Driver Education
Reckless Youth: A Journey Through Driver Education
Lyrics
I fell for guys who tried to commit suicide,
The speaker was attracted to individuals who had attempted suicide.
With soft rock hair and blood shot eyes.
Describes the appearance of these individuals, having soft rock hairstyles and bloodshot eyes.
He tastes like Marlboro cigarettes, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups,
Portrays the taste of one of these individuals, a mix of Marlboro cigarettes, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and holding a Pepsi.
A Pepsi in his hand, getting off the school bus.
Depicts the individual getting off a school bus while holding a Pepsi.
Films and drills and safety illustrations
Mentions educational films, drills, and safety demonstrations related to driving.
The crushed cars of driver education
Refers to the wrecked cars used for driver education purposes.
Now its tattooed girls with a past they can't remember,
Shifts to the speaker's attraction towards tattooed girls with forgotten pasts.
Who pledged allegiance to a life of bending the curriculum.
Describes these girls who have chosen to defy conventional life and education.
She tastes like spring, there she goes again,
Depicts the taste of one of these girls as refreshing like spring.
Drinking with the older guys, tripping by the lakeside.
Shows the behavior of one of these girls, drinking with older men and getting high by the lakeside.
Films and drills and safety illustrations
Reiterates the presence of educational films, drills, and safety demonstrations related to driving.
The crushed cars of driver education
Repeats the image of wrecked cars used for driver education purposes.
When you were sweet sixteen, I was already mean and
Highlights the speaker's past, being tough or rebellious at a young age.
Feeling bad for giving it up to the man just to make the scene.
Expresses regret for compromising oneself for social acceptance or validation.
Where were you, back when I had something to prove,
Questions where a person currently admired was during the speaker's struggle for validation.
With the switchblade set and the church kids learning my moves?
Reflects on the speaker's past involvement in risky behavior and the contrast with religious or conservative peers.
I ran for miles through the suburbs of the seventies,
Describes the speaker's running through suburbs in the 1970s.
Pollen dust and Pixie sticks, kissing in the deep end
Evokes nostalgic imagery of pollen dust, Pixie sticks, and romantic encounters by swimming pools.
Of swimming pools before I knew what's in there.
Indicates the speaker's naivety about the potential dangers present in swimming pools.
We come into this life waterlogged and tender.
Suggests the vulnerability and innocence with which humans enter life.
Films and drills and safety illustrations
Reiterates the presence of educational films, drills, and safety demonstrations related to driving.
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