The group's name is derived from FuzzTone, the commercial name of a guitar distortion booster invented in 1964 and whose distinctive sound was popularized in the 1965 hit song by "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by Rolling Stones.
Goin' to a Graveyard
The Fuzztones Lyrics
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Went to the graveyard late last night
I had to get out 'cause I didn't feel right
Tired of my folks always trying' to fight
Sick of my girlfriend's ugly sight
Goin' to the graveyard
'Way from here
Filled with fear
Thought it was the devil trying to drag me down
Restless spirits moving underground
Then I met a girl and held her in my arms
We made love on an old tombstone
Goin' to the graveyard
'Way from here
Goin' to the graveyard
Filled with fear
Ah, yeah!
Well, I woke up and I was all alone
Looked for the girl but she must have gone
Then I saw her name on that ol' tombstone
Now I know my lover ain't flesh and bones
Uh-oh!
Goin' to the graveyard
'Way from here
Goin' to the graveyard
Filled with fear
Uh, goin' to the graveyard
Said I'm going to the graveyard
Goin' to the graveyard
'Way from here.
The Fuzztones's song Goin' to a Graveyard is about a person who goes to a graveyard to escape the problems in their life. The lyrics depict a person who is tired of dealing with their family, girlfriend, and their incessant need to argue and fight. The graveyard serves as a sanctuary and a place where they can get away from it all. However, they soon realize that the graveyard is not as peaceful as they thought, and they encounter unquiet spirits moving underground, which fills them with fear.
Nevertheless, the singer met a girl in the graveyard, and they make love on an old tombstone. The encounter seems surreal and almost supernatural. When the singer wakes up, they realize that the girl is not around, and they look for her, but all they find is her name on an old tombstone. The singer then realizes that their lover is not flesh and bones, but a spirit that seems to be at peace in the graveyard. The song ends with the singer stating that they are going back to the graveyard.
Line by Line Meaning
Went to the graveyard late last night
The singer went to the graveyard at night-time
I had to get out 'cause I didn't feel right
The singer was feeling uncomfortable at home and needed to leave
Tired of my folks always trying' to fight
The singer was fed up with their parents constantly arguing
Sick of my girlfriend's ugly sight
The singer was no longer attracted to their girlfriend
Goin' to the graveyard 'Way from here
The singer is heading to the graveyard to get away from their problems
Filled with fear
The singer was scared upon arrival to the graveyard
Thought it was the devil trying to drag me down
The singer initially believed they were being attacked by an evil entity
Restless spirits moving underground
The singer encountered ghosts or spirits in the graveyard
Then I met a girl and held her in my arms
The singer found comfort in the arms of a woman they met
We made love on an old tombstone
The woman and the singer had romantic relations on a tombstone
Well, I woke up and I was all alone
The singer awoke to find the woman gone
Looked for the girl but she must have gone
The singer tried to find the woman but she was nowhere to be found
Then I saw her name on that ol' tombstone
The singer discovered that the woman they met was a ghost by finding her name on a tombstone
Now I know my lover ain't flesh and bones
The singer realized that the woman they met was a ghost and not a living person
Goin' to the graveyard 'Way from here
The singer is leaving the graveyard and heading away from it
Uh, goin' to the graveyard
The singer is going back to the graveyard
Said I'm going to the graveyard
The singer reiterates their intentions to go to the graveyard
Goin' to the graveyard 'Way from here.
The singer is leaving their current location to go to the graveyard
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