| "Black Dahlia" | |
| Track information | |
|---|---|
| Length: | 3:46 |
| Released: | September 13, 2010 |
| Genre: | Rap rock, nu metal |
| Album: | Swan Songs (2008) |
| Chronology | |
| Previous single: | "Dove and Grenade" |
| Next single: | "Hear Me Now" |
Black Dahlia is the sixth single released by Hollywood Undead from their debut album, "Swan Songs." The release of this single spawned the remix album, "Black Dahlia Remixes," which was released on the same day as the single.
Lyrics[]
Johnny 3 Tears: I loved you, you made me
Hate me, you gave me
Hate, see, it saved me
And these tears are deadly
You feel that? I rip back
Every time you tried to steal that
You feel bad? You feel sad?
I'm sorry, hell no, fuck that
It was my heart, it was my life
It was my start, it was your knife
This strife, it dies
This life and these lies
And these lungs have sung
This song for too long
And it's true, I hurt to
Remember I loved you
Deuce: And I've lost it all, fell today
It's all the same
I'm sorry, oh
I'm sorry, no
And I've been abused, I feel so used
Because of you
I'm sorry, oh
I'm sorry, no
J-Dog: wish I could have quit you
I wish I never missed you
And told you that I loved you
Every time I fucked you
The future that we both drew
And all the shit we've been through
Obsessed with the thought of you
The pain just grew and grew
How could you do this to me? Look at what I made for you
It never was enough, and the world is what I gave you
I used to be love-struck, now I'm just fucked up
Pull up my sleeve and see the pattern of my cuts!
Deuce: And I've lost it all, fell today
It's all the same
I'm sorry, oh
I'm sorry, no
And I've been abused, I feel so used
Because of you
I'm sorry, oh
I'm sorry, no
Seems like all we had is over now
You left to rest
And your tears are dried up now
You just lay without a sound
Seems like all we had is over now
You left to rest
And my fears are over now
I can leave with my head down
And I've lost it all, fell today
It's all the same
I'm sorry, oh
I'm sorry, no
And I've been abused, I feel so used
Because of you
I'm sorry, oh
I'm sorry, no
J-Dog: I used to be love-struck, now I'm just fucked up
Pull up my sleeve and see the pattern of my cuts
I used to be love-struck, now I'm just fucked up
Pull up my sleeve and see the pattern of my cuts
Deuce: (I'm sorry, no)
Original version[]
This song was originally featured on the 2007 album, Hollywood Undead (album). It was listed as "My Black Dahlia," and featured Shady Jeff using unclean vocals throughout the song in place of J-Dog.
Personnel[]
- Hollywood Undead
- Charlie Scene - lead guitar, background vocals
- Da Kurlzz - drums, percussion
- Deuce - bass guitar, clean vocals
- J-Dog - keyboards, rhythm guitar, screams, synthesizer, vocals
- Johnny 3 Tears - vocals
Trivia[]
- At live shows, Charlie Scene claims that he wrote "Black Dahlia" after Johnny 3 Tears had "fucked his sister in his mother's car on his mother's birthday on his sister's period."
- Though, J-Dog states in many interviews that the song is actually about the death of a close girlfriend/wife, and wasn't written from anyone's point of view.
- A live version of this song is featured on Desperate Measures.
- During live performances of the song, the raspy background vocals during the third verse are done by Charlie Scene and Johnny 3 Tears in place of Charlie screaming solo.