Hellraiser
Brian Connolly's Sweet Lyrics

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Look Out!
Momma let me out on a Saturday night
She said Now go out and get her, go and hold her tight
I said Momma you don't understand everytime I touch her
Hand it starts a-burning in the fires of Hell
If I hold it too long, you never can tell
What would happen to me, I wouldn't want you to see

Look out! She's a Hellraiser
Star gazer
Trail Blazer
Natural born raver yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

She's like a live bombshell, like a flash out of hell
When she shakes it up, Oooo! Everyone fell
It's a feeling that's neat and she took me completely
By suprise with her ultrasonic eyes
Flashing like hysterical danger signs that said
Beware where you tread or you'll go out of your head!

Look out! She's a Hellraiser
Star gazer
Trail Blazer
Natural born raver yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Look Out!

Hellraiser
Hellraiser
Hellraiser
Hellraiser

Momma you don't understand everytime I touch her
Hand it starts a-burning in the fires of Hell
If I hold it too long, you never can tell
What would happen to me, I wouldn't want you to see

Look out! She's a Hellraiser
Star gazer
Trail Blazer
Natural born raver yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Hellraiser
Hellraiser
Hellraiser
Hellraiser

Ooooooo! Look out!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Brian Connolly's "Hellraiser" describe a dangerous, attractive woman who is a "natural born raver." The singer's mother has let him out on a Saturday night to try and win over this woman, but he's worried about what will happen if he touches her hand. He describes intense burning sensations, which he compares to hellfire. Despite his aversion to the danger she presents, the singer is both drawn to and intimidated by this woman.

The lyrics are full of vivid and intense imagery. The woman is compared to a live bombshell, and her eyes are described as ultrasonic and flashing like danger signs. This draws a parallel between the singer's attraction to her and the technical term for psychoacoustics, which is the study of how humans perceive sound waves. It's as if her presence is tricking his senses by making him believe she's emitting sounds that he can't even hear.

Overall, the lyrics to "Hellraiser" portray a woman who is simultaneously alluring and terrifying. The singer is aware of the danger she presents and is struggling with whether to pursue her or not.

Line by Line Meaning

Look Out!
Attention! This is going to be wild.

Momma let me out on a Saturday night
My mom let me go out on a Saturday night.

She said Now go out and get her, go and hold her tight
My mom encouraged me to pursue a girl and be close to her.

I said Momma you don't understand everytime I touch her Hand it starts a-burning in the fires of Hell
I explained to my mom that every time I touch her, my hand starts to burn as if in hellfire.

If I hold it too long, you never can tell What would happen to me, I wouldn't want you to see
I worried that if I hold her for too long, something dangerous might happen and my mom would not want to see that.

Look out! She's a Hellraiser Star gazer Trail Blazer Natural born raver yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Watch out! She's a wild one who loves to party and dance a lot.

She's like a live bombshell, like a flash out of hell When she shakes it up, Oooo! Everyone fell
She's like a highly explosive bomb or a demon that suddenly appears and when she moves, everyone surrendered to her charm.

It's a feeling that's neat and she took me completely By surprise with her ultrasonic eyes Flashing like hysterical danger signs that said Beware where you tread or you'll go out of your head!
It was a fantastic feeling when she surprised me with her eyes and warned me to be careful or I will lose my mind.

Hellraiser Hellraiser Hellraiser Hellraiser
She's such a hellraiser!

Ooooooo! Look out!
Wow! Watch out!

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MICHAEL DONALD CHAPMAN, NICHOLAS BARRY CHINN

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