This was the first Panic! At the Disco song I ever heard, and I was immediatly hooked. Ever since I started getting into the band's music, I've ALWAYS pictured this song to take place at some sort of fancy party. And, at said party, there is a murder, or multiple murders. Actually, I was young and naive when I first heard this song, and so I thought "spike the punch" reffered to somebody getting punched in the face. But, as I got older I realized the line meant someone put drugs in the punch bowl. haha. I'm REALLY liking this "shit"-"sheep" theory, but once again, in the song booklet it does say "shit". But there could still be some underlying meaning to it. Obviously, the band has no problem with swearing in songs, because many of the others swear. So there must be some reason they say "sh--" for this one. Interesting. One question I could never seem to figure out is what "cancer" reffers to here. I really like @Zymotic's interpertation of it though; it seems the most reasonable. I also feel like it could mean something like this: Cancer is a disease that destorys you mentally and physically day by day. Maybe the singer's ex is at this party and they run into each other there. Ever since the couple broke off she's been deteriorating each and every day. If not, he's going to make her feel the cancerous symptoms by destroying her inside and out. Good or bad? Ahh I can't wait until my sister comes hom from work so I can explain all these theories to her! Thanks guys(:
This was the first Panic! At the Disco song I ever heard, and I was immediatly hooked. Ever since I started getting into the band's music, I've ALWAYS pictured this song to take place at some sort of fancy party. And, at said party, there is a murder, or multiple murders. Actually, I was young and naive when I first heard this song, and so I thought "spike the punch" reffered to somebody getting punched in the face. But, as I got older I realized the line meant someone put drugs in the punch bowl. haha. I'm REALLY liking this "shit"-"sheep" theory, but once again, in the song booklet it does say "shit". But there could still be some underlying meaning to it. Obviously, the band has no problem with swearing in songs, because many of the others swear. So there must be some reason they say "sh--" for this one. Interesting. One question I could never seem to figure out is what "cancer" reffers to here. I really like @Zymotic's interpertation of it though; it seems the most reasonable. I also feel like it could mean something like this: Cancer is a disease that destorys you mentally and physically day by day. Maybe the singer's ex is at this party and they run into each other there. Ever since the couple broke off she's been deteriorating each and every day. If not, he's going to make her feel the cancerous symptoms by destroying her inside and out. Good or bad? Ahh I can't wait until my sister comes hom from work so I can explain all these theories to her! Thanks guys(: