Everything Went Black Lyrics
Beatsteaks
Lyrics
Hello!
Her name was Rita the whore
La vida loca for sure
She knocked 'em out of the park
Streetwalking holes in her shoes
Another sip of the booze
And everything went black
His name was Norman OG
Don't you come crying to me
The day that changed his life
He married Rita the whore
La vida loca no more
He said be back in no time
Calls for a cigarette
As good as it can get
And kill some time
It's never coming back
Forward to Mary and Steve
Just turning twenty and free
She really liked his style
Attracted over the moon
They got together and soon
She was expecting a child
Calls for a cigarette
As good as it can get
And kill some time
It's never coming back
Calls for a cigarette
So don't you wanna bet
And kill some time
Calls for a cigarette
As good as it can get
And kill some time
It's never coming back
She caught an evil disease
It broke her down to her knees
Eventually took her life
And when Steve heard the news
Took out the doctor she used
And left the scene with a smile
And left the scene with a smile
Calls for a cigarette
As good as it can get
And kill some time
It's never coming back
It's never coming back
It's never coming back
It's never coming back
Song & Lyrics Facts
Beatsteaks' song Everything Went Black is a punk rock track from their album Living Targets, released in 2003. It was written by band members Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß (vocals/guitar), Peter Baumann (guitar), Torsten Scholz (bass) and Thomas Götz (drums).
The lyrics were penned by Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß and the production was handled by Moses Schneider. The song has become one of Beatsteaks’ signature songs, with its memorable chorus “Everything went black, I don't know why” being sung at concerts all over the world. Additionally, it was featured on the soundtrack for the video game FlatOut 2. In an interview, frontman Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß said that the song was about “the feeling of insecurity when you are not sure what to do next”.