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anonymous December 31st, 2008 10:24AM  

Its a song about critics. The video further suggests this. The line "say my name and his in the same breathe" points out to comparison with other bands in the genre of emo and some out of it. and further to say "I dare you to say they taste the same" is a self righteous statement of confidence that they would be better in all odds. Starting over in Mexico would mean running away from all the negative media.. Mexico is seen as a Canaan where you can be yourself and everyone would appreciate your music because you are a foreigner.. and American to be precise. It goes on to show that they are justified to feel deprived of a natural social standing because they are constantly being taken advantage of by their superiors who ironically would amount to nothing more than potential without their artists. the second verse is a retaliation.. different from the first verse which introduces us to the problem at hand. It says to the critics, "get used to the fact that we are always going to be here and making good music the way we see fit, with no trend to what you deem is rock 'n' roll" and it also insists that if the critics don't accept it.. They are the ones that are going to have hell. (heatwave in your pants). I'm the oracle in my chest,
Let the guitar scream like a fascist,
Sweat it out, shut your mouth,
Free love on the streets, but
In the alley and I ain't that cheap- that is an expression of how they see their music. The chorus means that your crits will only make us rock on further.. The way we know how..