Holdin On To Black Metal
My Morning Jacket Lyrics

Oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah oh
The chorus only contains vocalizations but is essentially a call for a rocking performance.

It's a darkness you can't deny
Refers to the allure of heavy music, perhaps due to its perceived darkness and hedonistic leanings.

But it don't belong in a grown up mind
Suggests that such music may be seen as immature or inappropriate for adult pop culture.

Suppose you'll find this place in a youngster's eyes
Implies that such fascination with heavy music is more typical of young people who are still developing their tastes and identities.

Coming into life you needn't cry
Uplifting note about the value of life.

But as a boy you gotta let it go
Boys must not hold onto heavy music indefinitely.

Or it will cross the permanent threshold
If heavy music continues to be a focus into adulthood, it may have negative consequences.

Know you'll finding out something else good
Suggests that there will be other things to explore musically that are also meaningful.

Oh black metal you're so misunderstood
Title of the song and represents the idea that the music genre may be overlooked or misinterpreted.

Don't turn yourself into Lucifer's fool
Warning against mindlessly following a darker subculture.

Black metal feeds those young, enough is enough
Suggests that youthful rebellion and music taste may eventually need to evolve.

Wants refills out of Lucifer's cup
Continues the message of not letting oneself become too entrenched in subcultures and associated symbolic imagery.

Black metal lead to and your teenage pop
Black metal becomes part of one's teenage musical preference in this line.

Look at you starchild you're all grown up
A reference to the maturity one gains through life.

Still holdin' on to black metal
Repetition of the chorus as well as the message that people may not give up on their childhood preferences.

Catch your waves on Lucifer's beach
Imagery of taking up a life in the darkness of that Lucifer represents.

Taking shade underneath Lucifer's trees
Continuation of this gothic imagery.

Getting sustenance from Lucifer's peach
A metaphor for relying on something that may not be nourishing.

Oh black metal it's a fact in all your speech
Heavy music may have been incorporated significantly into a person's lifestyle and so are very fond of it.

Oh bring them to me
Another vocalization that presumably is meant to rile up fans.

Oh making me think
Another example of a vocalized refrain.

Oh one, two, three
Another example of a vocalized refrain.

Let's rock!
Celebratory call to perform, finishing the song.