This song is timeless, and nearly 20 years after its creation, still possesses the mystique it did the first time i heard it ~1994. To me, at first blush, all those years ago, it had some kind of homo-erotic allure. The line "so that the others may do" tells of something which must be done for others to follow suit. It felt like like some kind of roxy-glam-pop invitation to sexual liberation.
Upon further introspection I think the song may not have an intrinsic meaning, but simply represents a sort of "holding open the door" for people who otherwise might be affronted by this song/band's unusual style. I know, as a sort of armchair rock-historian, that there have been few bands so daring and so true to the sound that wanted to emerge from within, whether the creator wanted it or not. This band handled it with elegance and grace seldom, if ever, seen.
I'm not gonna lie,
Not gonna make up my mind tonight.
I'm not gonna pretend,
I cleared out of town so I could clear my head.
I'm not gonna smile,
All the shit that's happened is gonna take a while.
I don't want to be your friend.
Just take off your clothes and get into my bed.
(Chorus)
And the press is after you,
Jumping over fences just to see who's cool.
And now I stand accused,
I put a hole in your heart,
Then I fed it to you.
I'm not gonna think,
About all the shit you want me to think.
I'm not gonna say,
Who I spent my time with yesterday.
I'm not gonna choose.
In the end either way I still lose.
I'm not gonna wait,
I was thinking about drinking my way through the day.
(Chorus)
Not gonna make up my mind tonight.
I'm not gonna pretend,
I cleared out of town so I could clear my head.
I'm not gonna smile,
All the shit that's happened is gonna take a while.
I don't want to be your friend.
Just take off your clothes and get into my bed.
(Chorus)
And the press is after you,
Jumping over fences just to see who's cool.
And now I stand accused,
I put a hole in your heart,
Then I fed it to you.
I'm not gonna think,
About all the shit you want me to think.
I'm not gonna say,
Who I spent my time with yesterday.
I'm not gonna choose.
In the end either way I still lose.
I'm not gonna wait,
I was thinking about drinking my way through the day.
(Chorus)
Lyrics submitted by Beazer
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