1 If she wants to dance and drink all night
2 Well, there's no one that can stop her
4 She's going till the house lights come up or her stomach spills onto the floor
5 This night is gonna end when we're damn well ready for it to be over
6 Worked all week long, now the music is playing on our time
7 Yeah, we do what we do to get by, and then we need a release
8 You get mixed up with the wrong guys
9 You get messed up on the wrong drugs
10 Sometimes the party takes you places that you didn't really plan on going
11 When people see the track marks on her arm, she knows what they're thinking
12 She keeps on working for that minimum
13 As if a high school education gave you any other options, you know
14 They don't know nothing about redemption
15 They don't know nothing about recovery
16 Some people just aren't the type for marriage and family
17 No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie
18 No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to sleep alone
19 No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie
20 No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to sleep alone
21 She's out of step with the style
22 She don't know where the action's happening
23 You know the downtown club scene ain't nothing like it used to be
24 You reach a point where there's not a lie in the world
25 That you could use to make the boys believe you're still in your twenties
26 But they keep getting younger, don't they, baby?
27 She's not waiting for someone to come over and ask for the privilege
28 She can still here that rebel yell just as loud as it was in 1983, you know
29 There ain't no Johnny coming home to share a bed with her, and she doesn't care
30 No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie
31 No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to sleep alone
32 No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie
33 No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to sleep alone
34 No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie
2 Well, there's no one that can stop her
4 She's going till the house lights come up or her stomach spills onto the floor
5 This night is gonna end when we're damn well ready for it to be over
6 Worked all week long, now the music is playing on our time
7 Yeah, we do what we do to get by, and then we need a release
8 You get mixed up with the wrong guys
9 You get messed up on the wrong drugs
10 Sometimes the party takes you places that you didn't really plan on going
11 When people see the track marks on her arm, she knows what they're thinking
12 She keeps on working for that minimum
13 As if a high school education gave you any other options, you know
14 They don't know nothing about redemption
15 They don't know nothing about recovery
16 Some people just aren't the type for marriage and family
17 No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie
18 No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to sleep alone
19 No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie
20 No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to sleep alone
21 She's out of step with the style
22 She don't know where the action's happening
23 You know the downtown club scene ain't nothing like it used to be
24 You reach a point where there's not a lie in the world
25 That you could use to make the boys believe you're still in your twenties
26 But they keep getting younger, don't they, baby?
27 She's not waiting for someone to come over and ask for the privilege
28 She can still here that rebel yell just as loud as it was in 1983, you know
29 There ain't no Johnny coming home to share a bed with her, and she doesn't care
30 No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie
31 No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to sleep alone
32 No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie
33 No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to sleep alone
34 No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie
35 And if she had to live it all over again, you know she wouldn't change anything for the world
Against Me!'s "Trash Unreal,"written by Thomas Gabel, contains ambiguity, rhythm, and allusions, therefore, it may classify as a form of poetry. Ambiguity is found throughout the lyrics from the tittle to last line. It is unknown whether the woman, whose story is being told, is living a truly happy life or is under the illusion that it is happy but is actually a disappointing life. Rhythm is clearly present in the chorus but also throughout the stanzas, such as lines 21-22 she's out and she don't know flows out smoothly. In lines 8-9 "You get mixed up with the wrong guys/You get messed up on the wrong drugs" both lines are written using similar sounding words in order to have a continuous rhythm. Allusion is present when Rebel Yell (line 28) is mentioned. Rebel Yell was written by Billy Idol in the early 1980's, Thomas Gabel refers to this specific song because it was a big hit in the past, which would mean the younger generation would most likely not be able to recall this specific song.
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