Twitter Finds New Meaning In "Mr. Brightside" During The George Floyd Protests

"Mr. Brightside" might have come out in 2003, but it has since become the "Don't Stop Believing" for millennials. The Killers' hit song, omnipresent at bar karaoke nights across the United States, never really went away. But while it might give people memories of the early 00s, 2020, and more importantly, the George Floyd protests against police brutality, have imbued new meaning into the song.

Anyone who has ever written the lyrics to the song in AIM away message is probably familiar with the lyrics "now I'm falling asleep, and she's calling a cab." Some Twitter users, however, are having some fun with "a cab" by removing the space between the two words.

"Now I'm falling asleep, and she's calling ACAB" has been thriving on Twitter since May 25th, when protests against the death of George Floyd and police brutality began, according to Mashable. Since then, many have reported seeing the lyrics on protest signs and in graffiti. Check out some of the examples below:

and she's calling acaband she's calling acaband she's calling acaband she's calling acaband she's calling acab

— hbomberguy (@Hbomberguy) June 4, 2020

The Killers snapped when they wrote Mr.Brightside and said “now i”m falling asleep, and she’s calling ACAB”

— metro station boomin (@ChrisMustard) June 6, 2020

we’re doing just fine pic.twitter.com/z8SB9jlFQq

— Sara Yasin (@sarayasin) June 13, 2020

It was only a kissIt was only a kissNow I'm falling asleep, and she's calling ACAB pic.twitter.com/95h2ABvdC0

— Charlie Hernandez (@chaarles_pls) June 15, 2020

Just saw photos of graffiti that said “now I’m falling asleep, and she’s calling ACAB” and I just…. pic.twitter.com/qA2iTTMyRg

— ɐʇoʞɐᗡ (@Dak_2TheFuture) June 14, 2020

I’ve seen some great protest signs and I know that this isn’t the best and most powerful I’ve seen, but one of my favorites will probably always be “now I’m falling asleep, and she’s calling ACAB”

— Jordan Chan (@jaetaro12) June 15, 2020

now im falling asleep and she’s calling ACAB

— BEC ༺♡༻ (@rbkadale) June 14, 2020

now im falling asleep and she’s calling ACAB

— BEC ༺♡༻ (@rbkadale) June 14, 2020

now im falling asleepand she's calling ACAB pic.twitter.com/1K1raI611w

— миша долгоспатель 🦕 (@mvxxg) June 15, 2020

Of course, not everyone is that into the new usage of the song.

liberals tweet out “now i’m falling asleep and she’s calling ACAB” and that’s their activism

— Chilip Prowther and 69k others (@ChilipProwther) June 14, 2020