Mara and Me Lyrics

Lyric discussion by pcomet235 

Cover art for Mara and Me lyrics by Say Anything

I saw them last friday (Nov. 6th) and Max said that this song mentioned "the biggest gang in the world"...I have no clue what he was talking about...

I was at that show too pcomet, so great...

Max said this song is about the biggest gang in America. That's MS-13, an El-Salvadorian (I think?) gang. The MS stands for Mara Salvatrucha, hence the name of the song. I didn't think twice about the lyrics until I heard him say this at the concert, but it makes a little sense now.

"Babies with guns beheading their friends in shopping malls around the world" could refer to MS-13 initiation rituals. They're notorious around DC for targeting and killing people in Walmart, Target, etc. parking lots on initiation nights.

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