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Arizona curled up with California
Then she tried to hide the whole thing from new Mexico
Who knew before he saw them making out in yuma
That she [XwasX] [ "had been" ] loving someone new
But California not California how could you
The bully loved her cactus
The underdog her pine
But she would only love one at a time
New Mexico [XhadX] [ "has" ] always hated California
And though he knew that Arizona wore the pants
He got loaded then he started throwing punches
The poor Injun never had a chance
Scissors cut paper
Paper covers rock
Rock crushes scissors
Scissors [XbreakX] [ "fall" ] apart
Then she tried to hide the whole thing from new Mexico
Who knew before he saw them making out in yuma
That she [XwasX] [ "had been" ] loving someone new
The bully loved her cactus
The underdog her pine
But she would only love one at a time
And though he knew that Arizona wore the pants
He got loaded then he started throwing punches
The poor Injun never had a chance
Paper covers rock
Rock crushes scissors
Scissors [XbreakX] [ "fall" ] apart
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Submitted by
sarahsavedlatin On Apr 10, 2004
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it's a love triangle.
i love this pedro song. great symbolism.
From interview with David Bazon on cloakanddaggermedia.com: "It really works better with Nevada and Arizona because they’re kind of spooning in a weird way, but I think writing a song about Nevada and California struck me as being more interesting. The first words came out during a free-write. It was, “Arizona curled up with California.” And from there I pictured these landmasses in this love triangle. The state of California definitely has a demeanor. I think the state of New Mexico does too. I imagined what their personalities would be like if they were people. However, as I was writing, they never turned into people in my mind. They remained huge landmasses that were fighting and heartbroken and in love. The end was just a restatement of the story in some ways. Assigning each of them their appropriate rock, paper, or scissors. I think some people find that a bit random, but it’s always made sense to me."
@etcetera_whatever exactly what i assumed he was thinking lol
@etcetera_whatever exactly what i assumed he was thinking lol
Awesome song. I just don't get the 'injun' part.
@_stranger injun = pejorative for indian (new mexico)
@_stranger injun = pejorative for indian (new mexico)
new mexico and indians makes alot of sense to me
this song uses an amazing way of describing a love triangle in such a simple yet round about way. i love it. great symbolism. injun is basically a racist or derogatory term to describe an indian.
scissors cut paper paper covers rock rock crushes scissors scissors fall apart
this makes me smile everytime i hear it cause it kinda random.
but now i said that all you phonies are going to judge me and call me stupid and explain to me in your snobby voices with your noses held up in the air talking as if you went to a prep school with your cacky pants and sweaters around the neck judgeing people by the way they look.
psh
Khaki.
Khaki.
dude you spell "cacky" khaki
Pedro Rules!
I also think it's random. and whoever wears khaki these days? with sweaters around their neck? wtf?
this may sound absurd. but i think arizona was the scissors. and even that "landmass" was the one in the middle. it ended up getting it the worst.