Not So Tough Now
Unmasking Fragility: The Irony of Toughness in 'Not So Tough Now'
Lyrics
I see you walking down the street
I observe you walking down the street
Pit bull face and two doc'd feet
You have a tough or aggressive appearance with a pit bull face and two docked (shortened) feet
Don't give a fuck about
You don't care about
Who you met or what you say
Your indifference extends to who you've met or what you say
Looking around not a care at all,
You're looking around without a care at all
Thinking you're king of a pathetic world
You think you're the king of a pathetic world
When that truck mounted the curb
A reference to a truck mounting the curb, suggesting a potential danger or accident
You should've got out of the way
You should have moved out of the way when the truck approached
Not so tough now
Your toughness is diminished now
Lying around in your tee-pee squat,
You're lying around in a makeshift shelter (tee-pee squat)
Fire throwing fuckwits running amuck,
There are chaotic individuals causing trouble, possibly with fire
All you can think about is buying a trip
All you can think about is spending money on a trip or smoking pot
Or smoking pot
Reference to drug use (smoking pot)
Candles and firesticks they're just the same,
Candles and firesticks are mentioned as similar items, cautioning against sitting too close to a naked flame
Shouldn't sit close to a naked flame,
A cautionary line about wearing nylon tops near flames
Maybe you should have thought before wearing that nylon top
Suggesting the consequences of not thinking before wearing certain clothing
Lying on the beach thinking life's a drag
Lying on the beach, contemplating life negatively
Speedos hugging your enormous cags,
Wearing tight swim trunks, with an emphasis on large buttocks (cags)
Biceps bulging you want to punch someone
Your muscles are bulging, and you want to punch someone for disrespect
For giving you lip
You're angered and inclined to violence for receiving lip (disrespectful talk)
Go for a dip and you swim around,
You go for a swim, showing a skill in swimming
You're such a good swimmer
A sarcastic remark about being an excellent swimmer
That you'll never drown obviously no one told you
A sarcastic comment that you'll never drown, suggesting overconfidence
Not to swim against the rip
An advice to avoid swimming against a rip current
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