The speaker is going to hook up with this girl even though he doesn't share her feelings of romance. In the first stanza I think that confessing his true motives would be humbling since hers are much nobler. The second stanza is about romanticizing the circumstances, making something natural, innocent, and new grow out of trash (I imagine that this girl is drinking Natty light since bitch beer doesn't usually come in cans). In the fourth stanza he knows that what he is doing is wrong, but the male ego triumphs over morality once again and he flattery rules his judgement. In the fifth stanza I take the death as a figurative one, that this girl won't be able to expect so much for long. Everyone is at least a little jaded by the time thirty rolls around. Just like bbcman, I also think the last stanza is a Garden of Eden reference (I mean, "garden snake"). The speaker is just like the tempting snake, there to trick his victim for his own sinister purpose only to slither away.
I love how the speaker of the song is pretty much an asshole, but the music sounds so sweet. I am a sucker for nonsense words or sounds as a chorus. Even after listening to the song on repeat and looking at the lyrics with a bit of a man-hating, uptight bitch view, I would still sleep with him.
My take:
The speaker is going to hook up with this girl even though he doesn't share her feelings of romance. In the first stanza I think that confessing his true motives would be humbling since hers are much nobler. The second stanza is about romanticizing the circumstances, making something natural, innocent, and new grow out of trash (I imagine that this girl is drinking Natty light since bitch beer doesn't usually come in cans). In the fourth stanza he knows that what he is doing is wrong, but the male ego triumphs over morality once again and he flattery rules his judgement. In the fifth stanza I take the death as a figurative one, that this girl won't be able to expect so much for long. Everyone is at least a little jaded by the time thirty rolls around. Just like bbcman, I also think the last stanza is a Garden of Eden reference (I mean, "garden snake"). The speaker is just like the tempting snake, there to trick his victim for his own sinister purpose only to slither away.
I love how the speaker of the song is pretty much an asshole, but the music sounds so sweet. I am a sucker for nonsense words or sounds as a chorus. Even after listening to the song on repeat and looking at the lyrics with a bit of a man-hating, uptight bitch view, I would still sleep with him.