Screaming Females is a 3-piece DIY, punk rock 'n roll band from New Brunswi… Read Full Bio ↴Screaming Females is a 3-piece DIY, punk rock 'n roll band from New Brunswick, New Jersey featuring Marissa on vocals and guitar, King Mike on bass, and Jarrett on drums. They are signed to Don Giovanni Records. They've opened for Throwing Muses, The Dead Weather, Arctic Monkeys, and Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, plus have played with Jeff: The Brotherhood, Little Lungs, Cheeky, The Ergs, Shellshag, The Measure (SA), and countless other bands.

The band has 7 full-length albums: Baby Teeth, What If Someone Is Watching their T.V.?, Power Move, Castle Talk, Ugly, Rose Mountain and All At Once. Screaming Females also released a collection of songs taken from the band's 7-inch vinyl releases, aptly titled, Singles, as well as a Live Album called Live At The Hideout.

black moon
Screaming Females Lyrics

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All the men before me swollen with seed
Scraped the earth nude and clean
Ground to till, air to breathe
With missteps for no one

When we drew this, our best plans
Imperial, with no regrets

She needs to love me still
Until I've had my fill
I try and try to leave
I want to watch you grieve

Now we all dream alone
Now we all dream alone

Hostile as I once was
And I once was cruel
Piles of dust immolate
All in the same room
With missteps for no one

When we drew this, our dark map
In heaven there are no regrets

She needs to love me still
Until I've had my fill
I try and try to leave
I want to watch you grieve

Now we all dream alone
Now we all dream alone

She needs to love me still
Until I've had my fill
I try and try to leave
I want to watch you grieve

Now we all dream alone
Now we all dream alone
Now we all dream alone

Now we all dream alone
Now we all dream alone

Overall Meaning

In the beginning of the song, the lyrics describe the aftermath of men who came before the singer, who have ravaged the earth and made it barren. However, the singer admits that they too have made their own mistakes and have their own regrets. The lyrics suggest that these missteps are made without consideration for others.

The second verse introduces a female presence, who the singer desires to be loved by without limit. However, they also express a sinister desire to watch this person grieve, indicating that the singer may have a tendency to inflict pain on those they love. The chorus repeats the line "now we all dream alone," possibly suggesting that everyone is isolated in their own thoughts and desires.

The final verse brings back the theme of hostility and cruelty, with the imagery of piles of dust being set on fire. The lyrics suggest that this behavior is not exclusive to the singer, as they refer to themselves as being "hostile as I once was." The line "in heaven there are no regrets" suggests that the singer may be looking for an escape from their own mistakes and regrets.

Overall, the lyrics of "Black Moon" explore themes of regret, isolation, desires for love and power, and the destructive nature of humanity towards the earth and each other.

Line by Line Meaning

All the men before me swollen with seed
The allusion to the men who have previously inhabited and exploited the earth, accomplishing and gaining as much as they could.

Scraped the earth nude and clean
The men ravaged the earth, exploiting her precious resources until she was stripped bare of everything that once made her a haven.

Ground to till, air to breathe
After being left barren, the earth is nothing more than a place to grow man’s crops, and provide a place to survive, but not thrive.

With missteps for no one
The mistakes and the harm caused by the exploitation of the environment has been ignored, with no one to blame, albeit ourselves.

When we drew this, our best plans
As humans, at our best, we treat nature like an engineering project, bending it to our will and design.

Imperial, with no regrets
Thinking ourselves to be above nature, we have treated Earth’s natural resources like they are our birthright.

She needs to love me still, Until I've had my fill
The singer feels entitled to take from the world in excess, needing the world to somehow make it all better.

I try and try to leave, I want to watch you grieve
The artist is remorseless, but can't seem to break themselves away from the destruction of the world, taking an unhealthy pleasure in damaging it.

Now we all dream alone
Humanity's selfish and greedy actions have left them lonely and lost.

Hostile as I once was
The artist recognizes they were once an active participant in creating the problems of the world, leaving them with a sense of anger and frustration.

And I once was cruel
The singer looks back on their previous actions with a sense of disgust, seeing the harm they have caused and taking ownership of it.

Piles of dust immolate, All in the same room
The rubble of the earth’s destruction lays scattered around us, with us trapped in the same room, unable to escape our own creations.

When we drew this, our dark map
Our plans and designs have led us on a dark path, away from the beauty and awe of the natural world.

In heaven there are no regrets
If there is a heaven, there will be no regrets over the way we treated the earth, but instead, humanity must endeavour to make the world a holier place for themselves.

She needs to love me still, Until I've had my fill
The singer again feels entitled, wanting to take from the planet without giving back, continuing to exploit it despite the consequences.

I try and try to leave, I want to watch you grieve
The artist is willing to watch the rest of the world suffer and grieve while they continue to consume and exploit our planet.

Now we all dream alone
Humanity, as a whole, is now dreaming of a better future, but the realization of this dream must be a collective act.