Ladyhawk awakens in a trash-filled, "morning after" apartment in East Vanco… Read Full Bio ↴Ladyhawk awakens in a trash-filled, "morning after" apartment in East Vancouver, British Columbia. Duffy, Darcy, Sean, and Ryan arise, pick up their instruments and head out into the heathen city, singing songs about life and love. They are rockers and dreamers -- still trapped in their apple country teenage minds, looking for girls and kicks, and mining their teenage quarries from the inside-out. Growing up together as the best of friends, Ladyhawk have stories that radiate with the presence of all four members. Their self-titled debut on Jagjaguwar is a stomping and sweaty ride through the Vancouver streets that they all know well, as viewed from the seats of a bruised and doorless Astro Van. In this ride, you can't help but feel that you will fall out and you will fall down, and your joints will all be sore at the end of the trip.

Ladyhawk's core is bracing rock. Neil Young's Tonight's The Night is the hailstorm on the hood of The Replacements Let It Be, while distorted guitars invoke the thread and swerve of Silkworm and Dinosaur Jr. Helped along the way by Amber Webber (vocals) and Josh Wells (percussion, organ, singing) of Black Mountain, it will be hard to find a more hauntingly beautiful set of rock music than this debut. It was recorded and mixed, with the help of Black Mountaineers Wells and Matthew Camirand, in the "Karachi Vice" clubhouse, in the back of a furniture factory, amongst chicken and fish processing plants. With some of the more "inexpensive" ladies of the night scattered about, it captures the bottlenecked frenzy of their much-loved live show. There, each night, these grown-up kids at heart fall over, get right back up, cry on shoulders and fold the day in halves, watching the sun come up over the dashboard.

Teenage Love Song
Ladyhawk Lyrics

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Meet me outside the skating rink
Your mom is a bitch, I don't care what she thinks
Of me
You can come, or I'll get fucked up with myself
Tonight

But don't worry about me
I'll be alright

But don't worry about me
I'll be alright

Come on out later if you can
We'll sneak out and fuck in the family van
Again
Take my heart and break my heart if you want
Tonight

But don't worry about me
I'll be alright (x4)

Overall Meaning

In Ladyhawk's Teenage Love Song, the lyrics portray the angst and rebellious nature of young love. The singer sings about meeting their lover outside the skating rink while disregarding the opinion of their lover's mother. The singer invites the lover to sneak out and have sex in the family van. The line "take my heart and break my heart if you want" shows the singer's reckless tendencies towards love. Despite the impulsive and wild nature of the singer's choices, the chorus reassures the listener that they will be alright.

The lyrics of the song showcase the raw emotions of teenage love and rebellion. The line "Your mom is a bitch, I don't care what she thinks of me" reveals the singer's disregard for the opinions of authority figures. The invitation to have sex in the family van highlights the singer's recklessness and disrespect for boundaries. However, the reassurance in the chorus implies that the singer is confident and able to handle the potential consequences of their actions.

Line by Line Meaning

Meet me outside the skating rink
Let's meet up, but not where your mom can see or interfere.

Your mom is a bitch, I don't care what she thinks
I really dislike your mom, but I won't let her opinion change my feelings for you.

Of me
She thinks poorly of me, but I don't let it affect me.

You can come, or I'll get fucked up with myself
You're welcome to join me, but if not, I'll still have a good time by myself.

Tonight
The plans are for tonight specifically.

But don't worry about me
You don't need to be concerned for me, I'll handle things on my own.

I'll be alright
Despite any potential problems, I am confident in my ability to handle it and come out alright.

Come on out later if you can
If possible, join me later for some more fun.

We'll sneak out and fuck in the family van
We'll do something rebellious and intimate by sneaking out and having sex in the car.

Again
Repeating the previous intimate act.

Take my heart and break my heart if you want
I am willing to be vulnerable and let you have control over my emotions and potentially break my heart.