This street we walk upon
This corner full of piss and fear

This street won't bear it long
It slants, it tilts, it's brought outside
Alive

Cover your face when you walk by
Drench your visions in darkness

Spit up blood when you cough
Cool, cool, cool
Cough, cool, cool, cool

We dine on visions with new eyes
Creep, creep, creep, creep
We cut our visions with two eyes
Cool, cool, cool, cool

This street we walk upon
This corner full of fear
This street we walk upon
This corner full of piss and fear



Lyrics submitted by 66exeter


Cough/Cool song meanings
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    My Interpretation:I had always operated under the assumption that this song was about the black plague.
    Flag GreenAdderon September 03, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:Come on guys... It's about life.
    Flag portheuson May 16, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I guess, it's about a gang beatin up a guy, til he spits/coughs blood. that cough('s) cool.
    Seems theyre a bunch of outlaws, hangin out in a "corner full of piss and fear", who are very bad company, and if you walk by without covering your face, you're gonna get it. Some kind of staredown - situation, I think.

    Love this band, Danzig was (!) a pretty good songwriter.
    Flag engineshearton July 20, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:to scruffy: I think this song was written in '77
    Flag TabuuDi26on November 08, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Creepy as hell. Makes for sick horror punk. It also somehow reminds me of the Munsters theme song...anyway, very cryptic meaning, but still fantastic.
    Flag gabbagabbaheygirlon September 08, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I have no idea.

    I general feel of Pandemonium on the street (society).

    The year it was written might give some insight into it's message.
    Which is unknown to me.
    Flag Scruffyon May 27, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song is about some sort of gang or something like that.
    Flag IAmARevenant92on September 23, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I love this song tons :)
    Flag xbraindamageon August 08, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:First song issued by Misfits, it sounds completely different from what will eventually come (the keyboards are much Doors' like)
    Flag marxon March 26, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:MY FAVORITE BAND IN THE UNIVERSE!!!!!
    Flag TabuuDi26on September 15, 2002   Link

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