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Acid Wash
Halo Friendlies Lyrics
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Wasn't worth my while
Boy I'm afraid
You're coming back again
Just fade out
Just fade away
Into my past
Look out now
Here he comes
Look out girls
'cause he's a clown
Just when he was stylin'
Now he's out like acid wash
The lyrics of Halo Friendlies’s song Acid Wash are an expression of the singer’s disappointment and frustration with a past relationship. The opening lines state that the person's east coast smile was not worth her while, suggesting the relationship was not fulfilling or satisfying. She then expresses a sense of fear that this person will come back again, perhaps suggesting that they were a toxic influence in her life or that the relationship was abusive in some way.
The chorus of the song provides the central metaphor for the track. The person is urged to fade out and fade away like an acid wash, which refers to the process of washing denim jeans with acid to create a distressed or faded look. This metaphor is used to suggest that the singer wants this person to disappear from her life entirely, just as the acid wash fades the denim until it is no longer visible.
The final lines of the song suggest that the person was once stylish, but is now out, like acid wash. This final kicker line is delivered with a sense of irony and suggests that while the person may have once seemed impressive or cool, they are now passé and out of fashion.
Line by Line Meaning
Your eastcoast smile
Your fake, inauthentic smile that you always showed off while you lived on the east coast
Wasn't worth my while
I realized that putting up with your fake persona and insincerity wasn't worth my time or energy
Boy I'm afraid
I'm worried and apprehensive about what you might do or say next, and how it will impact me
You're coming back again
It seems like you're not done with me yet and will try to insert yourself back into my life
Just fade out
I want you to disappear from my life, to 'fade out' and never come back
Just fade away
I don't want any reminders of you, I want you to 'fade away' completely
Into my past
I want to forget you completely and put you behind me, treating you as something that is only a part of my past
Like acid wash
Like the fashion trend from the 80s, I want you to disappear from my life completely and become irrelevant history
Look out now
Be careful and aware, because
Here he comes
this guy is about to enter the scene again
Look out girls
Females should be especially cautious around him
'cause he's a clown
because he's a foolish, perhaps even dangerous man who shouldn't be trusted
Just when he was stylin'
There was a time when he seemed cool, fashionable, and perhaps even likable in my eyes
Now he's out like acid wash
But that time is over, and now I have no respect for him; he is as irrelevant as the outdated fashion trend of acid wash
Contributed by Parker N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
donamariposinha
Hush is such a special song in my life it makes me cry still, it's been a lot of years. Hard to find, so, thank you for uploading this gem, really.