I've heard the song was written after the death of Rivers Cuomo's grandmother (hence the last verse or bridge, or whatever you want to call the "Grandma never was a pushover" part). He's so stunned and shocked by it that he feels like he's been run over by a truck, and it also explains the confusion in the song (mistaking Japanese for Chinese in verse one, mistaking soccer for basketball in verse two) while also keeping the upbeat tempo-- trying to hide that confusion and sadness behind a veil of an upbeat tempo.
I've heard the song was written after the death of Rivers Cuomo's grandmother (hence the last verse or bridge, or whatever you want to call the "Grandma never was a pushover" part). He's so stunned and shocked by it that he feels like he's been run over by a truck, and it also explains the confusion in the song (mistaking Japanese for Chinese in verse one, mistaking soccer for basketball in verse two) while also keeping the upbeat tempo-- trying to hide that confusion and sadness behind a veil of an upbeat tempo.