I think this song is about A, who is really geeky, organized and caught up in words and letters, playing childish games like I Spy and "arrang[ing] [his] records alphabetically".
But then A meets B, who messes up his organized view of things and suddenly A "[is]n't feeling ok" and "time [goes] back and forth and sideways", indicating A's confusion.
Maybe B is a rival, or an acidic love interest, as A says the two are "prickly as a couple of porcupines".
This situation is disorienting and "knock[s] [A] sideways", but it also rouses/excites A to be around B, against all better judgment.
Thus A has to "[put] out fires all over the place," trying to get rid of his attraction to B.
This however does not work, as A can't deny that B really gets them off (the "she made me go uh uh uh" chorus).
Overall, it's about accepting chaos in your life and understanding that you can't rationalize everything, especially when it comes to human passions/emotions.
I think this song is about A, who is really geeky, organized and caught up in words and letters, playing childish games like I Spy and "arrang[ing] [his] records alphabetically". But then A meets B, who messes up his organized view of things and suddenly A "[is]n't feeling ok" and "time [goes] back and forth and sideways", indicating A's confusion. Maybe B is a rival, or an acidic love interest, as A says the two are "prickly as a couple of porcupines". This situation is disorienting and "knock[s] [A] sideways", but it also rouses/excites A to be around B, against all better judgment. Thus A has to "[put] out fires all over the place," trying to get rid of his attraction to B. This however does not work, as A can't deny that B really gets them off (the "she made me go uh uh uh" chorus).
Overall, it's about accepting chaos in your life and understanding that you can't rationalize everything, especially when it comes to human passions/emotions.