anonymous March 20th, 2006 06:19PM  

I think this song is about them really introducing themselves. As them being a new band to the whole music scene. "Swear We'll Shake it up if you'll swear to listen." meaning that as long as we listen they'll keep doing what they do. "We're still so young desperate for attention." meaning they're just a bunch of 19 year old kids beginning wanting to get known. "And I believe this may call for a proper introduction..." I think that's Brendon saying "Hey! We're a new band. This is what we do."

Something along those lines. And jeez. They're getting so famous. Making me sad. I knew them when they were unknown.

emvob123 May 25th, 2006 10:16PM  

Here's what I think:

Sit tight I'm gonna need you to keep time

- Referring to their 15 minutes of fame

So come just snap, snap, snap your fingers for me
Good, good now we're making some progress
Come on just tap,tap,tap your toes to the beat

- The more people whole support them, the bigger they'll get, which is what they want.

And I believe, this may call for a proper introduction and well

- Referring to introducing themselves because they're new.

Don't you see, I'm the narrator and this is just the prologue...

- Brendon saying 'Hey, I'm the lead singer, this is our band, we're new, and this is our first CD (prologue).'

Swear to shake it up if you swear to listen

- Saying 'As long as we're loved, we'll keep dishing it out.'

Oh, we're still so young, desperate for attention

- They're trying to make it big, but are very young.

I, aim to be, your eyes trophy boys, trophy wives

- They want to be the ones that everyone talks and be the famous band boys with beautiful wives.

That's what I believe the song is saying!

CraD June 16th, 2006 09:08AM  

"And I believe this may call for a proper introduction, and well, Don't you see, I'm the narrator, and this is just the prologue?" - Its simple, this song is the formal introduction to the album, the prologue to the "picturesque score of passing fantasy" that the band will take the listener through in the course of the album.

anonymous July 6th, 2006 06:20AM  

Actually no offence to the person above but martyrdom IS a REAL word if you don't believe me, here's the definition from dictionary.com:
2 entries found for martyrdom.
mar·tyr·dom ( P ) Pronunciation Key (märtr-dm)
n.

1.
a.The state of being a martyr.
b.The suffering of death by a martyr.
2. Extreme suffering of any kind.

so that may help with your interpretation

imXjustXme July 8th, 2006 04:15PM  

Yeah, it's what all you said up there! but this part: "It seems the artists these days are not who you think/So we'll pick back up on that on another page"

I think when they make a new album that's there other page! since there hole album is like a story theyll just keep adding on

anonymous April 28th, 2007 02:53PM  

I think the person who is two (Maybe three, depending how you count it) above me has got the wrong song. LOL

=]

xx

anonymous July 15th, 2007 03:19AM  

As someone said before, the title of this song was taken from the book "Survivor" by Chuck Palahniuk.

The entire book is basically one giant satire about pop-culture and being in the spotlight, and how it can change you and affect the way you think and act. That's what this song is about as well.

twinkle_toes July 15th, 2007 07:01PM  

Yeah they wouldn't want to be trophy boys and marry trophy wives! They even said that they want to be known for their music, not their appearance.

anonymous August 12th, 2007 07:26PM  

If you listen to the songs carefully and pay attention to the lyrics, they all kind of tell a story and are all parts to one long story. so they are telling us to listen to the story

anonymous October 8th, 2008 07:11PM  

I think it means look trophy wives and boys are people that look great and before it says that line about trophy wives it says I aim to be your eyes as if to say looks are not everything but I guess that don't go with the other lyrics.

anonymous October 22nd, 2008 04:51PM  

Ok, so this is what I think the song is about:

The TITLE: I think they mean that there is no difference between martydom and suicide because press can write as they want so they can just change a bit and get it to be one or the other (SUICIDE OR MARTYDOM) which shows how people are fake.

THE SONG: what I said up is shown also when it say wait wait dear studio audience I Have an annauncement to make, the artist this days are not who you think... which keeps showing how people are fake

also when it says trophy boys trophy wives as it shows that you can be famous and have a wife that all cares about is money really and it can seem as you are soo cool but really your no one and fake..

and than when it says we are still so young desperate for attention, we aim to be your eyes.. How people lie really just to get attention and be famous..


THAT IS WHAT I THINK THE SONG SAYS: people are fake and they do it just for attention.. They lie.. I hope you liked it!!

anonymous April 10th, 2009 02:05PM  

This ones relatively easy. Theyre saying how theyre probably just going to be the next 'thing' and then be forgoten. but they dont want to be known just for their looks [trophy boys trophy wives] and such

xsilentdawnx July 6th, 2009 11:06AM  

As some of you might know,this song's title came from a quote in Chuck Palahniuk's novel Survivor.I've also noticed a few lyrics where it might be based on the book. "Don't you see, I'm the narrator, and this is just the prologue?" -Possibly because the book has a prologue and also how they are singing the song to you.Thus he is the narrator. "Swear to shake it up..." -Maybe a reference to the fact that the main character in the book is supposed to have killed himself by now and hasn't done so yet.Meaning that he is shaking things up. "Applause, applause, no wait wait Dear studio audience, I've an announcement to make: It seems the artists these days are not who you think" -In the story the main character is thrown into stardom by his agent,but he's only doing so because when he kills himself,there will be a bigger crowd. "So we'll pick back up on that on another page" -Survivor is a book,leading us to pages of course! The rest just seems to be stuff the band added.Possibly meaning to open up air headed fans' eyes such as other interpretations have stated.