Wait For The Blackout
Goo Goo Dolls Lyrics


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Don't you ask me to come out
out when the sun does shine
Gonna stay here with curtains drawn
in darkness you'll be mine

Let's wait for the blackout
The lights are too bright
Let's wait for the blackout
Wait for the night

Well welcome to my basement flat
No windows to see through
With darkness closing in, my friend
We both know what to do

Let's wait for the blackout
Wait for the night
Let's wait for the blackout
The lights are too bright
Yea!

Let's wait for the blackout
The lights are too bright
Let's wait for the blackout
Wait for the night

Come roam with me upon this earth
Keep us both alive
Know everything has lasted here
And ne'er would survive

Let's wait for the blackout
The lights are too bright
Let's wait for the blackout
Wait for the night

In darkness there is no sin Light only brings in fear There's nothing to corrupt the eyes
There is no vision here At first you may find it strange
But do not go away




The darkness holds a power that you won't find in the day
There is no vision here (repeat)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Goo Goo Dolls' song Wait For The Blackout express a desire to break away from the bright, sunlit world and retreat into darkness, where there is no sin, fear or corruption. The singer invites the listener to join them in a basement flat where there are no windows to see through, and they can wait for the blackout together. The darkness, they argue, holds a power that cannot be found in the light of day. It is an invitation to abandon the world of sight and embrace the world of feeling, where the absence of light creates a sense of mystery, wonder, and intimacy.


The song celebrates the idea of transformation through darkness. The darkness of the basement flat is a metaphor for the darkness of the soul, and the invitation to wait for the blackout is an invitation to explore the innermost recesses of the psyche. The song acknowledges that this exploration can be unsettling, even frightening at first, but it also hints at the rewards that await those who are willing to push through their fear and embrace the darkness. The powerful chorus, "Let's wait for the blackout, the lights are too bright, wait for the night" is a challenge to the listener to face their fear of darkness and transform their relationship with it.


Line by Line Meaning

Don't you ask me to come out
Do not request that I leave from inside


out when the sun does shine
Especially, when it's bright daylight outside


Gonna stay here with curtains drawn
I'll stay here shaded away from the light


in darkness you'll be mine
I'll be invisible to the sight of others


Let's wait for the blackout
We should wait for the darkness


The lights are too bright
The illuminations are too harsh


Wait for the night
Till the arrival of the less bright time


Well welcome to my basement flat
Welcome to my low-leveled home


No windows to see through
There are no outlets to look out from


With darkness closing in, my friend
The darkness rapidly approaching


We both know what to do
We possess knowledge of how to deal with it


Come roam with me upon this earth
Accompany me as we travel across this land


Keep us both alive
So we can continue to exist


Know everything has lasted here
Understand that everything has persisted here


And ne'er would survive
And would never survive


In darkness there is no sin
When there is no light, evil doesn't exist


Light only brings in fear
Illumination generates terror


There's nothing to corrupt the eyes
There's nothing to objectify the gaze


There is no vision here
There is no sight here


At first you may find it strange
Initially, you may be taken aback


But do not go away
Nonetheless, not leave


The darkness holds a power that you won't find in the day
The darkness exerts an influence that is absent during the day


There is no vision here (repeat)
There is no sight here (repeated)




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Written by: CHRISTOPHER JOHN MILLAR, DAVID VANIAN, JOHN ARTHUR OSBORN, PAUL GRAY, RAYMOND IAN BURNS

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