The Rattler
Dance Gavin Dance Lyrics

Eye yai yai yai yai
Expression of frustration or exhaustion

I'm stuffed
Feeling of being full or content

Nice pup
Compliment or observation of a cute dog

I'll never replay, yuh
No interest in repeating a situation or experience

Wore out my wheels while I wore down my weight
Tire and weaken oneself physically

Pour out the squeals, hear the seal bout to break
Release one's emotions or burdens, risk reaching a breaking point

Retired is a word that I hate
Dislike or fear of growing old or losing purpose

I go quiet 'cause I know how to think
Using silence to reflect or analyze a situation

Skunk pliers are the tools of the dank
Reference to drug culture or paraphernalia

Young friar is my new chicken drank
Obscure reference to a personal preference or habit

Why you try and go and touch people
Critical of others who intrude or harm

Eight hundred sixty seven bald eagles
Random or nonsensical expression

Where do you wanna be?
Question about one's goals or aspirations

Have you settled for the comfort of security?
Challenge to the listener to pursue more than just safety or stability

Half-baked
Incomplete or poorly thought-out

What a waste
Regret over something lost or wasted

Out of shape but not overweight
Lacking physical fitness or health, but not necessarily obese

If you show restraint you can separate
Implying that discipline can help one distinguish oneself from others

Asses, asses, asses in battle
Reference to warriors or conflict

Die die die die die you bad apples
Expression of hostility or aggression towards a group

Use your face like a dumbass rattle
Insult or mockery directed at someone's lack of intelligence

My accent my glibness, A bee dipped in brass
Description of one's smooth-talking or confident demeanor

I'm stuck on the isthmus connecting my past
Feeling of being unable to move forward, trapped in the past

A passionate servant when I'm paid in cash
Motivated by money or material rewards

Don't ask if it's worth it, don't think 'bout the math
Suggestion to not stress over the cost or consequences of one's actions

There's no complaining in the mansion
Observation of privilege or luxury

You can't just do what I do
Challenging or competitive statement

I chuck my brain through the black
Unclear but possibly indicating reckless behavior

Climb up the tree
Ambiguous or nonsensical expression

Shoot out the cannon
Reference to explosive or aggressive behavior

Fuck her 'cause she reads
Sexual objectification of a woman who is educated

Punctuation violation, perpetrator is verified
Comment on improper grammar or syntax

Hi hi hi hi
Friendly or cheerful greeting

Wanted you to know
Desire to communicate or inform

I came close to being another echo
Feeling of conformity or lack of originality

Don't have a soul
Rejecting or questioning the existence of one's spirituality or morality

But I'm on a roll
Feeling of momentum or success

Comfort in the words of a swindler
Observation of deceit or manipulation

Everybody needs approval
Commentary on the human need for validation or recognition

One love in the holes of a savior
Possibly religious or sexual reference

Act like you're above them
Suggestion to act superior to others

All the lives you're running
Comment on the complexity or burden of one's existence

Will you ever feel it again?
Question about the possibility of experiencing a certain sensation or emotion

Like you're part of something
Desire for connection or belonging

Worth fighting for
Something worth struggling or sacrificing for

Worth dying for
Emphasis on the value or importance of something

Flunked out and flung from the front of your face wait
Feeling of failure or rejection

I smell Sharon's pimple, it's the size of grapes
Gross or vulgar comment

I'm so splintered that my mind waved back
Experiencing mental or emotional distress

I had cash but sold it for some soul, I'm the wraith
Personal reflection on one's inner demons or conflicts