Turn The Lights Off
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| Turn the Lights Off | |
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| Written by | Joe Hawley |
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| Appears on | Good & Evil, Turn The Lights Off (Single) |
| Sung by | Joe Hawley, Rob Cantor, Zubin Sedghi |
| Duration | 2:56 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Language | English |
| Links: | YouTube Spotify Alternate Bridge (Bandcamp) |
Turn the Lights Off is a song by Joe Hawley, and was one of the first "new" songs the band began playing in June 2006. The music video for the song currently stands as the last upload on the Tally Hall YouTube account.
On August 26th 2022, Turn the Lights Off was released as a vinyl single with Light & Night as a B-Side.
Recording
Tracking for the song was done around 30th October 2009.[1] Given the date, it's possible this tracking was for a demo version and not a final version.
Inspiration
Taken from an interview with My Car and My Guitar:
Joe: The whole album is about dualities, and that song is probably about the child-adult duality. And the verses are about kids growing up, and the choruses are about whatever chaos or strife is caused by competition for partners? I was looking at Where The Wild Things Are, also. And I pictured this boy going into his closet and seeing a monster party. A party full of monsters dancing, like in this movie Jacob’s Ladder, also. Just a lot of visions like that kind of influencing the song.[2]
Lyrics
Don't go in there You'll become one Freaky creatures Monster party Eyes of yellow Scales & feathers Tails in tethers Turn the lights off Bend the nightmare You control it Artful dodger Easy does it Shut the closet Get under the covers Snakes & lovers Turn the lights off Everybody likes to get taken for turns To see how bright the fire inside of us burns & everybody wants to get evil tonight But all good devils masquerade under the light Here's the pinky There's the kinky Everybody complicate it Man & Woman Baby child Calm & Wild Turn the lights off Don't remember (Day's gone) What we look like (Night's on) Younger holding (Day's gone) One another (Light's passed) Paper colors (Day's gone) Dangle streaming (Night's on) Tangle screaming (Light's gone) Turn the lights off Everybody likes to get taken for turns To see how bright the fire inside of us burns & everybody wants to get evil tonight But all good devils masquerade under the light Can't they take it Should be stronger Books abandoned Breathe the water Mind distracted (Bad girls) Sons & Daughters (Good boys) Out for slaughter (Bad guys) Turn the lights off Sparkles & shines on the water (Bet you've got a bone to pick with me) Seeps through the cumulus brume (Bet you've got a bone to pick with me) Tingles & tears while we're gazing (Bet you've got a bone to pick with me) Vanishes soon after bedtime for (good Bet you've got a bone to pick with me) Don't you like it (Day's gone) I know I do (Night's on) How about you? (Day's gone) What do we know (Light's passed) Tiny patterns (Day's gone) Hypnotizing (Night's on) Terrorizing (Light's gone) Turn the lights off Everybody likes to get taken for turns To see how bright the fire inside of us burns & everybody wants to get evil tonight But all good devils masquerade under the light Chroma diamonds Twinkle brightly Dance in darkness Blow the nights off Sleepy child Spark desire Walk the fire
Early Lyrics
Don't go in there You'll become one Freaky creatures Monster party Eyes of yellow Scales & feathers Tails in tethers Turn the lights off Bend the nightmare You control it Teeth & toenails Easy does it Shut the closet Get under the covers Snakes & lovers Turn the lights off Everybody likes to get taken for turns To see how bright the fire inside of us burns & everybody wants to get evil tonight But all good devils masquerade under the light Here's the pinky There's the kinky Everybody complicate it Man & Woman Baby child Calm & Wild Turn the lights off Don't remember (Day's gone) What we look like (Night's on) Younger holding (Day's gone) One another (Light's passed) Paper colors (Day's gone) Dangle streaming (Night's on) Tangle screaming (Light's gone) Turn the lights off Everybody likes to get taken for turns To see how bright the fire inside of us burns & everybody wants to get evil tonight But all good devils masquerade under the light Can't they take it Should be stronger Books abandoned Breathe the water Mind distracted (Bad girls) Sons & Daughters (Good boys) Out for slaughter (Bad guys) Turn the lights off Bet you've got a bone to pick with me (Sparkles & shines on the water) Bet you've got a bone to pick with me (Seeps through the cumulus brume) Bet you've got a bone to pick with me (Tingles & tears while we're gazing) Bet you've got a bone to pick with me (Vanishes soon after bedtime for good) Don't you like it (Day's gone) I know I do (Night's on) How about you? (Day's gone) What do we know (Light's passed) Tiny patterns (Day's gone) Hypnotizing (Night's on) Tantalizing (Light's gone) Turn the lights off Everybody likes to get taken for turns To see how bright the fire inside of us burns & everybody wants to get evil tonight But all good devils masquerade under the light Chroma diamonds Twinkle brightly Dance in darkness Blow the nights off Sleepy child Spark desire Walk the fire Turn the lights off
Tabs/Chords
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References
- ↑ Ross Federman. https://x.com/rossfederman/status/5297889259 Tweet/Post. Twitter/X October 30th 2009. Retrieved 15th March 2024.
- ↑ My Car And My Guitar. My Car and My Guitar Interview with Joe and Zubin. Wordpress, Published: 10th September 2011. Retreieved: 15th March 2024.
| Good & Evil | |
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* indicates tracks only available in the 2022 CD rerelease |
| Singles | |
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Banana Man (Demo) · Ruler Of Everything (Demo) · Good Day · Welcome To Tally Hall · Light & Night · You & Me · & · Nathan Naimark · Club Can't Handle Me (featuring Casey Shea) · Just a Friend · Turn The Lights Off (b-side: Light & Night) |