Mad
Lonely Avenue Lyrics

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I swore I wouldn′t write a song
Now I'm too far gone
Let me sit right in
And I′ll tell you what's hidden behind these lips
You may have got to the best of me
And what you assumed of me

You left me for dead

But now I want my revenge

Yeah, now I'm mad
And I′m screaming on my own
Singing fuck this counterpart
It was doomed from the start

Running in my head
Like a cyclone on a spin
Go ahead
Smoke it in
So that you can be a friend

Where′d you go?
Yeah, where'd you go?
I am so lost
I haven′t see the light of day In
Oh god, oh so long

But now you're in my head
And I′m beating it to death
I struggle with my sins
But you're not on the list

Yeah, now I′m mad
And I'm screaming on my own
Singing fuck this counterpart
It was doomed from the start

Running in my head
Like a cyclone on a spin
Go ahead
Smoke it in
So that you can be a friend

I'm done
I′m fucking done
Save it for the dogs
I′m coming from above
And I'll take you off the hook

Yeah I′m setting it off
And then I'm breaking it up
You know I′m losing my touch
When I'm calling your bluff

Yeah, now I′m mad
And I'm screaming on my own
Singing fuck this counterpart
It was doomed from the start

Running in my head
Like a cyclone on a spin
Go ahead
Smoke it in
So that you can be a friend

This space, it feels so blank
Like a name without a face
I wish things could be erased
Like before we went insane

This space, it feels so blank
Like a name without a face
I wish things could be erased
Like before we went insane

Yeah, now I'm mad
And I′m screaming on my own
Singing fuck this counterpart
It was doomed from the start

Running in my head
Like a cyclone on a spin
Go ahead

Smoke it in
So that you can be a friend

Overall Meaning

In Lonely Avenue's song Mad, the singer expresses his frustrations with a past relationship that didn't turn out well. He begins by acknowledging that he didn't intend to write a song about his experiences, but that he can't help himself now that he's so far gone. He then goes on to reveal that the other person in the relationship had gotten the best of him, and had left him for dead. However, he's now reaching a point of anger, where he wants his revenge. He's mad and screaming on his own, wishing he could erase everything that happened and start over.

The singer talks about the other person in the relationship being in his head, and how he's beating it to death. He struggles with his sins, but he lists the other person as not being one of them. He's so angry that he's done with everything, and he'll take the other person off the hook. He sets it off and is breaking it up, and is calling the other person's bluff.

Throughout the song, there's a real sense of desolation and loneliness, which is reflective of the title of the band itself. The singer seems lost and disconnected, and is struggling to come to terms with the end of a relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

I swore I wouldn’t write a song
At first, the singer didn't want to express their emotions through a song

Now I'm too far gone
But now they've reached a point where they feel they have to express their pain through music

Let me sit right in
The singer wants the listener to empathize and truly understand their feelings

And I'll tell you what's hidden behind these lips
They want to reveal the emotions they've kept bottled up inside

You may have gotten the best of me
The person who caused the pain has hurt the artist deeply

And what you assumed of me
The pain is compounded by being misunderstood by the person who hurt them

You left me for dead
The singer felt abandoned and alone after being hurt

But now I want my revenge
Through their music, the artist seeks to get back at their tormentor

Yeah, now I'm mad
The artist has reached a boiling point of anger

And I'm screaming on my own
They are expressing their emotions through music rather than to a specific person

Singing fuck this counterpart
The singer doesn't want anything to do with their tormentor anymore

It was doomed from the start
The artist realizes the relationship was never healthy for them

Running in my head
The singer can't escape their thoughts and emotions

Like a cyclone on a spin
Their thoughts and emotions are swirling uncontrollably

Go ahead smoke it in, so that you can be a friend
The singer is sarcastically telling their former tormentor to smoke to ease their own guilt

Where'd you go?, yeah, where'd you go?
The artist is lamenting the loss of the relationship

I am so lost, I haven't seen the light of day in, oh god, oh so long
The artist has been consumed by their emotions and hasn't felt joy in a long time

But now you're in my head
The tormentor still haunts the singer's thoughts

And I'm beating it to death
The singer is trying to rid themselves of those thoughts and emotions

I struggle with my sins
The artist feels guilty for their negative emotions

But you're not on the list
Despite feeling guilty, the artist knows they're not to blame for their pain

I'm done, I'm fucking done
The artist wants to move on from the pain and torment

Save it for the dogs
The singer doesn't consider the relationship worth revisiting

I'm coming from above and I'll take you off the hook
The artist sees themselves as a higher power and will absolve the tormentor of their guilt

Yeah I'm setting it off and then I'm breaking it up
Through their music, the singer is channeling their emotions and releasing them

You know I'm losing my touch when I'm calling your bluff
The tormentor's lies and manipulation are no longer as effective on the singer

This space, it feels so blank like a name without a face
After the relationship, the singer feels empty and unfocused

I wish things could be erased like before we went insane
The artist wishes they could go back in time and prevent the pain they experienced

Contributed by Lily E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.