Falling Sickness was a Riverside, California based Punk Rock band, consisti… Read Full Bio ↴Falling Sickness was a Riverside, California based Punk Rock band, consisting of Fritz Aragon (vocals, guitar), Zach (vocals, bass), Gabe Gil (vocals), and Angel Ieven (drums). After six years of being an unsigned band and playing mostly local shows, Falling Sickness were signed to Hopeless Records in 1995. Their debut record Right On Time was released soon after in January of 1996. The record which chronicled the first six years of the band is "about drinking, daydreaming and fucking up; a testament of our youth. After all, when we started [Gabe] was only 17 and Fritz was 14".[1] Their next, and final, record as a band, Because the World Has Failed Us Both was released in February of 1998 also on Hopeless Records. 'Because the World Has Failed Us Both' is "about our growing up" and focuses more on worldly politics rather than the teenage politics of 'Right On Time'. In 2000, Falling Sickness disbanded. Since then, Fritz and Angel have formed the band Dogs of Ire.

Lurker
Falling Sickness Lyrics

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I don't want to see you around here anymore
I'm tired of hearing how much you've scored
Your no fucking different because of that beeper
You swear your not hooked - you sink even deeper
You've been up all week and still craving for more
You've picked at your face - It's full of fresh sores
You're so fucking dumb but you just don't see it
You open your mouth - your so full of shit

There's speed all over this wigger filled town
A new fiend every minute a 1/16 oz. abounds
What a disgusting life you must want to lead
To make speed the source of your everyday needs
Lurker - A wired buffoon is all you'll be
Lurker - A tweakhead, a dumb fucking fiend
Lurker - A wired buffoon is all you'll be
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I don't want to see you around anymore
I'm tired of hearing how much you've scored
I know your kind cuz I've been there before
I know you won't quit , You're a tweak to the core
Go on forever with your sleepless death
Your young not forever with each gasping breath

You get more sunken in with every long day
You lurker-you fuckhead-someday you'll pay

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Falling Sickness's "Lurker" are a scathing critique of drug addiction and the toll it can take on a person's life. The song opens with the singer stating, "I don't want to see you around here anymore / I'm tired of hearing how much you've scored," indicating that the subject of the song is someone who has become hooked on drugs and is constantly boasting about their use. The song goes on to describe the physical toll that drug use has taken on the subject, with lines like "You've been up all week and still craving for more / You've picked at your face - It's full of fresh sores." The singer also notes the subject's obliviousness to their own stupidity, stating "You're so fucking dumb but you just don't see it / You open your mouth - your so full of shit."

The choruses of the song drive home its message, repeating the lines "Lurker - A wired buffoon is all you'll be / Lurker - A tweakhead, a dumb fucking fiend / Lurker - A wired buffoon is all you'll be." The term "lurker" seems to refer to the subject of the song as someone who is always lurking around, seeking their next fix, as well as someone who is living a subpar existence because of their addiction. The song's final lines, "You lurker-you fuckhead-someday you'll pay," hint at the consequences of this kind of lifestyle, both physical and otherwise.

Overall, "Lurker" is a powerful condemnation of drug addiction and the damage it can cause. Its vivid descriptions of the toll that drug use takes on the body, coupled with the singer's obvious disdain for the subject, make for a sobering listening experience.

Line by Line Meaning

I don't want to see you around here anymore
The singer is sick of the person's presence

I'm tired of hearing how much you've scored
The singer is fed up with hearing about the person's drug use and achievements

Your no fucking different because of that beeper
The person's beeper doesn't make them special

You swear your not hooked - you sink even deeper
The person is in denial about their drug addiction and it's only making things worse

You've been up all week and still craving for more
The person has been awake and using drugs non-stop for a week and still wants more

You've picked at your face - It's full of fresh sores
The person is compulsively picking at their face, causing open wounds

You're so fucking dumb but you just don't see it
The singer thinks the person is unintelligent but in denial about it

You open your mouth - your so full of shit
The person talks a lot but what they say is not important or true

There's speed all over this wigger filled town
The drug speed is prevalent in the town, attracting a certain crowd

A new fiend every minute a 1/16 oz. abounds
New people are constantly becoming addicted to the drug with a small amount readily available

What a disgusting life you must want to lead
The singer thinks the person's addiction is leading them down a path of a repulsive life

To make speed the source of your everyday needs
The person's addiction to speed is consuming their life

Lurker - A wired buffoon is all you'll be
The person is a foolish, addicted lurker

Lurker - A tweakhead, a dumb fucking fiend
The person is a drug addict who is foolish and unintelligent

Lurker - A wired buffoon is all you'll be
The person is a foolish, addicted lurker

I don't want to see you around anymore
The artist reiterates their desire to not see the person anymore

I'm tired of hearing how much you've scored
The artist is still annoyed with hearing about the person's drug use and achievements

I know your kind cuz I've been there before
The singer is familiar with the person's situation because they have been in the same situation before

I know you won't quit , You're a tweak to the core
The singer believes the person is unable or unwilling to quit their drug addiction

Go on forever with your sleepless death
The person's drug addiction is a slow, sleepless death

Your young not forever with each gasping breath
The person's youth is fleeting and their drug addiction is actively harming their health

You get more sunken in with every long day
The person's addiction is consuming them more and more each day

You lurker-you fuckhead-someday you'll pay
The singer calls the person a lurker and a fool, suggesting that they will pay for their addiction in the future

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