Pavlove Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Midnight_Cowboy 

Cover art for Pavlove lyrics by Fall Out Boy

I don't know if there is a connection, but Pavlov was a russian physiologist who:

"studied the digestive system of dogs, investigating the nervous control of salivation and the role of enzymes. His experiments showed that if a bell is rung whenever food is presented to a dog, the dog will eventually salivate when it hears the bell, even if no food is presented. This demonstration of what is known as a conditioned response prompted later scientific studies of human and animal behavior."

I think the title "Pavlove" is a word-play on Pavlov's conditioned response study as it relates to human (male) behavior whenever a ridiculously hot girl is spotted.

"Something make my chest Stir Something make my head blur"

Basically saying, whenever I see a hot chick (presumably at a club, bar, church camp, NASCAR race etc.) I want to drink my face off to work up the courage to game that female.

I'm not sure if this is the "conditioned response" or if it has something to do with looking in the mirrors or if I am completely off base.

I'll stop now in case I'm butchering the meaning of all this.

In any event this song makes my foot tap.