Local God

Heh, I hate this movie, but I love the soundtrack and I love Romeo and Juliet :D

I think this is from Mercutio's point of view. His first line is "Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance" = "Do that stupid dance for me".

He's saying that he thinks his buddy Romeo is stupid for being in love, but he admires his poetic way of speaking ("I can't sing the songs that you sing/I can't find the gorgeous words"). Mercutio just wants Romeo to hang out with him and the boys the way they used to do, go to parties, pick up chicks, drink, fight, have a good time and forget about love. In the play, after he and Romeo have engaged in a battle of words, Mercutio says, "Why, is not this better now than groaning for love? now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo; now art thou what thou art..."

"The summer days can lead to the bad blood" is a paraphrase of one of Benvolio's lines (Benvolio is Romeo's cousin, their third friend): "For now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring." The heat makes everyone crazy and Mercutio ends up dead because of this; he gets into a battle with Juliet's cousin, Tybalt and it doesn't go so well...

If you look in this song in the context of the play, it's actually very sad. Romeo, Benvolio and Mercutio are torn apart by death (only Benvolio survives), and they can never be Verona's local gods again...

I think this is based on the part of the play where Mercutio wants Romeo to just be part of the lads, and how they all show off and stuff

baited breath and rubber gloves i always took to be about condoms. I think this song is from juliets point of view or any hot chick, feeling hot as shit coz shes got all the boys doing stupid dances for her.

This has to do with Romeo (hence it being on the R+J Soundtrack) It's about being a "god" with your friends, and doing what you want and having no one stopping you.

this song is great

If itz in r & j itz in my faves list!!!!!!!

the romeo and juliet soundtrack is soooooo good this song is the best on it though it is so uplifiting. it jus makes u feel like a god

ergh so it doesnt have any other meaning than that? sad face

this is a song from a modern romeo and juliet movie. this song is about how people sometimes feel they can do anything they want and step all over every1 else

Part of the lyrics are wrong.

You do that romeo Be what you wanna be Look like you runnin’ in place Do that stupid dance for me Do that romeo That go-go romeo I see you twist and turn You look so stupid, happy, and numb

Be my romeo Please be my voice in this world I can’t sing the songs that you sing I can’t find the gorgeous words Will you be my romeo? My go-go romeo I see you twist and turn you look so stupid

I feel just like a local God when I’m with the boys We do what we want, yes we do what we want I feel just like a local God when I’m with the boys We do what we want, yeah we do what we want

Be my romeo Tell me all about your love Tell me all about your pain Baited breath and rubber gloves Be my romeo My go-go romeo I see you twist and turn you look so fuckin’ stupid

I feel just like a local God when I’m with the boys We do what we want, yes we do what we want Summer days can lead to the bad times The world gets larger everyday Yeah, yeah, the summer days can lead to the bad blood That leaves me feelin’ stupid, happy, and numb Stupid, happy, and numb I feel so stupid, happy and numb Stupid, happy and numb

I feel so stupid... I feel just like a local God when I’m with the boys We do what we want, we do what we want