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What does Rocks Off mean to you?
I hear you talking when I'm on the street3 - The Stones were very popular back in the day, and they still are after fifty years later. So whenever they go out, everybody notices them.
Your mouth don't move but I can hear you speak4 - Mick Jagger is saying he can read others mind.
Lines #5 to #8 - these are the things Jagger is thinking as what others are thinking of him when he's walking around on the street.
I want to shout, but I can't hardly speak11 - Jagger has lost his voice, as many other frontmen, due to excessive singing at the previous concert.
I was making love last night12 - as I mentioned above, this songs touches all aspects of rock n' roll. This lines means Jagger was having sex with a groupie/stripper.
Lines #13 to #15 - So he was having sex with more of an actual dancer rather than a groupie. "Pirouettes" is a dancing technique, check out this video to learn more:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATu8QKPBzFU And I only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming17,18 - Mick Jagger, and other bandmates, always wear their rock n' roll hat as long as they consciously breath, that is, all the time they either do drugs, have sex, or sing/write rock songs.
Plug in, flush out and fire the fuckin' feed21 - "plug in" obviously means heroin. Pulp Fiction has a good heroin scene if you want to learn more on this substance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch???v=TPd4ZpzIFtk I can't even feel the pain no more25 - after taking heroin, it puts in such good mood that you can't even feel the pain.
Lines #32 and #33 - according to Wikipedia, this is the psychedelic part of the song, and I agree with them on this. These two lines mark the point where the song breaks off of the main riff into more of a deep,hallow sound. Purpose of psychedelic music is to force the listener to pay attention to the song, and sudden change in riff achieves this.
http://explorerockmusic.blogspot.com/2013/08/song-meaning-rocks-off-by-rolling-s... Jeebus, that is some "let's get hammered it's Friday night" type of posting right there! Above the rim for sure!