed with upbeat guitars and even an anthem march. Passages of ‘Wild Side’ are open to interpretation as either menacing or hopelessly overwhelmed:
No escape
murder rape
But in true Cr...
[Verse 1]
Kneel down you sinners to streetwise religion
Greed's been crowned the new king
Hollywood dream teens, yesterday's trash queens
Save the blessings for the final ring, amen
[Chorus]
Take a ride on the wild side
Wild side
[Verse 2]
I carry my crucifix under my death list
Forward my mail to me in hell
Liars and the martyrs lost faith in the Father
Long lost is the wishing well
[Chorus]
Take a ride on the wild side
Wild side
[Verse 3]
Fallen angels so fast to kill
Thy Kingdom come on the wild side
Our Father, who ain't in heaven
Be Thy name on the wild side
Holy Mary, Mother, may I
Pray for us on the wild side?
Wild side, wild side
[Verse 4]
Name dropping no names, glamorize cocaine
Puppets with strings of gold
East LA at midnight, papa won't be home tonight
Found dead with his best friend's wife
[Chorus]
Take a ride on the wild side
Wild side
Take a ride on the wild side
Wild side
[Verse 5]
Gang fights, fatal strikes
We lie on the wild side
No escape, murder rape
Doing time on the wild side
A baby cries, a cop dies
A days pay on the wild side
[Outro]
Wild side, wild side
Tragic life on the wild side
Wild side, wild side
Kicking ass on the wild side
No going back on the wild side
Wild Side was written by Tommy Lee & Nikki Sixx.
Wild Side was produced by Tom Werman.