He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Done feeding, I leaned back, head rested on the couch's top
Must leave the house soon, mean gone, 'cause my pops he's hot
Grab my blue backpack, my walkman, grip my bicycle
Because I know my friends are waiting at the door
I'm feeling loose like you, just fucking around and shit
Till that comes fifty-five; I'm twenty-six
Let me go
I give more
And you know
I fold I
Come at me, come, come
My activities don't cross, but they create
You know I want to pick you up
But they don't want you to
Asking for it, like we got
Yes, we cross, but we create
You know I want to pick you up
But they don't want you, so fuck 'em
You let this screw
I thought they knew you
But when you turned your back, I know they're going to
You had to prove me right and then we did
And that son of a bitch he swerved, almost hit two kids
I'm feeling heartless, I'm feeling hate
So when there's nothin' but the real swing in her fuckin' rape
No one
Me
No choice
Let me go
I get bored
And you know I'm fuckin' flown
Come on, come, come
My activities don't cross, but they create
You know I want to pick you up
But they don't want you to
Threaten me court, like we got
Yeah, we cross, but we create
You know I want to pick you up
But they don't want you, burn
Let me go
I give more
And you know, oh
So good
We could
And we learned to cry
And lift
Me up
Come on, come
My activities don't cross, but they create
You know I want to pick you up
But they don't want you
Dis me court, like we got
Yeah, we cross, but we cried
You know I want to pick you up
But they don't want you up
Must leave the house soon, mean gone, 'cause my pops he's hot
Grab my blue backpack, my walkman, grip my bicycle
Because I know my friends are waiting at the door
I'm feeling loose like you, just fucking around and shit
Till that comes fifty-five; I'm twenty-six
Let me go
I give more
And you know
I fold I
Come at me, come, come
My activities don't cross, but they create
You know I want to pick you up
But they don't want you to
Asking for it, like we got
Yes, we cross, but we create
You know I want to pick you up
But they don't want you, so fuck 'em
You let this screw
I thought they knew you
But when you turned your back, I know they're going to
You had to prove me right and then we did
And that son of a bitch he swerved, almost hit two kids
I'm feeling heartless, I'm feeling hate
So when there's nothin' but the real swing in her fuckin' rape
No one
Me
No choice
Let me go
I get bored
And you know I'm fuckin' flown
Come on, come, come
My activities don't cross, but they create
You know I want to pick you up
But they don't want you to
Threaten me court, like we got
Yeah, we cross, but we create
You know I want to pick you up
But they don't want you, burn
Let me go
I give more
And you know, oh
So good
We could
And we learned to cry
And lift
Me up
Come on, come
My activities don't cross, but they create
You know I want to pick you up
But they don't want you
Dis me court, like we got
Yeah, we cross, but we cried
You know I want to pick you up
But they don't want you up
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So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
i am usually pretty literal at this stuff, but I think there is something else going on here. It sounds more like neglect and violence turned into abuse where the 26 refers to the alcohol that drowns you.
I want to pick you up but they dont want you to.
Almost hitting two kids. The swing of the car is in her Fucking rape... It is more about how the driver handled the car. And so, maybe it is about a driving under the influence charge or drug charge? He is stuck in it and wants to pick it up he is creative under the influence? In it he then learns how to cry and deal with the shit he went through. He keeps going back to the alcohol or what ever else he is into... It keeps calling him back to drown the Pain/