Welcome To Japan Lyrics

Lyric discussion by inés10784 

Cover art for Welcome To Japan lyrics by Strokes, The

If we don't watch the sun It will rise

the person is becoming aware that the world doesn't revolve around them but he has a band, the way Julian sings "we're playing come by" shows that the band thinks they are good

I didn't want to notice Didn't know the gun was loaded Didn't really know this What kind of asshole drives a Lotus?

this part is kind of absurd. it sounds like an excuse but you end up seeing the real intentions when they say "What kind of asshole drives a Lotus?"

Come here and go get with me I wanna see you Wednesday Come on, come on, come over Take it off your shoulder Come on and pull me over We gotta get to work now Sliding it off your shoulder As we're falling over

This is someone trying to "save" them. That person wants to take the guy's chip off his shoulder. "Sliding it off your shoulder" "Take it off your shoulder"

Oh, welcome to Japan! Scuba-dancing! Touchdown!

by the entonation of casablancas and the random words said we can guess it alludes to the band that thinks they are so cool like japan I guess.

You did it alone You did it for fun You did it for everyone who's on the run You're not just a friend You'll be born again We'll be in this race until the very end He lives on the phone He cheats on his clone You'll never believe me 'til you're on your own

this is another voice telling the main guy why he pulled the trigger

I never understood the "I'll be there"

My Interpretation