Effect and Cause

Pretty obvious meaning, you cant blame the person you fucked over for getting fucked over, as silly as it may seem, people do it all the time.

Well, haha this song OBVIOUSLY has nothing to do with the war in Iraq. It's a fun, catchy song about a guy who's getting bitched at by his girl (either his ex or his girlfriend or his object of unrequited love) for reacting to her bitchiness. The greatest line ever is:

I ain't the reason that you gave me no reason to return your call

Jack White is a genius. These lyrics are proof.

"If you're headed to the grave don't blame the hearse"

One of my favorite Stripes songs. A little Bible reference in this one. I guess you guys know Jack almost became a Preacher before he hit it big, right?

How on earth do people take such an obvious (but brilliant) song and get war and abortion?

It's about blaming somebody else for the outcome of your actions.

I got it in one line there, was there really any need for the essays on Iraq?

This song is very fun and catchy.

you seem to forget just how this song started i'm reacting to you cos you left me broken hearted

best white stripes song ever

obvious meaning, don't do something and blame someone else for it, especially the person you're doing it to!

The lyrics to this are just a little bit wrong...

I guess you have to have a probelm if you want to invent a contraption First you cause a trainwreck then they put me in traction well first came an action and then a reaction but you can't switch 'em around for your own satisfaction well you burnt my house down and then got mad at my reaction

well in every complicated situation of a human relation, making sense of it all takes a whole lot of concentration well you can't blame a baby for her pregnant ma and if there's one of these on her auto applause

its just that you can't just take the effect and make it the cause

well you can't take the effect and make it the cause i didn't rob a bank because you made up the law blame me for robbing peter but don't you blame paul can't take the effect and make it the cause

i aint the reason that you gave me no reason to return your call you built a house of cards and got shocked when you saw them fall well i aint saying i'm innocent in fact the reverse but if your heading to the grave you don't blame the hearse you're like a little girl yelling at her brother cos you lost his ball

you keep blaming me for what you did but that aint all the way you clean up a wreck is enough to get one caused you seem to forget just how this song started i'm reacting to you cos you left me broken hearted

its just that you can't just take the effect and make it the cause

well you can't take the effect and make it the cause i didn't rob a bank cos you made up the law blame me for robbing peter don't you blame paul can't take the effect and make it the cause

Awesome song. Jack's voice in this song is adorable. The lyrics are unmistakenly candid... and straight forward.

i didn't rob a bank cos you made up the law

Also, perhaps expecting people to live and act by your rules.