Lyric discussion by Eeeff 

Cover art for L490 (Equinox) lyrics by 30 Seconds to Mars

L490 is printed on a blue pill called Naproxen. A painkiller. I'd be curious to know if this song had any association to the drug. With this in mind, it had an interesting connotation.

Naproxen is the prescription form of Aleve (OTC), I have been using Naproxen for 8 years now and it never "aleves" my pain...hehe

Naproxen is pretty benign as a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory (NSAID). It's like motrin in that it reduces inflammation, so it's not strong acting on your central nervous system like say morphine or anesthesia. It's not for everyone; because it's made with sodium I don't recommend it to my patients w/high blood pressure. I usually see it prescribed to people with sports or work related muscular injuries that didn't respond to motrin and still have soft tissue inflammation.

I'm a fan of 30STM and I'll say the song is pretty cool. Buddhism and Tibetan Monks are for those seeking the softer,...