In the Backrooms of the Mall Songtext
von Johnny Long

He stepped into the mall with his lady it was bright
But something felt odd like it wasn′t quite right
The aisles stretched on in a fluorescent haze
Mannequins staring in a window display daze

In the backrooms of the mall where time stands still
He's searching for the exit against his free will
A labyrinth of such sales and endless shoe racks
He′s just a husband trapped in the retail cracks

Oh, he stepped into the mall with his lady it was bright
But something felt odd like it wasn't quite right
The aisles stretched on in a fluorescent haze
Mannequins staring in a window display daze

In the backrooms of the mall where time stands still
He's searching for the exit against his free will
A labyrinth sales and endless shoe racks
He′s just a husband trapped in the retail cracks


He wandered past the food court it was a mirage
The scent of pretzels it was just a barrage
Escalators going up but never coming down
In this mall of mystery he just goes round and round

Oh, the infamous backrooms they′ve got nothing on this
A portal to the clearance section can't give it a miss
He′s lost in the deals they're too good to be true
In the backrooms of the mall he′s searching for you

In the backrooms of the mall where time stands still
He's searching for the exit against his free will
A labyrinth of such sales and endless shoe racks
He′s just a husband trapped in the retail cracks

So if you see him wandering with a glazed look in his eye
Just know he's in the backrooms where the lost husbands sigh
But he'll find his way out with a bag or two in hand
Back to reality and feet on solid land

So if you see him wandering with a glazed look in his eye
Just know he′s in the backrooms where the lost husbands sigh
But he′ll find his way out with a bag or two in hand
Back to reality and feet on solid land

So, if you see him wandering with a glazed look in his eye