12th Avenue South
Urban Charades: Unmasking Society's Dance in 12th Avenue South
Lyrics
Lydia is so complacent
Lydia is content and easygoing.
City girls are overrated
The speaker finds city girls to be overvalued or not as genuine.
Asking you about your favorite bar
Curious about your preferred bar.
Maxing out their credit card
Spending excessively using their credit card.
High-heels and strapless dresses
Describing a glamorous appearance to impress.
I need to impress you
Expressing the desire to make an impression.
But you’re reading all of your horoscopes
You are focused on astrology predictions.
Turning off your telephone
Disconnecting from the outside world by turning off your phone.
I don’t really want to be part of this
The speaker doesn't want to be involved in this situation.
I pardon willingly
Willingly forgiving or excusing.
Tell me, do you really feel targeted?
Asking if you genuinely feel singled out or targeted.
I’m barking up your tree
Pursuing or showing interest in you.
Up your tree
Repeated emphasis on pursuing or being interested in someone.
A little sass, a little shakin’
Describing a mix of boldness and lively movement.
Middle class is so degrading
Expressing a negative view of the middle class.
So you wave around your tax return
Displaying wealth through a tax return.
Counting cash you’ve already burned
Counting money spent or wasted.
White wine and Calvin Klein jeans
Enjoying luxury with white wine and designer jeans.
Facetime from her iPhone 19
Using the latest iPhone for Facetime communication.
Caught you filling up at the Texaco
Caught refueling at a Texaco gas station.
Catching up on your Lexapro
Catching up on the antidepressant medication Lexapro.
Break me off a piece of that attitude
Asking for a share of your attitude.
And add it to your brew
Adding that attitude to your personality or behavior.
Flying overhead, I’m attracted to you
Expressing attraction while flying overhead metaphorically.
Cackling on your broom
Laughing loudly or mockingly, possibly while riding a metaphorical broom.
On your broom
Repetition of the previous line for emphasis.
I don’t really want to be part of this
Reiteration of not wanting to be part of the situation.
I pardon willingly
Repeating the willingness to forgive or excuse.
Tell me, do you really feel targeted?
Repeating the question about feeling targeted for emphasis.
I’m barking up your
Reiteration of pursuing or showing interest.
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