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Chevelle – Mexican Sun Lyrics 16 years ago
I think anthonymed had this right for the most part. This song is about how party-goers (particularly male) can be pathetic.

They go to bars/clubs and "begin to kill the calm." They give in to drinking which lends themselves more to the lewd behavior. ("give in to give in more")

The cat in this case is a girl one of them was trying to pick up at the club, who probably slapped him for saying something offensive ("scratched at me first"). Watching "the tail" is like watching her leave the club, walking out on them. He's saying "way to go boy" sarcastically because the boy offended her and ruined any chances of hooking up with her. The boy in this case is also a "scheming devil" in in that he was trying to take advantage of her, they "never make it through."

The name "Mexican Sun" refers to how such types of people will take trips to Mexico because they think they can get away with party activities that are deemed illegal in the United States. In the chorus, they are on the beach, again being 'macho' and not caring if the sun burns their skin.

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Tokio Hotel – Monsoon Lyrics 17 years ago
emo or not, boy or girl, german or any other nationality, under 21, whatever. A good song is a good song.

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Weezer – Automatic Lyrics 17 years ago
great song, think it might be my second favorite on the album. would be nice to hear some 'non-rivers' weezer on the radio some day

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311 – How Do You Feel? Lyrics 18 years ago
"I feel the fuel rushing through my veins
in sunburn and flames"

looooove this part

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311 – Tribute Lyrics 18 years ago
It's about motivation. Sometimes you lose your motivation and expect something to excite you back to your normal self. It's about how you shouldn't put your expectations so high to where good things become disappointments:

"you're unmotivated, you're sorta faded
but the remedy is not so get on with what you got"

It's also about how you shouldn't second guess yourself all the time. You might make no mistakes, but you won't learn, you won't have fun, and nobody else around you will either:

"Once I met a man who made nearly no mistakes
he would never bet on a longshot
and he'd never bet on a break and
he's condescending and talks gossip galore
but the dude was definently such a bore"


I'm relating to this song so much right now it's scary. :)

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