Death Trip
The Stooges Lyrics

Ow!
An expression of pain or excitement.

Look out
Be careful, take heed and watch out.

Say hey, hey
An informal greeting to get someone's attention.

Say hey, hey, hey
Using a repetitive call to draw attention.

Honey, honey, honey, yeah, yeah
Term of endearment and affirmation of love and attraction.

Say yeah, yeah, yeah
Affirmation of agreement or excitement.

All right
An exclamation of approval equating to 'OK'.

And now my girl will steer you round
The subject's female companion will guide the listener through what's ahead.

Something drive you blind
A circumstance that might impair your senses.

I move to master my machine, baby, will not stand in line
The singer is taking control and will not conform to conventions or restrictions.

A sick boy, sick boy goin' 'round, barely losin' grip
The subject becomes unhinged and attempts to remain stable.

Baby, wanna take you out with me, come along on my death trip
The subject invites the listener to join him in taking risks and being self-destructive.

My death trip, honey, my death trip
A personal and intense experience of danger, risk and adrenaline.

A-honey, honey, honey, my death trip
Repeating the refrain with emphasis to reinforce the importance of the experience.

Baby, my death trip
Addressing the listener directly and emphasizing that this is his experience and not theirs.

Now tell me do you care for me
Asking the listener if they have affection for the subject.

Once I care for you
The subject expresses that he has been emotionally invested in the listener previously.

A-honey, come and be my enemy so I can love you true
The singer wants to be challenged and deepening the emotional connection between themselves and the listener.

A sick boy, sick boy fadin' out, I love it to be cruel
The subject revels in the pain they are causing themselves and others.

Baby, whip me in the heat, turn me loose on you
The subject is requesting the listener to engage in BDSM and giving up control to them.

Loose on you
The singer will relinquish control to the person they're speaking to.

Honey, loose on you
A call to attention, and a term of endearment for the listener.

A-honey, loose on you
Repeating the same call to reinforce its message and emphasis.

Turn me, turn me, loose on you
The singer wants the listener to take charge and take action.

Turn me, right on, turn me, loose
Another way of saying to take control.

Said I'm with you, you're with me
Affirmation of being together and having each other's backs.

A-honey we're going down in history
A prediction of success and impact that the singer thinks of the relationship will have on the world.

We're going down
An expression of 'we'll be remembered in history'.

Blow my cool, bite my lip
An idiom that means to keep calm and avoid overreacting.

See me through on my death trip
Asking the listener to support him through dangerous situations.

Free this slave, hear me sing
The subject wants freedom from constraints and limitations.

You can save me and everything
Placing responsibility for his wellbeing on the listener.

You're gonna save me
Expressing hope and trust in their companion.

Save me
A desperate plea for support and assistance.

Hey, now
An expression to get the listener's attention.

I say I'll stick you
A violent and aggressive intention towards the listener.

You'll stick me
The listener responding with the same intent.

I say I'll stick you down
The threat of violence getting more severe.

I say I'll rip you
Another form of violence.

You'll rip me
The listener is responding in kind with their own threat.

Come on
An invitation to engage in violent actions.

I'll rip you
Continuing to escalate the situation.

Come on, rip
A challenge to the listener.

Kiss the rip
A paradoxical statement meant to provoke a response.

Ow!
An expression of pain or excitement.