alixo15 sort of touched on what I was going to say, about the whole sex thing. I think this song is about a first time committing the deed. To me, the meaning of the song is similar to Sic Transit Gloria by Brand New. The speaker in this song is so incredibly awed by this girl that when things get heated between them he succumbs to temptation for the first time. Now my theory is that this girl is either not a virgin or doesn't care as deeply about the speaker as he cares about her. So she says thinks like I love you in the heat of the moment just to get things going (you simply say it because you like the way that it sounds).
Then I think it ends up turning into a routine event for them. The speaker begins to find out that the girl is only after the physical aspect of the relationship and doesn't feel as strongly as he does. He wants to just get away from her because it's tearing him apart, but the physical attraction keeps pulling him back in and he can't fight it (I feel weak, thrown in wide open spaces, etc...)
Oh, and one last thing, I think the "Sell it to me" part is the speaker cynically pointing out that he knows she's only pretending to care about him and putting on an act so she can still benefit from the physical part of their relationship.
That's my take on it. By the way, if people think it's so self explanitory, why not enlighten everyone as to your interpretation? This site was created so people could share their interpretations of songs, not so people could say, "Hey, I know what this song means. Figure it out for yourself."
I didn't say that to step on any toes, but I think it's more interesting when people share their thoughts, even if you think it's obvious what it means.
alixo15 sort of touched on what I was going to say, about the whole sex thing. I think this song is about a first time committing the deed. To me, the meaning of the song is similar to Sic Transit Gloria by Brand New. The speaker in this song is so incredibly awed by this girl that when things get heated between them he succumbs to temptation for the first time. Now my theory is that this girl is either not a virgin or doesn't care as deeply about the speaker as he cares about her. So she says thinks like I love you in the heat of the moment just to get things going (you simply say it because you like the way that it sounds).
Then I think it ends up turning into a routine event for them. The speaker begins to find out that the girl is only after the physical aspect of the relationship and doesn't feel as strongly as he does. He wants to just get away from her because it's tearing him apart, but the physical attraction keeps pulling him back in and he can't fight it (I feel weak, thrown in wide open spaces, etc...)
Oh, and one last thing, I think the "Sell it to me" part is the speaker cynically pointing out that he knows she's only pretending to care about him and putting on an act so she can still benefit from the physical part of their relationship.
That's my take on it. By the way, if people think it's so self explanitory, why not enlighten everyone as to your interpretation? This site was created so people could share their interpretations of songs, not so people could say, "Hey, I know what this song means. Figure it out for yourself."
I didn't say that to step on any toes, but I think it's more interesting when people share their thoughts, even if you think it's obvious what it means.
Good song. Peace.