“Everybody Get Dangerous" is the fifth track off of The Red Album. The son… Read Full Bio ↴“Everybody Get Dangerous" is the fifth track off of The Red Album. The song is mainly about Rivers Cuomo and his days as a teenager in Connecticut, and the shenanigans he and his friends would get into. They called their antics "getting dangerous". Adam Orth, a longtime friend of Cuomo, posted a blog entry in 2008 on his website explaining events referenced in the song's lyrics. Adam Orth said about the track:Rivers used to have this Toyota Tercel and he would drive me and Justin (and sometimes Matt Hayes) home after school. Since we lived in the country (as opposed to the city) there were all sorts of crazy winding roads and hills in our town. This one particularly steep hill on Gurleyville road that led down to Justin’s house was epic. Steep as hell with an unreal 90 degree dead man’s curve at the bottom. Growing up, I saw many cars wreck on that corner. People died there.
Upping the stakes of getting dangerous resulted in a fun little game i used to call “HOLY SHIT WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE”. This is how we played the game.

Rivers would be driving and without warning (it was never guaranteed this game would commence at the top of the hill. Always random.), Rivers would throw the car in neutral and rip the keys out of the ignition and toss them in the back seat as the steering wheel locked-up and the car careened down this deadliest of hills.

The object of the game was for the screaming and terrified (and laughing) passengers to try and find the keys and get them back to Rivers in time so he could start the careening death trap up again and unlock the steering wheel to regain control of the car before we got to the bottom and died in a heap of twisted metal.

How we never got as much as a scratch on us is just unbelievable. I often wonder what made us do those things...we all unquestionably had dreams and plans of getting out of that town and “makin’ it big”...I definitely remember feeling immortal back then. I’m sure this is standard operating procedure for most testoserone-fueled teenagers in small towns, but at that time it was ours and we tested the limits again and again and again.

Everybody Get Dangerous
Weezer Lyrics

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When I was younger
I used to go and tip cows for fun, yeah
Actually I didn't do that
Cause I didn't want the cow to be sad
But some of my friends did
They were all just a little bit wicked
They'd blow up mail boxes
With a baseball bat

Go for direct hits

I know how to win you can forget it
They throw rotten eggs into traffic
Toilet paper the fences
Throw the tables, chairs, and the benches
After practice
Sometimes we would break into mad fits
Causin' damage
(Burnin' amplifiers and mic stands)

[Chorus]
Everybody get dangerous
Everybody get dangerous (Boo yah!)
Everybody get dangerous
Everybody get dangerous (Boo yah!)
Everybody get dangerous
Everybody get dangerous (Boo yah!)
Everybody get dangerous
Everybody get dangerous

I've got a confession
That I will make if you will listen
Late in the nighttimes
We'd drive around with hairspray and sharp knives
Lookin' for road kills
Lightin' things on fire for cheap thrills
Stab the corpses
And lick the knives like we're evil forces

Hockey games on frozen ponds
No safety pads were ever put on
Drivin' home on country roads
Sixty-five in a twenty-five zone
In my parents Tercel
How did we survive so well
Throw the keys and the wheel locked up
I almost killed every one us

[Chorus]

There must be
A guardian angel
Or some kind of destiny we have
Cause we should have died
A long time ago
The way that we were livin' in our paths

What will we say when our kids come to us
And ask, with a smile on their face,
"Hey Dad, my friend's got some new ninja swords!
Is it cool if we slash up his place?"
Hey
Hey
Hey ("Is it cool if we slash up his place?")
And get dangerous

[Chorus]

Overall Meaning

The song "Everybody Get Dangerous" by Weezer is a reflection on the band members' mischievous and reckless behavior during their youth. The lyrics describe various acts of vandalism and sadism committed by the singer and his friends, including tipping cows and blowing up mailboxes. They also drove around with hairspray and sharp knives, looking for road kills to stab and lick the knives like they're evil forces.

The chorus, "Everybody get dangerous," is a call to action for those listening to the song to embrace their reckless and wild side, and not to be held back by fear or restraint. Toward the end of the song, the singer reflects on the fact that he and his friends should have died a long time ago because of their risky and dangerous behavior. Despite this, they continue to embrace their wild side and vow to pass it down to future generations.

Overall, the lyrics of "Everybody Get Dangerous" are a nostalgic reflection on youth and the reckless abandon that often comes with it. While the behavior described in the song may not be admirable or responsible, it does speak to the desire for freedom and excitement that many people feel, and the song serves as a reminder to embrace these qualities and not to let fear or caution hold us back.

Line by Line Meaning

When I was younger
In my childhood days

I used to go and tip cows for fun, yeah
I and my friends used to have fun by tipping cows over, but I never actually did it because I didn't want to make the cow feel bad

Actually I didn't do that
I did not participate in tipping cows

Cause I didn't want the cow to be sad
I empathized with the cow's feelings and didn't want it to feel bad

But some of my friends did
However, some of my friends did participate in tipping cows

They were all just a little bit wicked
My friends were a bit mischievous in their actions

They'd blow up mail boxes
My friends enjoyed blowing up mailboxes with a baseball bat for fun

With a baseball bat
They used a baseball bat to break the mailbox

Go for direct hits
They aimed to hit the mailbox directly with the baseball bat

I know how to win you can forget it
I know how to win but it's not important to me

They throw rotten eggs into traffic
My friends would throw rotten eggs into moving traffic

Toilet paper the fences
They would use toilet paper to vandalize fences

Throw the tables, chairs, and the benches
They would throw furniture such as tables, chairs, and benches

After practice
After sports or music practice

Sometimes we would break into mad fits
Sometimes we'd act uncontrollably and recklessly

Causin' damage
We'd cause damage to nearby things like amplifiers and mic stands

(Burnin' amplifiers and mic stands)
We'd even go so far as to burn the amplifiers and microphone stands

Everybody get dangerous
I'm calling for everyone to get reckless and to participate in dangerous activities

Everybody get dangerous (Boo yah!)
This is a fun time that prompts everyone to get reckless and to join in on destructive activities

I've got a confession
I have something to confess

That I will make if you will listen
I'm willing to make the confession if you're willing to listen

Late in the nighttimes
During late night hours

We'd drive around with hairspray and sharp knives
We'd drive around with hairspray and sharp knives looking for things to set on fire, or animals to stab

Lookin' for road kills
We searched for dead animals on the side of the road

Lightin' things on fire for cheap thrills
We'd light things on fire just for fun

Stab the corpses
We'd stab dead animal corpses on the side of the road

And lick the knives like we're evil forces
We'd act like wicked villains and lick the knives covered in animal blood

Hockey games on frozen ponds
We'd play hockey on a frozen pond without safety gear

No safety pads were ever put on
We played without any safety gear

Drivin' home on country roads
While returning home via the country roads

Sixty-five in a twenty-five zone
We drove at whatever speed we wanted, without regard for road safety

In my parents Tercel
We were in my parents' car

How did we survive so well
I wondered how we managed to survive our reckless activities without getting into any fatal accidents

Throw the keys and the wheel locked up
We threw the keys and the steering wheel was locked in place, implying an accident or crash was about to happen

I almost killed every one us
We nearly got ourselves killed in the car accident, but miraculously survived

There must be
I believe that

A guardian angel
There is a protective spirit or divine entity looking out for us

Or some kind of destiny we have
Or it could just be our fate or destiny

Cause we should have died
We should have died or gotten seriously injured

A long time ago
In our final days of being reckless

The way that we were livin' in our paths
The risky and dangerous lifestyle we lived

What will we say when our kids come to us
What will be our answer when our kids ask us

And ask, with a smile on their face,
Ask with a positive attitude and an excited expression

"Hey Dad, my friend's got some new ninja swords!
"Hey Dad, my friend bought new ninja swords

Is it cool if we slash up his place?"
Can we smash and destroy his place?"

And get dangerous
This is an invitation to do reckless and dangerous things