Andrew Jackson Jihad was formed after its original drummer, Justin James White, approached Sean Bonnette and Ben Gallaty, who had just left Rodan (not the Rodan of Kentucky fame) and The Sub-Standards. Since then, many significant Arizona musicians have sat in with the remaining duo of Sean and Ben, including John De La Cruz of Fatigo and Asleep In The Sea's Owen Evans. Dylan Cook also plays mandolin regularly with the band.
According to Songfacts, Bonnette, who is also the lyricist of the band (with upright bass player Ben Gallant handling most of the production and some vocals as well) volunteered at a suicide prevention hotline for teenagers for eight years, and worked with homeless men and women in the Phoenix, Arizona area. These experiences gave him a sometimes bleak, but at moments, hopeful outlook on life, often reflected in the band's lyrics.
On Halloween 2005, Andrew Jackson Jihad covered Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea album in its entirety at CounterCulture Cafe.
Their biggest performance to date has been in their hometown with Flogging Molly and Authority Zero on St. Patrick's Day 2006.
On April 15, 2006, the band played as part of the 2006 New Times Music Showcase, nominated for Best Americana Band, and won a 2006 Best of Phoenix later that year.
Besides their local shows, where they have become arguably the most prominent representative in Arizona of the DIY ethic, they have also toured in clubs and basements across the Western United States, appearing at such venues as the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles, CA. One show in Kimberly, Idaho saw the band in a cowboy bar and leaving the premises as soon as possible after the show.
Andrew Jackson Jihad also performed at St. Augustine, Florida's second annual Harvest of Hope Festival in 2010. They played a dual set with Bomb the Music Industry!
Getting Naked Playing with Guns
Andrew Jackson Jihad Lyrics
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There’s a gerbil in the microwave, the baseball bat, and everyone
Sharing kisses and building a bond. We’ll set it off like Microsoft in ’94.
We’ll set it off like Microsoft in ’94.
McDonalds PlayPlace before the Xbox.
Cake frosting, sweet talking, bedroom wall
Covered in knives, touching God, burning shit
And we’ll kill the neighbor kid who only wants to be our friend
His dad is dead enough that his new dad his new dad can kill the bends
We’ll make a wish and take a trip to Future Town
Feeling weird, yet tasting sweet.
It’s a top bottom rock smoking magic mask making it bleed
Feeling sweet, getting weird
Now I can see the playground through the trees
And I can see the playground from the trees
And we’ll show the neighbor kid what our love actually means
He’s here from out of town and I heard he’s got A.D.D.
We’ll climb the tallest branch with a rifle full of dreams.
And we’ll blow the little dickhead up to smithereens
Getting naked and playing with guns
There’s a gerbil in the microwave, the baseball bat, and everyone
Sharing kisses and building a bond. We’ll set it off like Microsoft in ’94.
We’ll set it off like Microsoft in ’94.
We’ll set it off like Microsoft in ’94 in our backyard.
The song "Getting Naked" by Andrew Jackson Jihad is a disturbing and thought-provoking track that delves into topics like violence, deviant behavior, and childhood nostalgia. The song opens with the line "Getting naked and playing with guns," which sets the tone for the rest of the lyrics. The line suggests that the singers of the song are engaging in activities that are both dangerous and strange.
Throughout the song, the lyrics become increasingly dark and twisted. Lines like "We’ll make a wish and take a trip to Future Town like our daddy did" suggest that the singers of the song are trying to escape from reality by engaging in strange and surreal activities. They seem to be searching for meaning and purpose in a world that is confusing and frightening.
The song also touches on themes of friendship and love, but in a disturbing and unsettling way. The line "We’ll show the neighbor kid what our love actually means" suggests that the singers of the song are in a mutually destructive relationship that ends in violence. The line "And we’ll blow the little dickhead up to smithereens" is one of the most haunting lyrics in the song, and it highlights the sense of hopelessness and despair that runs throughout the track.
Line by Line Meaning
Getting naked and playing with guns
Engaging in dangerous and reckless behavior
There’s a gerbil in the microwave, the baseball bat, and everyone
Using small animals and household objects in disturbing and cruel ways
Sharing kisses and building a bond. We’ll set it off like Microsoft in ’94.
Forming intimate relationships and connections, with the potential to cause explosive conflict
McDonalds PlayPlace before the Xbox.
A nostalgic reference to simpler times and childhood innocence
Cake frosting, sweet talking, bedroom wall
Exploring sexual desires and fantasies
Covered in knives, touching God, burning shit
Engaging in extreme and potentially self-harming behavior
We’ll make a wish and take a trip to Future Town like our daddy did
Longing for a better future, but acknowledging the destructive patterns passed down from previous generations
And we’ll kill the neighbor kid who only wants to be our friend
Choosing violence and aggression over friendship and connection
His dad is dead enough that his new dad his new dad can kill the bends
Making light of a tragic situation, using violence to cope with past trauma
Feeling weird, yet tasting sweet.
Experiencing new and exciting sensations, despite the potential danger
It’s a top bottom rock smoking magic mask making it bleed
Engaging in risky and potentially harmful drug use
Now I can see the playground through the trees
Gaining a new perspective on the world, perhaps through altered consciousness
And we’ll show the neighbor kid what our love actually means
Using violence as a way to express misguided affection
He’s here from out of town and I heard he’s got A.D.D.
Otherizing and stigmatizing someone with a mental health condition
We’ll climb the tallest branch with a rifle full of dreams.
Reaching for lofty, perhaps unattainable goals, but doing so through violent means
And we’ll blow the little dickhead up to smithereens
Committing an act of extreme violence and destruction
We’ll set it off like Microsoft in ’94 in our backyard.
Creating chaos and destruction, without regard for the consequences
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GETTING NAKED AND PLAYING WITH GUNS (ALTERNATE) LYRICS
[Chorus]
Getting naked and playing with guns
There's a gerbil in the microwave
A baseball bat in everyone
Sharing kisses and building a bomb
We'll set it off like Microsoft in '94
We'll set it off like Microsoft in '94
[Verse 1]
McDonalds PlayPlace before the Xbox
Cake frosting, sweet talking bedroom wall
Covered in knives, touching God, burning shit
We'll make a wish and take a trip to Future Town
Like our daddy did
And we'll kill the neighbor kid
Who only wants to be our friend
His dad is dead enough that
His new dad can cure the bends
We'll make a wish and take a trip to Future Town
Feeling weird, yet tasting sweet
It's a top-bottom, rock-smoking, magic mask
Making it bleed
Feeling sweet, getting weird
Now I can see the playground through the trees
And I can see the playground from the trees
[Verse 2]
And we'll show the neighbor kid
What our love actually means
He's here from out of town and I heard he's got A.D.D
We'll climb the tallest branch with a rifle full of dreams
And we'll blow the little dickweed up to smithereens
[Chorus]
Getting naked and playing with guns
There's a gerbil in the microwave
A baseball bat in everyone
Sharing kisses and building a bomb
We'll set it off like Microsoft in '94
We'll set it off like Microsoft in '94
We'll set it off like Microsoft in '94
In our backyard
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@salaprance5283
This is the best description of childhood I have ever heard. Children are violent, unintentionally (sometimes intentionally) cruel, little scientists. Nobody admits to metaphorically "microwaving" a gerbil, or "killing" their neighbors, but we've all done it at one point or another when growing up.
@mekumotoki
Gummo
@lupusetluciferi27
A friend and I were listening to this, and singing along, and instead of "take a trip to future town" he said "flavor town" which, of course, made me laugh uncontrollably and I couldn't listen to the song for like a week haha.
@felixfdsj6808
we'll make a wish and take a trip to flavor town like our daddy did-ryder fieri
@bloodmaged
lmfao
@malding1
I'm deadd 💀💀
@izzeay911
Wonderful music to listen to while having an existential crisis in the middle of the night. 10/10.
@dexses2184
same :(
@skylerharman3835
:(