Hot Boy Bummer
City Heatwave Chronicles: Hot Boy Bummer Explained
Lyrics
We can go to Kellogg's
We have the option to go to Kellogg's, a reference to a location.
5 AM tears in our eyes
Experiencing emotional distress with tears in our eyes at 5 AM.
Walk to East River Park
Suggests a location - walking to East River Park.
And watch the sunrise
Intending to watch the sunrise at East River Park.
We drank up all the summer
We consumed or lived through the entirety of the summer.
Two boys on a four month bender
Two individuals, presumably male, engaged in a four-month long period of excessive partying or indulgence.
As the city got hotter and hotter
The city's temperature metaphorically increased, signifying intensifying circumstances.
Things just got darker and darker
The situation or mood became progressively more negative or unpleasant.
We put back booze
Consuming alcohol excessively, likened to the consumption rate of a fuel-inefficient SUV.
Like a 2005 SUV
Comparing the excessive drinking to the fuel consumption of a specific car model from 2005.
All because of an ethanol subsidy
Attributing the drinking behavior to a subsidy, potentially implying external influences.
Called Michael and Me
Referencing someone named Michael and the speaker, possibly indicating a catalyst for the excessive behavior.
Birdy's to Mood Ring to Bose Nova
Naming various locations or venues possibly visited during the indulgent period.
Oblivion pending, heart's never been colder
Despite impending oblivion or lack of awareness, the heart remains emotionally distant or cold.
We drank up all the summer
Repetition of the earlier statement about consuming all of the summer.
Two boys on a four month bender
Reiteration of the indulgent behavior of two individuals over four months as the city's temperature metaphorically rises.
As the city got hotter and hotter
Continued escalation of circumstances, signifying a deepening negative situation.
Things just got darker and darker
Further deterioration or worsening of the situation or mood.
Cause we drank up all the summer
Repetition emphasizing the complete consumption of the summer by the two individuals.
Two boys on a four month bender
Restating the prolonged period of indulgence in the context of the city's increasing metaphorical heat.
As the city got hotter and hotter
Continued intensification of circumstances leading to a more unusual or peculiar situation.
Things just got stranger and stranger
As the city's heat rises, the circumstances become even stranger or more unusual.
Cause we drank up all the summer
Reiterating the complete consumption of the summer and the extended bender.
Two boys on a four month bender
Emphasizing again the prolonged period of indulgence experienced by the two individuals.
We turned that hot girl summer
Transforming a supposedly enjoyable 'hot girl summer' into a negative or regrettable 'hot boy bummer.'
Right into a hot boy bummer
Summarizing the transformation of an initially exciting summer into a disappointing or regretful experience for the individuals involved.
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