The first bit "sit down...stop the show" is rivers taking control of the situation and making sure everyone is listening, because he's going to keep going whether they are or not.
"Yeah If you want me, you can't have me. 'Cause I've heard it, "Please accept me" he's turning down the fans either wanting him as an idol or just generally wanting him, as he's had enough of that sort of thing (also see 'tired of sex')
"Back off...take it from me" is the gigolo role that Rivers put himself in, in that being with other people will just drag him down and stop him doing what he wants to do, which ultimately is making music.
"If you hate this, I can't blame you because I'm hurting so I'll flame you" - these are the lyrics in the booklet but they mean pretty much the same as above. it is refering to pinkerton. at the time Rivers got a lot of flack from the fans, as it was nothing like the first album so people didn't buy it. he's saying that this album contains the same raw emotion that pinkerton did, without the light sugarcoating like on the green album, so he is expecting people to hate this too.
"I've seen this game before my love walks straight to your door there ain't no hope for me anymore" in buying pinkerton people were buying his feelings and emotions (kind of...) so he's saying that he's seen it before. when people buy this album they'll be taking home what he feels, and they'll hate it. so if people hate what he feels, there isn't hope for him.
Basically this song is a paranoid attack to everyone that didn't buy or like pinkerton at the time, and now praise it, like xpankfrisst says above. but i mean, how better to start the new album? maladroit is amazing. weezer rock and always have.
this is SO about pinkerton! i mean, look at it...
The first bit "sit down...stop the show" is rivers taking control of the situation and making sure everyone is listening, because he's going to keep going whether they are or not. "Yeah If you want me, you can't have me. 'Cause I've heard it, "Please accept me" he's turning down the fans either wanting him as an idol or just generally wanting him, as he's had enough of that sort of thing (also see 'tired of sex') "Back off...take it from me" is the gigolo role that Rivers put himself in, in that being with other people will just drag him down and stop him doing what he wants to do, which ultimately is making music.
"If you hate this, I can't blame you because I'm hurting so I'll flame you" - these are the lyrics in the booklet but they mean pretty much the same as above. it is refering to pinkerton. at the time Rivers got a lot of flack from the fans, as it was nothing like the first album so people didn't buy it. he's saying that this album contains the same raw emotion that pinkerton did, without the light sugarcoating like on the green album, so he is expecting people to hate this too. "I've seen this game before my love walks straight to your door there ain't no hope for me anymore" in buying pinkerton people were buying his feelings and emotions (kind of...) so he's saying that he's seen it before. when people buy this album they'll be taking home what he feels, and they'll hate it. so if people hate what he feels, there isn't hope for him. Basically this song is a paranoid attack to everyone that didn't buy or like pinkerton at the time, and now praise it, like xpankfrisst says above. but i mean, how better to start the new album? maladroit is amazing. weezer rock and always have.
If you disagree, please disregard. Mx.