On June 6, 2006, the band released their debut album, So Gone on Misra Records to critical acclaim. Some of the album's themes include: sex, coping with day-to-day boredom, drugs and drag queens.
Evangelicals' second album "The Evening Descends" was issued in January 2008 by the Dead Oceans label to more acclaim. Themes on this album included death, zombies, car crashes, and mental illness.
Party Crashin'
Evangelicals Lyrics
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And a come down (with a cough drop?)
And do you know why we were spinning?
I scream
And my nose bleeds
Party crashin'
In the evening
To die on your way to the soiree
The lightning bolt of pain, it stays. I feel it all the time
And heaven was a work in vain
Before you were born... Did it hurt?
Feeling so broken sam.
When I'm drinking...
Leaking problems
I think
That the music's to fast
'Cause my severed legs Passed out on the living room couch
So no that you're dead, and it's not what you expected... it's a drag.
To live again with your friends and living skin, well it's a lonely dream I'll never have
The lightning bolt of pain, it stays. I feel it all the time
And heaven was a work in vain
Before you were born... Did it hurt?
Stay in the moment you're in.
The lyrics to the song "Party Crashin'" by Evangelicals convey a sense of recklessness and desperation in response to emotional pain. The singer describes feeling high, but then experiencing a come down, possibly from drug use, and subsequently experiencing nosebleeds and the sensation of spinning. The party crashing that occurs in the evening functions as a means of escaping this pain, with the singer declaring that dying on the way to a soiree is the only way they can get around.
The themes of pain and escape continue throughout the song, with the singer describing feeling broken and leaking problems while drinking, as well as feeling disconnected from the fast-paced music that is playing. The most poignant lines of the song come towards the end, where the singer laments the impossibility of experiencing a future where they can live again with friends and living skin. The lightning bolt of pain is a constant presence, as is the sense that heaven was something previously sought after but ultimately fleeting.
Overall, the lyrics to "Party Crashin'" speak to a sense of disillusionment and desperation in response to pain, with the singer resorting to escapism and recklessness as a means of coping with their circumstances.
Line by Line Meaning
So High
We were high on drugs
And a come down (with a cough drop?)
Now we're coming down from our high, possibly using cough drops to help with the symptoms
And do you know why we were spinning?
We were so high that everything around us seemed to be spinning
I scream
I let out a scream, possibly due to the pain or fear caused by the drugs
And my nose bleeds
One of the side effects of the drugs is causing my nose to bleed
Party crashin'
We're crashing a party, likely uninvited
In the evening
The party is taking place at night
To die on your way to the soiree
There's a risk of death from the drugs we're on
It's the only way I'll get around!
We're so dependent on the drugs that they're the only way we can function
The lightning bolt of pain, it stays. I feel it all the time
The pain caused by the drugs is constant and never goes away
And heaven was a work in vain
Even the idea of heaven or an afterlife feels meaningless
Before you were born... Did it hurt?
The idea of life or existence before birth seems nonsensical and painful
Feeling so broken sam.
We feel emotionally and physically broken
When I'm drinking...
When I'm drinking alcohol, it's likely exacerbating the drug effects
Leaking problems
Drinking is causing us to open up emotionally and reveal our problems
I think
I start thinking about life and the universe
That the music's too fast
The fast-paced music is overwhelming and exacerbating our condition
'Cause my severed legs Passed out on the living room couch
We've lost control over our bodies, likely due to the drugs
So now that you're dead, and it's not what you expected... it's a drag.
If death is as disappointing as our current state, it's not worth striving for
To live again with your friends and living skin, well it's a lonely dream I'll never have
The idea of a normal life with loved ones feels unattainable and isolating
Stay in the moment you're in.
We need to focus on the present and not let our drug-induced fantasies take over
Contributed by Connor V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.