Well, when I hear the song, it makes me picture her a very young girl... like just coming of age, 12 or 13 at most. probably less. and she looks up to this guy who's much older than her (20s?) ... y'know, like a little crush. except i imagine him as someone that was there for her in her life, like a family friend or something, idk.
i just think that she adored this guy. she tried to be grown up for him.
one day he died, and in the last stanza she's talking about she's gonna be growing up with him not there, going through all these rites of passage and growing out of her innocence (first cigarette, first pill, first cup of coffee) ... and says, in a very sad manner, that he will "never know" her "first kiss." she also mentions her first chill, foreshadowing that she's going to experience being rejected or broken up with or some other emotionally "chilling" thing.
i think the love here is less of a romantic love, just a very pure and innocent love.
also i think when she says Mexican Boyfriend it could also have more meaning than just him being Mexican... like, idk this might be stupid but "Mexican boyfriend" makes me picture him as some kind of ... desperado, or Mexican cowboy. hahahaha. there's really NO proof for that in the song but it's just the feeling i get. like maybe he was on the wild side.
one last thing... i think the words in this song can apply in a lot of different ways... just like most songs. for example, it makes me think of an ex-boyfriend i had whom i fell in love with instantly, and who was Mexican. we didn't last long at all, but i kept thinking about him and waiting for a very long time.
Well, when I hear the song, it makes me picture her a very young girl... like just coming of age, 12 or 13 at most. probably less. and she looks up to this guy who's much older than her (20s?) ... y'know, like a little crush. except i imagine him as someone that was there for her in her life, like a family friend or something, idk.
i just think that she adored this guy. she tried to be grown up for him.
one day he died, and in the last stanza she's talking about she's gonna be growing up with him not there, going through all these rites of passage and growing out of her innocence (first cigarette, first pill, first cup of coffee) ... and says, in a very sad manner, that he will "never know" her "first kiss." she also mentions her first chill, foreshadowing that she's going to experience being rejected or broken up with or some other emotionally "chilling" thing.
i think the love here is less of a romantic love, just a very pure and innocent love.
also i think when she says Mexican Boyfriend it could also have more meaning than just him being Mexican... like, idk this might be stupid but "Mexican boyfriend" makes me picture him as some kind of ... desperado, or Mexican cowboy. hahahaha. there's really NO proof for that in the song but it's just the feeling i get. like maybe he was on the wild side.
one last thing... i think the words in this song can apply in a lot of different ways... just like most songs. for example, it makes me think of an ex-boyfriend i had whom i fell in love with instantly, and who was Mexican. we didn't last long at all, but i kept thinking about him and waiting for a very long time.