Each record has represented a stylistic shift for the band with the Modern Baseball adjacent beginnings of "Welcome", to the more genre varied and less punk influenced "At The Moonbase".
They have released four singles, including “Strange Weather“, “Float Away”, “Summer Windows” & ”Engine” on the lead up the release of their newest album “Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling” on September 22nd 2023.
Acolyte
Slaughter Beach Dog Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
She won't leave your mind
Gotta get out of Ohio
Feeling short on time
Eyeball your inheritance
Dead stare at the bar
Put back one more
We could fly to Ireland
You know I'm good for the ticket
Try to smirk, but you're smiling
Know I'll stick with it
Annie, I want you to marry me
We'll wait a few years
I don't mean to frighten you
I just wanna be clear
She's a drink behind you
Wander off to the stairs
Ten bucks for the last game
Suck smoke from the air
Man, it cuts like a dull knife
When you're young and you're told
"Makes sense when you're older"
Darling, let's get old
I'd say you look tired
Sing, my secret choir
Soak my scrapes and sleep tight
Sing, my brave acolyte
The song "Acolyte" by Slaughter Beach Dog explores themes of dissatisfaction, restlessness, and uncertainty. The lyrics are ambiguous yet deeply personal, conveying a sense of longing and desire for something beyond the mundane routine of everyday life. The opening verse sets the tone with the lines "You won't leave the table, she won't leave your mind, gotta get out of Ohio, feeling short on time." These lyrics suggest a feeling of being trapped, both mentally and geographically, with a sense of urgency to escape and find something new.
The imagery throughout the song is striking, with lines such as "eyeball your inheritance, dead stare at the bar" and "man, it cuts like a dull knife when you're young and you're told, 'makes sense when you're older'" painting vivid pictures of isolation and frustration. The chorus offers a glimmer of hope, with the singer proposing to Annie and saying "I just wanna be clear" about his intentions. Despite the uncertainty and doubt conveyed throughout the song, the desire for connection and meaning is ultimately what shines through.
Line by Line Meaning
You won't leave the table
You are unable to let go of something that is holding you back.
She won't leave your mind
The memory of someone or something is constantly present in your thoughts.
Gotta get out of Ohio
You feel the desire to escape from a situation or place that is holding you back.
Feeling short on time
The pressure of time is weighing on you, making you feel rushed or anxious.
Eyeball your inheritance
You are eyeing or looking at something that you believe you are entitled to or will inherit.
Dead stare at the bar
You are looking at something or someone without emotion or feeling.
Put back one more
You want to have another drink, despite knowing it's not the best decision.
Stumble under the stars
You are walking clumsily, possibly due to being intoxicated, while looking up at the stars.
We could fly to Ireland
We could have a new adventure or escape by going to a different place.
You know I'm good for the ticket
You know that I will pay for your ticket and support you in your adventure.
Try to smirk, but you're smiling
You are attempting to hide your true emotions or feelings by smirking, but your smile betrays you.
Know I'll stick with it
You know that I will be there for you, no matter what happens or how difficult it may be.
Annie, I want you to marry me
I want to commit to spending the rest of my life with you.
We'll wait a few years
We'll take our time and wait until the time is right to make a lifelong commitment.
I don't mean to frighten you
I don't want to scare or intimidate you with my proposal.
I just wanna be clear
I want to make sure that my intentions and feelings are crystal clear to you.
She's a drink behind you
Someone is trying to catch up to you in terms of how much they've had to drink.
Wander off to the stairs
Someone is leaving the group or activity and going off on their own.
Ten bucks for the last game
Someone is betting ten dollars on the last game or round of drinks.
Suck smoke from the air
Inhaling smoke, possibly from a cigarette or joint, into your lungs.
Man, it cuts like a dull knife
The pain or regret you are feeling is not sharp, but still deeply painful or impactful.
When you're young and you're told
When you are young, you are often told something by an authority figure or someone older.
"Makes sense when you're older"
You may not understand or appreciate something now, but it will make sense as you grow older and wiser.
Darling, let's get old
Let's grow old together and experience life's journey together.
I'd say you look tired
You appear to be fatigued or worn out.
Sing, my secret choir
Sing out your hidden or innermost thoughts, feelings, or desires.
Soak my scrapes and sleep tight
Allow me to comfort and care for you, and get some restful sleep.
Sing, my brave acolyte
Sing out your courage, strength, and devotion to a cause or person.
Writer(s): Jacob Ewald
Contributed by Julia P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@cadecarlson8134
[Verse 1]
You won't leave the table
She won't leave your mind
Gotta get out of Ohio
Feeling short on time
Eyeball your inheritance
Dead stare at the bar
Put back one more
Stumble under the stars
[Verse 2]
We could fly to Ireland
You know I'm good for the ticket
Try to smirk, but you're smiling
Know I'll stick with it
Annie, I want you to marry me
We'll wait a few years
I don't mean to frighten you
I just wanna be clear
[Instrumental Chorus]
[Verse 3]
She's a drink behind you
Wander off to the stairs
Ten bucks for the last game
Suck smoke from the air
Man, it cuts like a dull knife
When you're young and you're told
"Makes sense when you're older"
Darling, let's get old. [Instrumental Chorus]
[Outro]
I'd say you look tired
Sing, my secret choir
Soak my scrapes and sleep tight
Sing, my brave acolyte
I'd say you look tired
Sing, my secret choir
Soak my scrapes and sleep tight
Sing, my brave acolyte
@TheCookieFlavaJAR
Read my experience and relate it with the lyrics.
Whilst studying Theology and Reglious Studies at University I met a girl at church from Northern Ireland who studied Music. She was beautiful, strong, intelligent, wise, witty, honest, interested in beautiful things, a talented musician and she appreciated the seriousness of faith. She even took Theology modules studying them passionately, fearlessly and intelligently.
I still remember the first time I meet her. I still remember the moment I feel in love with her. Walking past her on that windy, sunny street corner and thinking she wouldn't recognise me only for her to give a happy genuine smile and a wave. I still remember the black jacket with silver zips that she wore, her black boots how dark her hair was.
All the students from church used to go the pub afterwards and we would sit and talk for hours. I never wanted to leave that table, and on the long walks back to student digs, sleepless nights, and deadbeat empty summers she never fully left my mind. I went to Uni super close to where I grew up and always felt an itch that I needed to get out of that small corner of the world. She had travelled the world. When you are young the world can feel like it moves so fast and as a student hahah you always feel short on time and pressure to do stuff NOW before it's too late.
Other joys of being a clueless student, you've no idea how to control your finances. Both you and your family have to adapt to being apart as your lives slowly drift into different worlds. Kinda shocking to discover how dire your parents own financial situation is and how old and frail they are becoming, you move beyond your teenage self righteousness and finally realise your parents are human too. One day they won't even be a phone call, bus or train ride away. What have you inherited and what will your future inheritance be?
All your failings slowly become evermore your own and you somehow become aware of your own mortality even more this time. But right now you are happy enough to keep carrying out the ritual to drink one more to forget, for confidence, or just because that's what you do, you're not sure anymore, and stumble whilst walking each over home under the stars. Stumbling in poor attempts to impress her, never quite saying what you mean, all while dreaming of how maybe that big old darkness hanging above could be filled with thousands of stars of beautiful moments spent together.
I told her I wanted to take that trip to Ireland I failed to take last year, we could arrange a group, fly over and visit her at home during the summer. I was definetly good for the ticket haha I had already blown cash last year on the wrong flights. I had gained a reputation for making grand plans that fell through for silly reasons or never following through on them so we laughed about the idea and I let small inconveniences get it the way. I still think there was a part of both of that seriously wanted the trip to happen though.
I never saw her as a potential fling, she was always someone I would have hoped to have been serious with and because of my culture and faith that would mean years of dating and engagement, culminating in marriage. Someone I would grow old with.
We flirted for ages, had half dates, partied, danced, drank, watched sports together... Never went properly went anywhere.
When we first started actually getting to know each other early on we shared some of the pain in our lives and religious doubts and supported each other. She got better, I never really did. When I got closer than ever to just giving up, my lowest point, the hope I saw her grow into was one of the only things that really saved me. She made me want to be a better man. I used to still try to support her sometimes after it was over when I could see the depression, weariness, tiredness in her eyes, creeping back.
I still think of her, especially when things get dark. Late nights struggling to sleep, old wounds opening. I remember how bravely she lived after some the terrible rubbish she lived through. How beautifully she plays Piano in concert, the Organ in church and sings with great hope. How we both helped each other and could have been the life long acolyte to each others dreams and faith. How stupid I was for the way I was living at the time, how silly and harmful but attached I was to this pedestal I put her on. If I had acctually had some character, worked on myself and been open with her maybe things would have been different.
Maybe one day once if I have acctually managed to grow into something myself and we meet again things could be different. Maybe I will meet someone different. All I know is I have got some maturing to do and next time I am not going let things just slide away.
The first time I heard this song it blasted a hole in my heart, I literally doubled over rolled over in bed and cried till my sheets were wet. I was just coming to terms with the fact we were never going to happen. There were so many connections between my experience and this song and the ache was just too much. Tbh it's still there, just not as raw and ugly anymore, wound has gone numb I guess.
@masonh8326
You won't leave the table
She won't leave your mind
Gotta get out of Ohio
Feeling short on time
Eyeball your inheritance
Dead stare at the bar
Put back one more
Stumble under the stars
We could fly to Ireland
You know I'm good for the ticket
Try to smirk, but you're smiling
Know I'll stick with it
Annie, I want you to marry me
We'll wait a few years
I don't mean to frighten you
I just wanna be clear
She's a drink behind you
Wander off to the stairs
Ten bucks for the last game
Suck smoke from the air
Man, it cuts like a dull knife
When you're young and you're told
"Makes sense when you're older"
Darling, let's get old
I'd say you look tired
Sing, my secret choir
Soak my scrapes and sleep tight
Sing, my brave acolyte
@jai97guit
"Man, it cuts like a dull knife when you're young and you're told "Makes sense when you're older". Darling, let's get old." This album is going to be incredible.
@dangerousjGD
It was 🙏🙏🙏
@Michael-kg4wp
"Darling, let's get old" gets me every time fr
@bobertkennedy
this cleared my skin, cured my depression, watered my crops
@charlesjohnson1189
"watered my crops" I cannot
@agromonke54
Healed my testicular cancer
@Eeveefall
Watered my crops? Youre playing Stardew Valley? :'3
@debaucheryscenes
@@agromonke54 big ups, man
@modarbaddour3425
I'm just completely satisfied reading this
@Selena-js3np
I'm in love with the person who sent me this song