West Coast Smoker Lyrics
Wishes bounce me weightless
The infrared scope on pointlessness
The bulls are sedated
And this fight's fixed
Don't feel bad for the suicidal cats
Gotta kill themselves nine times before they get it right
The P.A. system keeps my heart, heart
Beatin' tonight, yeah…
[Chorus: Patrick Stump and Debbie Harry]
Oh hell yes, I'm a nervous wreck
Oh hell yes, the drugs just make me reset
Knock once for the father, twice for the son
Three times for the holy ghost
[Verse 2: Patrick Stump]
Come on in, the water's warm
Come on in like a sugar cube but with a kick in the head
Like putting wings on lead
And your eyes are blockin' my starlight
I'm the last of my kind (and that's all that should matter t-t-to you)
Follow the disorganized religion of my head
And we'll never get through customs, let's just take off again instead
Got my degree in the gutter, my heart broken in the dorms of the Ivy League
Oh hell yes, I'm a nervous wreck
Oh hell yes, the drugs just make me reset(Make me reset)
Knock once for the father, twice for the son
Three times for the holy ghost
[Bridge: Patrick Stump and Debbie Harry]
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[Outro: Patrick Stump and Debbie Harry]
Knock once for the father, twice for the son
Three times for the holy ghost
I'm a nervous wreck! I'm a nervous wreck!
I'm a nervous wreck! Huh!
I'm a n-n-nervous wreck!
I'm a nervous wreck, I'm a nervous wreck
Oh hell yes, the drugs just make me reset
(The drugs just make me reset)
Knock once for the father (for the father), twice for the son
Three times for the holy ghost
Three times, three times for the holy ghost
Three times, three times for the holy ghost
About
OVERVIEW
“West Coast Smoker” closes Folie a Deux in a spectacularly aggressive fashion. The speaker of the song (and by extension, the entire album) admits to their own insanity while providing commentary on the current state of the world that surrounds them.
Pete Wentz has confirmed that Folie a Deux as a whole was not written from his perspective. This might explain why the album closes with this abrasive song as opposed to “What A Catch, Donnie” – a song that Stump had considered to make the record come “full circle”.
Debbie Harry of Blondie provides the vocals for the first half of the chorus.
Pete Wentz stated on Twitter referring to how the seemingly bizarre title came from a friend.
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