AC/DC: Back in Black Meaning

Song Released: 1981

Back in Black Lyrics

Back in black
I hit the sack
It's been too long I'm glad to be back
Yes I'm
Let loose from the noose
That's kept me hanging around
I've been looking at the sky cause it's gettin' me high
Forget the hearse cause I'll never die
I got nine...

1. anonymous

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   Jan 27th 2006 !⃝

   I don't know if I would call it "revenge." I think its saying "hey, I'm back, you didn't think I was comin, but here I am, so get out of my way!" Really, its more of a..."I'm back" kinda song. Know what I mean?

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2. kaimmm

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   Dec 17th 2005 !⃝

   Back in Black dedicated to the old lead singer Bon Scott who died of asphyxiation. He choked his own fuckin' throw up in his friend's car after he drank all night. It is also about that everyone thought I was dead, but I'm back and black represents death.

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3. anonymous

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   Nov 6th 2005 !⃝

   This song also could be interpreted as saying "Hey, you thought I was dead and gone, you thought you had me out of the picture, but guess what? I'm back, and I'm gonna kick some ASS." So it's almost a song of revenge, if you look at it that way.
4. rockon

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   Sep 27th 2005 !⃝

   This song is dedicated to lead singer Bon Scott who died of asphyxiation, after choking on his own vomit in his friend's car after a night of drinking. May He Forever Rest In Peace!
   
   The song is talking about how they rereleased some of Bon's Songs after he was dead.
   
   I'm Back in Black (black is the color of death, so "I'm back from the dead")
   
   Every line says pretty much the same thing.

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