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Proverbial Pants

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Don't let this heart pollute you
cross your legs and hope to die, 'cause
saturday night was god's way
of telling me I ought to
know- proverbial pants
please not again
oh proverbial pants
please not again

All i can do is warn you
in some stupid-half way
please tell me that you love me
but not too loud
oh-proverbial pants
please not again

DON'T COME TOO CLOSE CAUSE YOU'LL RUIN IT
YOU'LL HOLD IT AGAINST ME
INEVITABLY
CONSEQUENTLY

tell me what am i wearing
when you think of me?
this ought to be embarassing
you- not me

oh-proverbial pants
please not again

DON'T COME TOO CLOSE CAUSE YOU'LL RUIN IT
YOU'LL HOLD IT AGAINST ME
INEVITABLY
CONSEQUENTLY

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don Jerone On Dec 08, 2001

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Don Jerone

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2001-12-08 19:18:53

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by manipmac

16d ago

Basically about someone who’s caught between wanting love and being absolutely terrified of it. They care so much that it freaks them out, so they push the other person away while secretly hoping that person pulls them back in. The quote 'don’t come too close, you’ll ruin it' is that classic avoidant panic, as in I want you, but if you really see me, I’m scared you’ll hate what you find. They’re embarrassed by how intense their feelings are and they don’t want to look stupid, so they make jokes, act detached, and pretend they’re fine, even though they desperately want reassurance. The song is messy, emotional, a bit self-aware, and very insecure. It’s someone who wants connection so badly but can’t stop sabotaging it because they assume getting close will end badly. It’s that whole 'please love me, but don’t say it too loudly because I’ll freak out' vibe.

My Interpretation

Negative

Subjective

Fear

Love

Avoidance

Insecurity

Self-sabotage

Connection

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