There's something that's been bothering me for a while now. I've spent an unnecessary amount of mental energy worrying about it. Perhaps you've been troubled, too. Allow me to allay your concerns. These are the official words to the chorus of the Fall Out Boy song "Sugar, We're Going Down":
We're going down, down in an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded gun complex, cock it and pull it
Which is a relief, because this is what I thought the chorus said:
We're going downtown, in a nu-nu-nu-rou
And Sugar, weou going down sweou-eou
I'll be your never wah with a bullet
A lunnit gun complex cockpit and pull it
But now that I've seen what the actual words are, I understand why I couldn't make sense of the lead singer's poorly-enunciated croonings--the real words are crazy talk!
Let's parse it out:
We're going down, down--is this a sexual reference? a melodramatic metaphor for a downwardly spiraling relationship?
In an earlier round--ah! maybe it's a boxing reference! But, in an EARLIER round? Fall Out Boy, are you trying to get all deep on me here?
And, Sugar--really? Sugar? I can only assume the speaker is trying to be snide because he literally would be going down if he called me Sugar.
We're going down swinging--So, we're talking about a fight, then? Yet, according to the verses, he's just a notch on her bedpost. So would she really be interested in fighting with him? Sounds like he's the one with the problem, not her.
I'll be your number one with a bullet--Ah! I've got it! He's disgruntled because he was into her and she wasn't feeling it, so now he's gonna be her "number one" by holding her at gunpoint! Makes perfect sense.
Loaded gun complex, cock it and pull it--Awesome. Only one question--is he shooting himself or her?
Wow. How original. A bunch of angry, mal-adjusted white guys whining over a relationship-gone-bad. Perhaps the poor enunciation was a ploy to get me to pay attention to their cheesy song. Well it worked. But I still like my lyrics better.
Pop music got you down? Tell _The_Analyst about it.
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Ah--another great post. I had the same problems with this song and had to research the lyrics too. Here's a video from You Tube were someone makes up their own version of the lyrics. Check it out. It's pretty amusing...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_5Qtt4MBt08
I laughed until I cried. Literally. Tears streaming down my face. Brilliant!
OHMYGOSH, I had a hard time keeping control of myself at work. I think my favorite part was when the baby did the "Daadaa" echo. And how the last line kept getting dirtier and dirtier. Just great!
LOLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!! I just hope the Finance Committee of our Board of Directors couldn't hear me in the conferenc eroom.
er, I mean conferencE room
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