Okay I Believe You, but My Tommy Gun Don't Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ScottDavies90 

Cover art for Okay I Believe You, but My Tommy Gun Don't lyrics by Brand New

I have a really weird idea of what this songs about.

I think it's about being smart, not academically but smart with people, being able to manipulate people is key to a socially smart person. This song sounds to me like he's talking to socially smart people, and letting them know he was like this. The song changes and he seems to hate this type of person. Obviously this is only a theory but it makes some sense, but there are parts of the song i dont get. This type of person in my experience is: clever, self-centred, depressed, plays with their own sanity, and see everythin as a game.

I'm heaven sent, don't you dare forget I am all you've ever wanted, what all the other boys all promised

This is a way of convincing a girl they like him, he's been a good bf and knows how to make people fall in love with him.

I think in decimals and dollars I am the cause to all your problems & Then ask me what it's like to have myself so figured out I wish I knew

He's extremely logical (decimals and dollars). This is actually a problem, completely logical people are generally quite depressed so even though they may know what to do they have no concept of self. This would obviously disturb someone who has such a good understanding of other.

We're consentratin' on fallin' apart We were contenders, now throwin' the fight I just wanna believe, I just wanna believe, I just wanna believe in us

Jesse changed to a collective here, like hes saying all the people in the world like this are some sort of group. He's saying living like this isn't healthy (most people who do this generally know this). They play a game fairly without trying to influence others, instead they do it to anybody. The end shows he wants these people to stop hurtin others and believes they can "grow up"

The next verse he shows the mindset of these people, best at what we do. Then he kinda mocks them as he write down this way of life which is hard to explain. Then "Oh it hurts to always have to be honest with the one that you love, Oh so let it go." Maybe Jesse fell in love and couldnt admit to his gf that he was such a bad person so he stopped, its like some advice.

"This is the craze only we can bestow This is the price you pay for loss of control This is the break in the ground This is the closest of calls This is the reason you're alone, this is the reason you fall!"

When plans fall apart, you are seen as who you really are, a heartless manipulator. So obvious, you would be alone. What are you left with if everybody hates you?

So yeh, thats my explanation, i know its weird as hell, but it kinda makes sense. If anythin its the most fun description of a song ive found =] Have fun rippin it apart.

aggre with the psychological "pattern" or state of mind of the writer..but here:

We're consentratin' on fallin' apart We were contenders, now throwin' the fight I just wanna believe, I just wanna believe, I just wanna believe in us

Jesse changed to a collective here, like hes saying all the people in the world like this are some sort of group. He's saying living like this isn't healthy (most people who do this generally know this). They play a game fairly without trying to influence others, instead they do it to anybody. The end shows he wants these...