Lyrics for Dead Man's Curve as interpreted by x_melancholy_x

Dead Man's Curve Lyrics
I was cruising in my Stingray late one night
when an XKE pulled up on the right
and rolled down the window of his shiny new Jag
and challenged me then and there to a drag
I said, "you're on, buddy, my mill's runnin' fine
let's come off the line, now, at Sunset and Vine
I'll go you one better if you've got the nerve
let's race all the way to dead man's curve.
Dead man's curve
Dead man's curve
Won't come back from dead man's curve

The street was deserted late Friday night
we were buggin' each other while we sat out the light
we both popped the clutch when the light turned green
you shoulda heard the whine from my screamin' machine
I flew past LaBrea, Schwab's, and Crescent Heights
and all the Jag could see were my six taillights
he passed me at Doheny then I started to swerve
but I pulled her out and there we were
at Dead man's curve

Well, the last thing I remember, Doc, I started to swerve.
And then I saw the Jag slide into the curve.
I know I'll never forget that horrible sight,
I guess I found out for myself that everyone was right
won't come back from dead man's curve
Dead man's curve, Dead man's curve
Dead man's curve, Dead man's curve
Dead man's curve, Dead man's curve

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danbmxhoffman
05-08-2002

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i hav never herd of this song but i like the lyrics. i think this is when there band was just called blink

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thursdayROCKS
05-15-2002

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i like this song. but i am confused...did he die. or did the jag dude die ahhhhhh confusion...hehe

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jackbooty
07-05-2002

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umm..no its a cover..originally sung my Jan & Dean..Im not completely familiar with the whole story (it really happened to the guy) but from reading the lyircs Id say both the cars crashed? he swerved and the guy in the jag hit the curb it says ..maybe he crashed and he is talking to a doc in the hospital or maybe he is talking to a shrink about the horrible sight he saw..i dunno..but ITS A COVER..thats the important part

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theamazingcow
04-13-2003

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ok this is the deal with this song.
it's supposedly based on a true story. but not of either Jan or Dean. the guy who did the voice for bugs bunny was a big corvette enthusiast and in 1961(the first year for the XKE) he supposedly had this story to him. however, if it did indeed happen in 1961 he would not have been in a Stingray Corvette, he would have been in a C1. the "Stingray" name is most significantly attached to the C2's and was offically dropped from new Corvettes in 1974. back to the song. the guy in the corvette does not wreck. he says 'but i pulled her out' meaning he pulled her out of fishtailing. which, if you've ever street dragged an older sports car, is a common occourence. the guy in the jag isn't necessarily dead, but he definately isn't in good shape.

jan did, however, wreck his corvette not far from this "dead man's curve".

it's a great song (the original not the blink piece of shit), true or not, and has added to the legend of both of these cars

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Jakebert
06-14-2004

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Blink were in a TV movie about Jan and Dean, and this was on the soundtrack.
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kylemiller12345
12-13-2005

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I was cruising in my Stingray late one night
when an XKE pulled up on the right
and rolled down the window of his shiny new Jag
and challenged me then and there to a drag
I said, "you're on, buddy, my mill's runnin' fine
let's come off the line, now, at Sunset and Vine
I'll go you one better if you've got the nerve
let's race all the way to dead man's curve.
Dead man's curve
Dead man's curve
Won't come back from dead man's curve

The street was deserted late Friday night
we were buggin' each other while we sat out the light
we both popped the clutch when the light turned green
you shoulda heard the whine from my screamin' machine
I flew past LaBrea, Schwab's, and Crescent Heights
and all the Jag could see were my six taillights
he passed me at Doheny then I started to swerve
but I pulled her out and there we were
at Dead man's curve

Well, the last thing I remember, Doc, I started to swerve.
And then I saw the Jag slide into the curve.
I know I'll never forget that horrible sight,
I guess I found out for myself that everyone was right
won't come back from dead man's curve
Dead man's curve, Dead man's curve
Dead man's curve, Dead man's curve
Dead man's curve, Dead man's curve

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knilb4efil
02-24-2006

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There is a clip of blink recording this song on the Urethra Chronicles video.

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fentoozler-
04-08-2006

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yeah, they record this in Urethra Chronicles 1. well a clip of it is shown.

also, it's just about somebody (most likely an enemy or rival) challenging him to a drag race down dead man's curve, and him accepting.
then, closer to the actual race, he gets worried, but tells himself he's just being a chicken, and then does it.
and also, his friends tell him not to do it, that he would die/get hurt.
then he does it.
"Well, the last thing I remember, Doc, I started to swerve.
And then I saw the Jag slide into the curve.
I know I'll never forget that horrible sight,
I guess I found out for myself that everyone was right
won't come back from dead man's curve"

so basically, he did it, then crashed, everyone telling him not to race was right, and he's telling the doctor about what happened.

a.k.a. he's not dead.

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nfmbf
03-29-2007

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i think i know the meaning of the song. this guy raced with another guy because he dared him.

well,the deadman's curve was really dangerous but they raced at there. i guess at last they crashed here and there.

so this guy met the doc and told the doc everything that happens.

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emobass
07-17-2007

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does anyone know where to download it?

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nfmbf
07-28-2007

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er..limewire?

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CaleiaRox
07-04-2008

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wait im confused... okay the song makes sense to me, what everyone else is saying doesnt!! I thought they were called blink 182 not just blink...

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