Shit-Faced
Tankard Lyrics


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Nice hotel - place to stay
We sought a place to get some rest
The owner said: "Please keep it down"

"We're good boys" - so we lied
Raise some Hell!

Two days passed - fuckin' mess
The maids refused to clean our stys
Ravioli neath the rug
Stench of beer - everywhere

We were shit-faced - relieving stress is so much fun
Fuckin' shit-faced - getting sick and thrashing rooms

One week down - place was fucked
We tore the heater off the wall
And broke the windows in our room
No one cared - we were drunk

Raise some Hell!

Bed diving - brand new sport
From our beds we'd start to leap
And dive into the cabinets
They broke too - nothing spared

Went downtown - forgot the keys
We climbed into someone's window
But they shot teargas in our eyes
Didn't look - locked outside

Raise some Hell!

Place destroyed - where to now?
We moved into another room




Five minutes passed and it was thrashed
Last warning - they kicked us out

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Tankard's song "Shit-Faced" tells the story of a group of friends who check into a nice hotel seeking a place to rest. However, the peaceful stay they planned turns into a week-long party where they recklessly cause havoc, much to the chagrin of the hotel staff. Trying to prove they are good patrons, the group lies to the hotel owner and then proceeds to destroy the room. The place quickly becomes a mess with ravioli under the rug, beer stench, and maids refusing to clean their untidy space. The lyrics paint a picture of drunken binges and destructive behaviors such as breaking windows, tearing down heaters from walls, and diving into cabinets. The group of friends showcase their lack of respect for the hotel, the people around them, and the consequences that follow.


The overall theme of the song appears to be carelessness and irresponsibility. The group of friends exhibit immature and reckless behavior, causing damage without acknowledging their mistakes. They are selfish in their pursuits and only consider their immediate pleasure, leaving destruction and chaos in their wake. The use of words such as "shit-faced" and "raising hell" emphasizes their carelessness and wildness.


In summary, the lyrics of Tankard's song "Shit-Faced" describes a group of reckless friends who check into a hotel for some rest but instead turned it into a week-long party of destruction and disregard. The song underlines themes of carelessness, immaturity, and recklessness that result in chaos, inconvenience, and negative consequences.


Line by Line Meaning

Nice hotel - place to stay
We were looking for a good place to stay


The owner said: "Please keep it down"
We were warned about keeping the noise level down


"We're good boys" - so we lied
We pretended to be well-behaved even though we were planning to wreak havoc


Raise some Hell!
We were determined to cause chaos and destruction


Two days passed - fuckin' mess
After two days, our living quarters were already in disarray


The maids refused to clean our stys
The cleaning staff refused to tidy up our filthy room


Ravioli neath the rug
We had discarded food and garbage scattered in the room


Stench of beer - everywhere
The smell of alcohol was pervasive in our living quarters


We were shit-faced - relieving stress is so much fun
We were heavily intoxicated and having a wild time


Fuckin' shit-faced - getting sick and thrashing rooms
Our drunkenness led to sickness and destruction of the room


One week down - place was fucked
After a week, our living quarters were completely ruined


We tore the heater off the wall
We physically removed the heater from the wall


And broke the windows in our room
We shattered the glass panes of the room's windows


No one cared - we were drunk
No one paid attention to the destruction because we were inebriated


Bed diving - brand new sport
We created a new activity of diving from bed onto other furniture


From our beds we'd start to leap
We used our beds as a starting point for the diving activity


And dive into the cabinets
We leaped into cabinets filled with items


They broke too - nothing spared
The furniture and belongings inside the cabinets were also destroyed


Went downtown - forgot the keys
We left the hotel to tour the area but forgot to bring the room keys with us


We climbed into someone's window
We broke into another person's room by climbing through their window


But they shot teargas in our eyes
The person in the room responded by using a dangerous tactic to get us out


Didn't look - locked outside
We did not anticipate the consequences of getting ourselves locked outside


Place destroyed - where to now?
We had completely devastated our previous living quarters and had to find a new place to stay


We moved into another room
We started living in a new location


Five minutes passed and it was thrashed
Our new living quarters were destroyed within a few minutes of entering


Last warning - they kicked us out
We were warned to leave after causing yet another scene




Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ANDREAS GEREMIA, FRANK THORWARTH

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