Blackout
Montreal Sex Machine Lyrics
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I can name it now
It's a place whe're free to sit
And drink until
We black out
It's up to you
We can catch out
I wanna run into you
I wanna learn your moves
I get a little colder
With every name that I lose
We'll make a great big night of it
In my happy clothes
But by morning I'll forget
Because the music's good
We black out
It's up to you
We can write this down
It's up to you
I wanna run into you
I wanna learn your moves
I get a little colder
With every name that I lose
I wanna run into you
I wanna learn your moves
I get a little colder
With every name that I lose
We black out
It's up to you
We can catch out
It's up to you
We can black out
It's up to you
We can write this down
It's up to you
"Blackout" by Montreal Sex Machine is a song about letting go and embracing a wild night. The song talks about a place where one can sit and drink freely until they lose consciousness. The lyrics suggest that the choice to black out or not is left to the listener, as the chorus repeats, "We black out, it's up to you." The song captures the idea of living in the moment, without any worries of the morning after.
The lyrics also touch on the idea of meeting someone new and learning from them. The singer wants to "run into" and "learn the moves" of this person, suggesting a desire to connect intimately. However, the lyrics also express a sense of detachment, as the singer gets "colder" with every name they forget in the haze of the night.
Overall, "Blackout" is a high-energy song that encourages listeners to let go of their inhibitions and indulge in the moment, even if it means blacking out and forgetting the night before.
Line by Line Meaning
If you wait to think of it
If you take your time to imagine the place I am talking about
I can name it now
I can tell you the name of the place immediately
It's a place where you're free to sit
It's a location where you can easily find a place to relax
And drink until we black out
And drink alcohol to the point where we lose consciousness
It's up to you
The decision to drink and get blackout drunk is yours
We can catch out
We can get caught by someone for drinking and getting blackout drunk
I wanna run into you
I want to interact with you in this place
I wanna learn your moves
I want to observe and learn what you do in this place
I get a little colder with every name that I lose
I feel emotionally distant and disconnected from myself every time I forget someone's name due to intoxication
We'll make a great big night of it in my happy clothes
We will have an exciting and fun night, dressed in our best clothes
But by morning I'll forget because the music's good
I will forget most of what happened the previous night due to the enjoyable music that played
We can write this down
We can take notes of what happened during the night, just in case we forget
We can black out
We can choose to get blackout drunk
Contributed by Miles Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.