Ashes

I think this song is about his relationship that seems like a cycle, almost. Meaning, they've probably fought a whole lot and said some f.cked up things to each other and done f.cked up stuff, as well. He's probably the one restarting the cycle and trying to fix everything again but, somehow, everything gets messed up again. Instead of restarting the cycle, he wants to completely start over and tell her that if she feels the same, then she needs to "take the fuel," metaphorically, of course, and help him help her help him (ha) to forget the past and let it be and move on. Because they've probably been unloyal to each other and she probably thinks he doesn't truly care about her but he wants her to see how much it really matters to him.

I just don't know what this verse means:

Maybe I should drive home...far from sober? And maybe I should sleep alone, 'Cause I don't have a rubber?

Anyone care to share?

I have a different theory about the message of this song. The song is written in the point of view of a guy who has a long time girlfriend whom he has come clean to about cheating on.

"It's been so long, it's hard to breath when the trust is gone"

"A face of steel melts away with the weather" Suggests that someone angry and guarded (in this situation, the girl) gives in to her love for him despite her trust having been destroyed and they stay together despite it.

"You got a lot to weigh so weigh it If you got a lot to say just say it Aren't you tired of wasted fuel so now i'll hand the fuse to you"

the end of the first verse which is repeated in the second rehashes the fact that the writer knows he has messed things up and that he wants to hear how angry she is. In fact, he wants to hear what she has to say to him instead of pretending like things are fine (referring to the face of steel again) and that they are wasting time by not dealing with it.

Burn it all lets burn it all Let fire fall and buy the fall What's done is done its in the past Its ashes I'm tired of you, you're tired of me I hate the things you said to me Now here's the chance to take it back Its ashes, as ashes

The chorus suggests that there is no fixing the mistrust that his cheating has created. they fight about it and say hurtful things to each other. He has accepted that there is no moving past it without forgiveness and wants her to forgive him so they can move on together.

In the second verse we see that they are taking a break from each other. He laments in his self misery about what he has done to her. He's getting drunk and sarcastically questioning the fact that he wants to sleep with other girls to make himself feel alright.

the most revealing passage of the song to me was: "Run away and see, how much it really means to me Oh my God, who in the hell has been washing your brain Just lose the girl and start again Maybe then, maybe then" In which the writer pretends he is okay with losing her and simultaneously questioning himself on why he doesn't want to give up on her and the only way he can make things right with her is if he moves on and gives her time to forgive him.

Just my two cents, also one hundred percent what I am going through personally right now.

I listen to this song all the time at work, my boss thinks its pretty funny.

hhahah my boss lights modest mouse, hahah shes like 55 years old hhahaha.

But I like pepper just fine.

I just heard this song for the first time a couple days ago. I like it a lot. Pepper is cool.

like in the past or something alot of things has happened and they just want to forget about it and just live life on partying and getting like stoned and high.

it's about a relationship with a girl. he like says 'just lose the girl' ... it's about her breaking that trust and he's like just say what you wanna say dammit. to me atleast...

Pepperrrrrr. Is. Love.

The end.

Hmm this song reminds me of december '03.... Good times

im going to pepper on saturday bitches

awesome song!!! everytime i hear it, it just puts me in such a great mood