"So Hard To Make Things Out"

SUBJECT: Something to do with X, the seminal Los Angeles punk band. Seems to be about Frank going to one of their come-back shows, perhaps a big festival-like show out far from the city, and there not being adequate lighting on the grounds. But that's just my guess.

LYRICS:
i'm going out to big plains to see the spirits rise out tonight to watch them do their thing if you're coming out with big plans to find some paradise well, there's nothing here to do but limboing and some went back they couldn't face the black and they're going back today with their personal things i couldn't go back i didn't have the knack so i'll be staying on with my personal things yeah, i'll be staying on with my personal things / well they call this a life i live on the ninety-sixth floor and they call it a life he lives that's the guy next door life on the mighty brick tiers i tried on the ninety-sixth floor mighty brick tiers ninety-sixth floor something had to give / why is it so hard to live? it's just so hard to make things out why is it so hard to live? it's just so hard to make things out why is it so hard to live? well i have a suggestion as you bark your querying well there ain't no congestion on a dark Hyperion in the night night night night night in the night night night night night no congestion dark Hyperion why why why why / well i'll tell you my philosophy things must've been grand way back in the old country in a younger land now i can hardly wait yeah i can hardly wait to see them rise now i can hardly wait yeah for it to materialize now i can hardly wait yeah i can hardly wait yeah i can hardly wait to see then rise they're so hard to make out they're so hard to make out

REFERENCES:
Frank has acknowledged a reference in this song to ? & the Mysterians (yeah, that's the name of the band!), who had a hit song called "96 tears" in the 60's.
But his reference is actually a reference to an X song referencing "96 Tears"! That being “Johnny Hit and Run Paulene” (“96 tears through 24 hours / sexed once every hour”).

DEFINITIONS:
Hy·pe·ri·on
n. Greek Mythology. A Titan, the son of Gaea and Uranus and the father of Helios. The satellite of Saturn that is 12th in distance from the planet.
(Class Myth.) The god of the sun; in the later mythology identified with Apollo, and distinguished for his beauty.
But I think Frank may be talking about Hyperion Blvd., a happening street in the Los Angeles area (Silverlake) with a bunch of clubs and bars.

LIVE: yes

ACOUSTIC: no