Gloom
Djo Lyrics


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Now I'm ready to go
I'm sick of hanging out and now I'm ready to go
I told you that our friendship couldn't handle much more
But then you went behind my back to settle the score

So goodbye
Farewell
Go fuck your mother
Go fuck yourself

And so I walk out the door
Your insults don't effect me with my favorite coat on
I know my hair looked good in the bathroom of the bar
Turns out I left my wallet at the bathroom bar

That's life
That's death
Your girlfriend scares me
She's got bad breath

Take off my shirt and socks
I'm ready to go
Wash out my hair dye
And I'm ready to go
Remove my shirt and tie
I'm ready to go
Undress you with my eyes
I'm ready to go

I measure up to you
I'm ready to go
I smoke my cigarettes
I'm ready to go
My eyes are dry as hell
I'm ready to go
My back is giving out
I'm ready to go

I need to walk my dog
I'm ready to go
My dog's expecting me
I'm ready to go
I hate this temperature
I'm ready to go
This music sucks to me
I'm ready to go, oh yeah

These people stress me out
I'm ready to go
I'm growing quite unwell
I'm ready to go
I hate this city
Yes, I'm ready to go, oh no

I never liked it, I belong on the roads
So goodbye

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Djo's song Gloom deal with leaving a toxic friendship behind and being ready to move on. The song begins with the singer expressing their frustration with being stuck in their current social situation, singing "I'm sick of hanging out and now I'm ready to go." They reveal that they had previously warned their friend that their relationship couldn't handle much more, and yet the friend went behind their back to cause further harm. This leads to the singer delivering a scathing farewell, telling their friend to "Go fuck your mother / Go fuck yourself."


As they leave, the insults from their former friend no longer have an impact, and they feel confident and in control. They even take note of their appearance, mentioning that they "know [their] hair looked good in the bathroom of the bar." However, they also encounter small setbacks, such as realizing they left their wallet behind. The lyrics explore a range of emotions, from anger, to resignation, to determination.


Line by Line Meaning

Now I'm ready to go
I'm tired of being stagnant and I'm ready to move on.


I'm sick of hanging out and now I'm ready to go
I'm tired of spending time with you and I'm ready to leave.


I told you that our friendship couldn't handle much more
I warned you that our friendship had its limits.


But then you went behind my back to settle the score
But you betrayed me and did something to retaliate against me in secret.


So goodbye
I'm leaving.


Farewell
Goodbye.


Go fuck your mother
An expletive, expressing anger or hatred towards someone.


Go fuck yourself
An expletive, expressing anger or hatred towards someone.


And so I walk out the door
I'm leaving.


Your insults don't effect me with my favorite coat on
Your insults don't bother me, especially since I'm wearing my favorite coat.


I know my hair looked good in the bathroom of the bar
I'm confident that I looked good when I checked out my hair in the bar's bathroom.


Turns out I left my wallet at the bathroom bar
I realized that I left my wallet at the bar's bathroom.


That's life
Such things happen, it's a fact of life.


That's death
Such things are inevitably a part of life and death.


Your girlfriend scares me
I'm frightened by your girlfriend.


She's got bad breath
Your girlfriend has bad breath.


Take off my shirt and socks
I'm getting undressed.


Wash out my hair dye
I'm washing out the dye in my hair.


And I'm ready to go
I'm ready to leave now.


Remove my shirt and tie
I'm getting undressed.


Undress you with my eyes
I'm looking at you in a way that is suggestive, but without actually acting on it or saying anything aloud.


I measure up to you
I'm as good as you in every way.


I'm ready to go
I'm ready to leave.


I smoke my cigarettes
I'm smoking cigarettes.


My eyes are dry as hell
My eyes are very dry.


My back is giving out
I'm experiencing back pain.


I need to walk my dog
I need to take my dog for a walk.


My dog's expecting me
My dog is waiting for me to take him for a walk.


I hate this temperature
I really dislike this temperature.


This music sucks to me
I don't like this music at all.


These people stress me out
These people are causing me stress.


I'm growing quite unwell
I'm starting to feel quite sick.


I hate this city
I really dislike this city.


Yes, I'm ready to go
Yes, I'm ready to leave now.


I never liked it, I belong on the roads
I never really liked staying in one place, I prefer to travel.


So goodbye
Goodbye, I'm leaving.




Lyrics © Sentric Music, SENTRIC MUSIC
Written by: Joseph David Keery

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@tenderheartedtheodore

[ lyrics for the mentally ill, like me ]

And now i'm ready to go
I'm sick of hanging out
And now i'm ready to go
I told you that our friendship
Couldn't handle much more
But then you went behind
My back to settle the score
So goodbye, Farewell
Go fuck your mother
Go fuck yourself

And so i walk out the door
Your insults don't affect me
With my favorite coat on
I know my hair looked good
In the bathroom at the bar
Turns out i left my wallet
At the bathroom bar

That's life
That's death
Your girlfriend scares me
She's got bad breath

Take off my shirt and socks i'm ready to go
Wash out my hair dye and i'm ready to go
Remove my shirt and tie, I'm ready to go
Undrеss you with my eyes, I'm ready to go
I mеasure up to you, I'm ready to go
I smoked my cigarettes, I'm ready to go
My eyes are dry as hell, I'm ready to go
My back is giving out, I'm ready to go
I need to walk my dog, I'm ready to go
My dog's expecting me, I'm ready to go
I hate this temperature, I'm ready to go
This music sucks to me, I'm ready to go
Oh, yeah!

These people stress me out, I'm ready to go
I'm growing quite unwell, I'm ready to go
I hate this city, yes, i'm ready to go
Oh, no
I never liked it, i belong on the road

So goodbye.



All comments from YouTube:

@starlite369

This man is a damn genius. Talking Heads 80’s vibes without trying too hard which is… hard. It sounds so natural. What a king.

@lisamillraney5382

yes! I'm having college flashbacks circa 1985, not just the Heads, I'm getting Berlin and Missing Persons vibes too

@sharonoakes7064

I’m getting a Love and rockets vibe

@colorado_gaming

That’s what I thought as soon as I heard it. Talking Heads and the Clash.

@DarrelDressel75

I come back to The Cars debut album as the main influence. Definitely New Wave vibes back when New Wave was for lack of a better word, new.

@skuliosis_

was thinking MGMT

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@sweetteainthesummer

he just rhymed "bathroom of the bar" with "bathroom bar" and managed to create a masterpiece, I love this man

@fern5971

He also rhymed ‘ready to go’ with ‘ready to go’ again. I also like ‘your girlfriend scares me, she has bad breath.’ It’s dumb I love it

@OpenThrottle47

About on par with the famous "mansion in wiscanson"

@zigzaag1369

SLAYYYY

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