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Oh yeah!
I hear you talking when I'm on the street,
Your mouth don't move but I can hear you speak.
What's the matter with the boy?
He don't come around no more,
Is he checking out for sure?
Is he gonna close the door on me?
I'm always hearing voices on the street,
I want to shout, but I can't hardly speak.
I was making love last night
To a dancer friend of mine.
I can't seem to stay in step,
'Cause she come ev'ry time that she pirouettes over me.
And I only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming,
I only get my rocks off while I'm sleeping.
I'm zipping through the days at lightning speed.
Plug in, flush out and fire the fuckin' feed.
Heading for the overload,
Splattered on the dirty road,
Kick me like you've kicked before,
I can't even feel the pain no more.
And I only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming, (only get them off)
I only get my rocks off while I'm sleeping.
Feel so hypnotized, can't describe the scene.
Its all mesmerized, all that inside me.
The sunshine bores the daylights out of me.
Chasing shadows moonlight mystery.
Headed for the overload,
Splattered on the dirty road,
Kick me like you've kicked before,
I can't even feel the pain no more.
And I only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming (only get them off, get them off),
I only get my rocks off while I'm sleeping (only get them off, get them off).
I only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming (only get them off, get them off),
I only get my rocks off while I'm sleeping (only get them off, get them off).
(Only get them off, get them off) (only get them off, get them off)
I hear you talking when I'm on the street,
Your mouth don't move but I can hear you speak.
What's the matter with the boy?
He don't come around no more,
Is he checking out for sure?
Is he gonna close the door on me?
I'm always hearing voices on the street,
I want to shout, but I can't hardly speak.
I was making love last night
To a dancer friend of mine.
I can't seem to stay in step,
'Cause she come ev'ry time that she pirouettes over me.
And I only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming,
I only get my rocks off while I'm sleeping.
I'm zipping through the days at lightning speed.
Plug in, flush out and fire the fuckin' feed.
Heading for the overload,
Splattered on the dirty road,
Kick me like you've kicked before,
I can't even feel the pain no more.
And I only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming, (only get them off)
I only get my rocks off while I'm sleeping.
Feel so hypnotized, can't describe the scene.
Its all mesmerized, all that inside me.
The sunshine bores the daylights out of me.
Chasing shadows moonlight mystery.
Headed for the overload,
Splattered on the dirty road,
Kick me like you've kicked before,
I can't even feel the pain no more.
And I only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming (only get them off, get them off),
I only get my rocks off while I'm sleeping (only get them off, get them off).
I only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming (only get them off, get them off),
I only get my rocks off while I'm sleeping (only get them off, get them off).
(Only get them off, get them off) (only get them off, get them off)
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
Track duration: 04:32
"Rocks Off" as written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
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"plug in, flash out, and fire the fucking feed"
is about music playing, music trance, the engagement of your soul with your instruments.
the song is not about gay experiencies, is about the fast and tyring life of mick and keith
"i'm zipping through the days at lighting speed"
line prooves it, and if you add the line that comes afterwards, even more.
don't you have anything more important to do than making fun of two of the greatest musicians alive?
I think there are definite references to drugs and sex in the song, but it's also about making music.
This was a great choice as the lead off track on this album, because it sort of summarizes the whole experience of recording the album: a whirlwind of sex, drugs and rock & roll. With a killer horn section. ;)
you can see keith in this state after a gig in cocksucker blues (documentary following the stones on the subsequent tour to exile.)
all the lyrics to the song make sense in this context.
ExiledOnMain from 10-05-2007 hit the nail on the head with his/her interpretation.
I think the 2nd verse may be an allusion to Tony Sanchez - one of Keith's gofer's and drug buddies - Sanchez worked for Keith and would often score for Anita & himself. Tony's girl at the time was a dancer.
Knowing this if you go back to 1st verse it may be Keith, in his selfish addiction, pissed that Tony has not shown up with the heroin.
3rd is about the injection, rush of it... the first line may be using cocaine. Coke & Herion sometimes would go hand in hand. Someone would be "zipping through the days at lightning speed", then take some heroin to slow down.
Thoughts?
How do they go... BA BA ba-da! BA BA ba-da! BA BA ba=daba da BAaaaaaaaaaaaaaDAAAAAAAaaah!
It's about a point where your so high up, your so fucked up on the drugs and into all kinds of sex that life just seems dull and pointless, because you've accomplished all those bullshit rock n roll fantasies and the only fun you can ever have is in your dreams.
And yeah, it's definitely about heroine too. "Heading for the overload, splattered on a dusty road, kick me like you've kicked me before, I cant' even feel the pain anymore" is definitely a heroine reference. Overload, splattered, kicking the habit, if any of you know anything about heroine, you'll understand.
Definitely about drugs and the heroin lifestyle Keef was living back then as allude to by ExileonMain.
One of my top 5 Stones tracks of all time.