Go Home Get Down
Death from Above 1979 Lyrics
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I want to take you home with me
Well let's stay up all night
Or you can while I fall asleep
Don't ask, I don't know
This is all, this is on
Don't tell me, you don't know
I'll come back when I go
C'mon, let's go home
You're my friend I want you to know
Don't tell me you don't know
I'll come back if I go
So if you tell me that you'll have me
Never leave me 'til I die
Why try?
But if we're living and we're happy
And I come back when I go
You will know
So if you tell me that you'll have me
Never leave me 'til I die
Why try?
But if we're living and we're happy
And I come back when I go
You will know
Don't ask, I don't know
I'll come back when I go
The lyrics of Go Home Get Down seem to be about seeking companionship, and finding that in a friend. The first verse opens with an invitation to come home together, to "stay up all night" or just "while I fall asleep." The singer wants to assure the friend that they're not alone, and possibly looking for comfort or solace in companionship with another person.
The next verse seems to include an attempt at resolving some kind of conflict or misunderstanding. The singer declares "Don't ask, I don't know," and claims that something is "all" or at least "on." The friend is then told, "Don't tell me you don't know / I'll come back if I go." It's not entirely clear what the singer is referring to, but they seem to be trying to put the past aside and look forward to the future.
The chorus then repeats the lines, "You will know", seems to be a declaration of commitment towards the friend. The eventual resolution of the song seems to be that the singer is open to the possibility of a deeper relationship with the friend, but relies on them being mutually happy and content with each other. The final line, "I'll come back when I go" could be interpreted as a commitment to maintaining the friendship even if, at some point, circumstances may have to take the singer away.
Line by Line Meaning
So that you're not alone
I want to keep you company to avoid you feeling lonely.
I want to take you home with me
I want to have you over at my place as a friend.
Well let's stay up all night
Let's stay awake and enjoy each other's company.
Or you can while I fall asleep
You can continue doing your own thing while I rest.
Don't ask, I don't know
I am uncertain and can't explain myself.
This is all, this is on
This is what's happening now, this is reality.
Don't tell me, you don't know
I don't want to hear that you're as uncertain as me.
I'll come back when I go
I'll return when I'm ready, no matter how long it takes.
C'mon, let's go home
Let's head back to my place.
You're my friend I want you to know
I want to make sure you understand that I value our friendship.
You will know
You'll be aware when I return.
So if you tell me that you'll have me
If you promise to be there for me.
Never leave me 'til I die
Stay with me until the end.
Why try?
Why bother making promises you may not keep?
But if we're living and we're happy
If we're enjoying life together.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Jesse Keeler, Sebastien Grainger
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@patheticgirll43
So that you're not alone
I want to take you home with me
Well let's stay up all night
Or you can while I fall asleep
Don't ask, I don't know
This is all, this is on
Don't tell me, you don't know
I'll come back when I go
C'mon, let's go home
You're my friend I want you to know
Don't tell me you don't know
I'll come back if I go
So if you tell me that you'll have me
Never leave me 'til I die
Why try?
But if we're living and we're happy
And I come back when I go
You will know
So if you tell me that you'll have me
Never leave me 'til I die
Why try?
But if we're living and we're happy
And I come back when I go
You will know
Don't ask, I don't know
I'll come back when I go
@chilledofmin7458
1:15 when the cymbals kick in after the count in, gotta be one of my fav drops of all time
@890wiley
This one here is my favorite DFA79 song
@hellion437
This fuckin band was and still is the best fuckin band I ever heard no doubt dudes and dudettes
@gruma37
Two great, but different creative minds chasing two great, but different creative styles mesh together to form this shit-pie masterpiece. I fucking love it.
@andreareddorkinghood1371
TofuShofu You had me until "shit pie"
@s273697k
Love this band will always think of Colorado when I was 18 going on a boy scout trip
@steroidKK
I'm in love with this song .
@alexjackson4698
I wish I found this band a long time ago :( they are fucking amazing. LOL FUCK royal blood... jk (I like royal blood)but these guys are better way better
@Miguelproductions100
@alex jackson you're so right, Royal Blood is cool,sound great live and their sound rocks, but damnnn DFA just is on a whole other level of intensity and energy
@readmedotexe
Brings back great memories of me and my Caucasian just cruisin