He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Too much horror business
Driving late at night
Psycho '78
My bathroom is new
You, you don't go in the bathroom with me
Psycho '78
12 o'clock, don't be late
All this horror business
My mirrors are black
You don't go in the bathroom with me
With you
I'll put a knife right in you
I'm warning you
I'll put a knife right in you
I'm warning you
I'll put a knife right in you
Too much horror business
Drivin' late at night
Psycho '78
My bathroom is new for you
You, you don't go in the bathroom with me
Psycho '78
I'm talking about
12 o'clock, don't be late
I say, all this horror business
My mirrors are black for you
You, you don't go in the bathroom with me
With you
I'll put a knife right in you
I'm warning you
I'll put a knife right in you
I'm warning you
I'll put a knife right in you
I'm warning you
I'll put a knife right in you
I'm warning you
You, nobody can do
What I can do, no
Driving late at night
Psycho '78
My bathroom is new
You, you don't go in the bathroom with me
Psycho '78
12 o'clock, don't be late
All this horror business
My mirrors are black
You don't go in the bathroom with me
With you
I'll put a knife right in you
I'm warning you
I'll put a knife right in you
I'm warning you
I'll put a knife right in you
Too much horror business
Drivin' late at night
Psycho '78
My bathroom is new for you
You, you don't go in the bathroom with me
Psycho '78
I'm talking about
12 o'clock, don't be late
I say, all this horror business
My mirrors are black for you
You, you don't go in the bathroom with me
With you
I'll put a knife right in you
I'm warning you
I'll put a knife right in you
I'm warning you
I'll put a knife right in you
I'm warning you
I'll put a knife right in you
I'm warning you
You, nobody can do
What I can do, no
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This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
This song is not about Sid Vicious/Nancy Spungen, nor is it about Glenn and a "fag" following him into the bathroom, nor is it about Doyle stabbing a redneck trucker in the bathroom of a truck stop (another urban-legend rumor that was prevalent in the Misfits scene "back in the day"). All it's about is the film "Psycho." Nothing more, nothing less. Glenn Danzig was a huge film buff. The very name of the band came from Marilyn Monroe's last film, and there are other references to MM in their music and album art. Their record label was Plan 9 (after the famous Ed Wood B Movie "Plan 9 from Outer Space"). "Where Eagles Dare" was another film. "Psycho '78" just refers to the setting being updated to the current day (the song was written in 1978, released in '79). The protagonist in the song is just Norman Bates, or an imitator of him; a psycho who will stab you in the bathroom. You can't read too much into Misfits songs. There's not much hidden meaning, they're generally about exactly what they say. Just good old fashioned, campy horror fun.