Somebody Told Me Lyrics

Lyric discussion by rebeccast 

Cover art for Somebody Told Me lyrics by Killers, The

... Am I the only one that thinks that this song is about him being shot down? It sounds to me like he's saying she's a lesbian because he's embarrassed that she's not interested in him.

"Heaven ain't close in a place like this" I always heard it as him being at a sleazy bar. "Breakin' my back just to know your name" Trying to get her to be interested in him, but she keeps rebuffing him. "You have a boyfriend who looks like a girlfriend that I had..." Insinuating she's going out with a girl. Obviously this girl isn't going out with him anymore, so that could be part of it too. "Rushing, rushing around" He's telling people she's a lesbian so he doesn't have to admit he got shot down.

My Interpretation