Scream Team
Deerhoof Lyrics


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Guiding you, a voice is coming from behind the stage.
Finding you, a voice is found on a missing page.
Winding through, a plot controller from another age!

Pulling the cord of mystery,
Cheating a clock,
Meeting a team from history.
A stranger's face is seen - But is he on our team?
The lights go out and everybody screamed - 'team!'
A fiend who was a foe
The quarter whistle is about to blow.
Then I go.

Tunnel underground
Enter sideways, reaching all around
In the darkness I will not be found.





Invisible people doing the wave.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Deerhoof's song "Scream Team" are imbued with mystery and suspense, calling upon the listener's imagination to conjure up vivid images of a fantastical world. The first few lines seem to suggest that there is a guiding voice that is leading the listener into an unknown realm - perhaps a stage, a book, or a movie. The voice is not just any voice, but rather one that we can't see, from another age - this is a hint that the listener is entering a place that is not of this world, but rather somewhere ancient and mysterious.


The next few lines oscillate between different scenes, each one offering an intriguing new layer to the story. The listener is encouraged to use their imagination to try and piece together what is happening, but the hints are tantalizingly vague. We hear about pulling the cord of mystery, cheating a clock, and meeting a team from history - all of which are suggestive of adventure and high stakes. As the lyrics proceed, we see the introduction of a stranger, who seems to be part of the team but is also a potential foe.


The climax of the song is when the lights go out and everybody screams "team!" - it's clear that something important is about to happen, and the listener is left in suspense, wondering what exactly is going to occur. The last few lines of the song paint a picture of being underground, moving cautiously through dark tunnels, and being surrounded by invisible people doing the wave. Taken as a whole, the lyrics of "Scream Team" are cryptic and vivid, leaving the listener to fill in the blanks and imagine their own version of the story.


Line by Line Meaning

Guiding you, a voice is coming from behind the stage.
Someone is leading you with their voice from behind the stage.


Finding you, a voice is found on a missing page.
A voice has been discovered on a page that was previously missing.


Winding through, a plot controller from another age!
A plot controller from a different era is maneuvering through something.


Pulling the cord of mystery,
The mystery is being investigated.


Cheating a clock,
Someone is tricking time to buy more of it.


Meeting a team from history.
Someone has encountered a historical team.


A stranger's face is seen - But is he on our team?
A stranger's face has appeared and it is unclear if they are on the same team.


The lights go out and everybody screamed - 'team!'
The lights turned off and everyone shouted 'team!'


A fiend who was a foe
An enemy who is also a villain is present.


The quarter whistle is about to blow.
The whistle signaling the end of the quarter is about to sound.


Then I go.
The singer then leaves.


Tunnel underground
Traveling through an underground tunnel.


Enter sideways, reaching all around
Entering sideways and being surrounded by something.


In the darkness I will not be found.
The singer will not be found in the darkness.


Invisible people doing the wave.
There are unseen people doing the wave motion.




Lyrics © TERRORBIRD PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: CHRISTOPHER ROBERT COHEN, GREGORY LOVELL SAUNIER, JOHN DIETERICH, SATOMI MATSUZAKI

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