Most People Are DJs
The Hold Steady Lyrics

Hold steady Ybor City. You're up to your neck in sweat and wet confetti.
Things are lively and crazy in Ybor City, where partygoers are enjoying themselves with great enthusiasm, dancing until they are completely sweaty and covered in confetti.

If you want to get a little bit heady.
If you want to experience something intense and mind-bending, you need to be prepared for it and ready to jump in with both feet.

It's gonna have to get a little bit heavy.
To truly experience something intense and mind-bending, you need to make yourself vulnerable and put in the effort to engage with it fully.

We're jamming jetskis into the jetty now.
We're taking risks and living life on the edge, engaging in wild and unexpected behavior.

With some guy who looks like Rocco Sefredi.
With a person who has a reputation for being wild and daring, like a famous adult film actor.

And I've heard he's been dead once already.
And there are rumors that this person has already had a near-death experience due to their extreme lifestyle.

It's going down right now in lower town.
Something exciting and intense is happening in the area known as lower town.

They're skipping off the good ship U.S.S. sexuality.
They're abandoning their inhibitions and embracing their sexuality and desires.

Searching for the merchant with the five minute delivery.
They're looking for someone who can provide them with instant gratification and pleasure, without any delay.

They're slipping soft rock into the set list now.
They're incorporating a more mellow style of rock music into their playlist, creating a more relaxed atmosphere.

They got some new guy that looks just like Phil Lynott.
There's a new person on the scene who looks like a famous musician, Phil Lynott.

We're stumbling but I think we're still in it.
We may be a little disoriented and off-balance, but we're still actively participating in this intense experience.

It's a big world girl and I can't understand it.
The world is vast and complex, and it can be overwhelming trying to make sense of it all.

We're tiny white specks on a bright blue planet.
In the grand scheme of things, we are insignificant beings living on a vast, majestic planet.

I was a teenage ice machine. I kept it cool in coolers. I drank until I dreamed.
I used to be someone who was very composed and in control, keeping my cool while drinking heavily and experiencing vivid dreams.

When I dreamed I always dreamed about the scene.
Even in my subconscious, my wild and intense lifestyle was always on my mind.

All these kids look like little lambs looking up at me.
All these young people look innocent and impressionable, like little lambs in need of guidance and direction.

I was a twin cities trash bin. I did everything they'd give me.
I was someone who lived on the fringes, engaging in whatever behavior or activity was offered to me, without much thought or reservation.

I'd jam it in my system. she had me cornered in the kitchen.
I would consume drugs or alcohol in copious amounts, and a person had me trapped in a corner, creating an uncomfortable and awkward situation.

I said I'll do anything but listen to some weird talking chick.
I was open to anything except for having to listen to someone who was uninteresting or strange.

Who just can't understand that we're hot soft spots on a hard rock planet.
This person fails to recognize that we are all fragile beings living on a harsh and unforgiving planet.

Baby take off your beret.
Stop trying to be so pretentious and affected, and just be yourself.

Everyone's a critic and most people are djs.
In this world, everyone feels entitled to judge and critique others, and many people see themselves as authorities on culture and music.

Working backwards from the doctor to the drugs.
We trace our dependency on drugs and other vices back to the people and institutions that enable them, starting with the doctors who prescribe medication.

From the packie to the taxi to the cabbie to the club.
We follow the trail of our vices as we move from one place to another, from buying alcohol at a liquor store to taking a cab to the club where we'll drink and party.

A thousand kids will fall in love in all the clubs tonight.
In all the clubs around the world, young people will fall in love and feel the powerful rush of intense emotions.

A thousand other kids will end up gushing blood tonight.
Sadly, many young people will also be victims of violence and will end up getting hurt or killed.

Two thousand kids wont get too much sleep tonight.
In the midst of all this excitement and intensity, many young people will stay up late and won't get enough rest.

Two thousand kids they still feel pretty sweet tonight.
Despite everything, many young people will still feel happy and content after a night of drinking, dancing, and partying.

I still feel pretty sweet.
Even though things can get intense and overwhelming, I still feel good and optimistic about life.