| Motion City Soundtrack – Hysteria Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Toastandbananas, is that even English? Anyhow, this song is about anxiety, a familiar theme in their lyrics. In particular, this one is about the anxiety associated with trying to call a girl. He cannot bring his fingers to dial the phone number. Integers on vacation refers to the numbers, and despite him knowing there is no logical reason for him to not go through with it, the anxiety is paralyzing. You can tell it's a girl "if it were anybody else but you, I would not be afraid" that is the one causing this hysteria. The tawny yellow cat refers to a lion, so he is alluding to to courage always being on vacation. Trying too hard for the perfect word score is trying to come up with what to say on the phone. When you get nervous, you try to plan out the conversation ahead of time, and it has to be perfect, but you just overthink it and never get anywhere. The panic drives him to drink "a little J&B". In the end, he wishes that she could initiate something, loosen him up, get him off the ground. Many times the way anxiety afflicts someone is not in a way that they cannot hold a conversation, but it's initiating a conversation. It's the most terrifying thing, but once you get into it, everything is fine and you can just relax. |
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