Rendez-Voodoo
Every Time I Die Lyrics
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because you know the highs are running low, and every new is getting old.
lord, I've been down since you've been seeing another boy.
me and my girl are gonna smoke the cigarettes that we find in another man's tray.
we're gonna pick all the meat from the big city bones
because the hot is getting cold.
lord, I'm not proud.
keep you chin up the water will boil,
the comet will come for us all.
so make amends with anything you've ever loved
and open your arms to the swarm.
we have salted the earth. raid hell. raid hell.
x2
you'd better drink up, get your sorrows in, because we're coming upon where the ending begins.
the nickel city's new church says "no one allowed"
since all the lights are going out.
the end is near. I will be delivered. we've filled our bellies with so much repulsive flair I'll explode if I'm not forgiven.
make amends with anything you've ever loved and open your arms to the swarm.
we have salted the earth. raid hell. raid hell.
you'd better get it while the gettin' is good, corner boy. you know the highs are running low. you'd better shove another piece of what is left into your mouth. we need to learn to go without.
there is no plan for the dutiful. we dried the country making room for our grave. but my time is sure taking it's time running out.
The lyrics in Every Time I Die's song, Rendez-Voodoo, seem to convey a sense of urgency with an impending doom looming in the background. The singer urges the listener to relish what they have left because the highs are running low and everything new is getting old. The first verse speaks of a heartache that the singer is experiencing due to their partner seeing someone else. They plan on smoking the leftover cigarettes from another man's tray and taking what they can from the big city bones because it seems like everything is getting cold. The second verse seems to take on a more apocalyptic tone with the singer acknowledging that the end is near and that they have salted the earth. However, they also urge the listener to make amends with anything they've ever loved and open their arms to the swarm.
The final verse brings the sense of urgency into the foreground as the singer describes how the end is beginning and the nickel city's new church says "no one allowed" because all the lights are going out. They urge the listener to get their sorrows in, relish in what's left, and learn to go without as they have salted the earth and have made their own grave. The lyrics seem to convey a sense of desperation and a need to make amends and come to terms with what's inevitably coming.
Line by Line Meaning
you'd better shove another piece of what's left into your mouth while the gettin' is good.
Consume whatever is left while you still have the chance, as pleasures are fleeting and soon it will all be gone.
because you know the highs are running low, and every new is getting old.
Life's pleasures are running out and soon everything we experience will become rote and boring.
lord, I've been down since you've been seeing another boy.
I have been depressed since I learned you have been seeing someone else.
me and my girl are gonna smoke the cigarettes that we find in another man's tray.
My girl and I will smoke the other man's leftover cigarettes, scavenging from his waste to enjoy what we can.
we're gonna pick all the meat from the big city bones because the hot is getting cold.
We will extract everything valuable from the city while we can, as the opportunities and excitement are dwindling.
lord, I'm not proud.
I am humble and do not boast of my actions or accomplishments.
keep you chin up the water will boil,
Stay positive and optimistic as things will get better with time.
the comet will come for us all.
Death is inevitable and will eventually come for everyone.
so make amends with anything you've ever loved and open your arms to the swarm.
Reconcile with anything and anyone you have ever loved before it's too late and embrace whatever fate may bring.
we have salted the earth. raid hell. raid hell. x2
We have caused so much destruction and devastation that nothing will ever grow again. We must pay for our sins.
you'd better drink up, get your sorrows in, because we're coming upon where the ending begins.
Drink and enjoy yourself because the end is approaching.
the nickel city's new church says "no one allowed" since all the lights are going out.
The city has become inhospitable and unwelcoming, as its luster and glory are becoming dimmer and dimmer.
the end is near. I will be delivered. we've filled our bellies with so much repulsive flair I'll explode if I'm not forgiven.
The apocalypse is imminent and I will be judged accordingly. I have indulged excessively in disgusting and sinful pleasures that I fear divine punishment.
you'd better get it while the gettin' is good, corner boy. you know the highs are running low. you'd better shove another piece of what is left into your mouth. we need to learn to go without.
Take advantage of what is available while you can, because the times of plenty are coming to an end. Prepare for hardship and scarcity.
there is no plan for the dutiful. we dried the country making room for our grave. but my time is sure taking it's time running out.
No reward awaits those who work hard and follow the rules. We have exploited and depleted nature's resources to make space to bury ourselves. However, my time is running out and death is coming for me.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: ANDREW JOHN WILLIAMS, JORDAN TAYLOR BUCKLEY, KEITH MICHAEL BUCKLEY, MICHAEL FRANCIS NOVAC
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