Acid
Ghost Town Lyrics


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One drop on my tongue
I'll take a little taste for fun
In the kitchen when it starts to kick in
I'm crawlin' up the walls
Lookin' for a place to fall
I'm on the counter these voices gettin' louder

"Is this think on?"
"Make way for the King!"
"Someone pinch me."
"Oh shit, its not a dream"

And I can't turn you off
No, I can't turn you off

Purple smoke and candy skulls
Colors bleeding through the walls
Dripping, swirling as they fall
I turn my head like someone called
Gotta get her number
Before she melts away!
Hot damn, where's my phone?
I think I'm in this room alone
I come the reality that its a dream
I really wanna leave this place
I need someone to slap me in the fucking face!

And I can't turn you off
No, I can't turn you off

Stand up and shake it off
Show us that you're still breathing
You know it can't be stopped
It's taking over, the
Darkness will carry you
Make sure to bury your dead
Before they alter your mind
Before they come back to life

It's taking over
It's haunting you
This feeling's taking over
I think its changing you





I can't turn you off
No, I can't turn you off

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Acid" by Ghost Town depict the experience of taking hallucinogenic drugs, specifically LSD. The singer describes taking a drop on their tongue and starting to feel the effects in the kitchen. As the drug takes hold, their surroundings become more vivid and surreal, with purple smoke and candy skulls bleeding through the walls. The singer's sense of reality begins to loosen, and they start to hear voices and feel like they are in a dream. Despite feeling overwhelmed and wanting to leave, they cannot turn off the effects of the drug.


The song captures the disorienting and sometimes terrifying experience of hallucinating, with lyrics that reference the colorful and surreal visuals that LSD can produce, as well as the sense of losing oneself and feeling like reality is slipping away. The chorus repeats the idea that the singer cannot turn off the effects of the drug, suggesting that the experience has taken over their mind.


Overall, "Acid" is a cautionary tale about the dangers of drug use, warning of the potential for loss of control and the inability to turn off the effects. It is a haunting and visceral depiction of the experience of hallucinating, and one that is sure to resonate with anyone who has gone through it.


Line by Line Meaning

One drop on my tongue
Trying out drugs, just a little bit


I'll take a little taste for fun
Not taking the drug too seriously


In the kitchen when it starts to kick in
Starting to feel the drug's effects


I'm crawlin' up the walls
Feeling antsy and uncomfortable


Lookin' for a place to fall
Trying to find a comfortable spot


I'm on the counter these voices gettin' louder
Experiencing hallucinations and hearing things


"Is this think on?"
Uncertainty and confusion


"Make way for the King!"
Delusions of grandeur


"Someone pinch me."
Doubting the reality of the situation


"Oh shit, its not a dream"
Realizing that what is happening is real


And I can't turn you off
Unable to escape the effects of the drugs


Purple smoke and candy skulls
More hallucinations and bizarre imagery


Colors bleeding through the walls
Sensory overload


Dripping, swirling as they fall
Visual distortions


I turn my head like someone called
Feeling like someone is watching


Gotta get her number
Trying to interact with hallucinations


Before she melts away!
The hallucination disappearing


Hot damn, where's my phone?
Feeling lost and confused


I think I'm in this room alone
Feeling isolated and disconnected


I come the reality that its a dream
Trying to reconcile reality with the drug-induced experience


I really wanna leave this place
Wanting to escape the hallucinations


I need someone to slap me in the fucking face!
Wishing to wake up from the drug-induced state


Stand up and shake it off
Trying to regain control


Show us that you're still breathing
Proving that you're still alive


You know it can't be stopped
Accepting that the drug has taken hold


It's taking over, the
The drug's effects are dominating


Darkness will carry you
Feeling like you're being pulled into something deeper


Make sure to bury your dead
Advice to deal with the aftermath of drug use


Before they alter your mind
Preventing the drug's effects from becoming permanent


Before they come back to life
The drug's effects returning if not dealt with properly


It's taking over
The drug's effects are dominating


It's haunting you
The drug's effects are persisting


This feeling's taking over
The drug's effects are dominating


I think its changing you
The drug's effects are permanently altering the individual


I can't turn you off
Unable to escape the effects of the drugs




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"Oh shit its not a dream." Literally my life.

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