Lyric discussion by UNsweetT 

Cover art for Tighten Up lyrics by Black Keys, The

Also...I think the one line is...

"Living just to keep going Going just to be sane.. All the while NOT KNOWIN'.. Such a shame"

--that's what it sounds like he's singing to me anyways..

I absolutely am obsessed with this song right now. I love the sound, the lyric, the video. I really dig this band so much. This song is so sexy...I can't get enough. I love the change in tempo in the last minute of the song. But I think it's about a guy that used to be pretty wild and promiscuous himself, a real player that didn't even believe true love existed and didn't care...but now he finds himself so crazy in love with a girl and she is just like his former self...wild and refuses to commit to him alone. Kinda relationship karma. He knows she's probably gonna break his heart in the end but he can't break free of the spell she's got him under nor does he want to break free.

i love the change in tempo as well!

so do i omg it makes the song even hotter lolz

Thanks for posting something about the "song meaning" instead of OMG I LOVE THIS SONG. It's helpful to those of us who visit this site to read lyrics and figure out what songs mean.