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This song has been reviewed 28 times. Overall score for this song, 9.7.
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Brand New - Me Vs. Maradona Vs. Elvis Lyrics

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TitleMe Vs. Maradona Vs. Elvis
ArtistBrand New
AlbumDeja Entendu (2003) , Track 8
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Rank7,081 (+1,290) history
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Song lyrics
With one or two I get used to the room. 
We go slow when we first make our moves. 
But five or six bring you out to the car. 
Number nine with my head on the bar. 
And it's sad, but true. 
Out of cash and I.O.Us.

Desperate desires and unadmirable plans. 
My tongue will taste the gin and malicious intent. 
Bring you back to the bar. 
Get you out of the cold. 
A sober straight face gets you out of your clothes. 
And they're scared that we know all the crimes they'll commit. 
Who they'll kiss before they get home. 
I will lie awake. 
Lie for fun and fake the way I hold you. 
Let you fall for every empty word I say. 

Barely conscious in the door where you stand. 
Your eyes are fighting sleep while your mouth makes your demands. 
You laugh at every word, trying hard to be cute. 
I almost feel sorry for what I'm gonna do. 
And your hair smells of smoke. 
Who will cast the first stone? 
You can sin or spend the night all alone. 

Brass buttons on your coat hold the cold in the shape of a heart that they cut out of stone.
You're using all your looks that you've thrown from the start. 
If you let me have my way, I swear I'll tear you apart. 
Cause it's all you can be. 
You're a drunk and you're scared. 
It's ladies night. 
All the girls drink for free.

I will lie awake. 
Lie for fun and fake the way I hold you. 
Let you fall for every empty word I say.
lyrics submitted by redundant
lyrics corrected on 06-04-2005




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18-04-2004 18:21HotPieceOfIce is offline HotPieceOfIce 

6,512 posts
Wow... it confused me at first
18-04-2004 20:49chimaera is offline chimaera 

26 posts
This song is kinda disturbing. Makes me glad I'm not a girl. This and Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades are both songs that just give you shivers when you think about what they're talking about.
28-04-2004 02:26mAdEoFgLaSs is offline mAdEoFgLaSs 

3 posts
except in sic transit gloria its the other way around.
09-05-2004 18:54jenkies is offline jenkies 

9 posts
this song is so true. free drinks are never really free, they always come with a price. this is one thing that really sucks about being a girl.
09-05-2004 18:55danastasia is offline danastasia 

19,287 posts
what's the song about? the title seems really interesting!
09-05-2004 18:57aflackoh6 is offline aflackoh6 

28,546 posts
its about Jesse's fear of fame.
24-05-2004 23:28foxracer69 is offline foxracer69 

2 posts
No, this song is about how he "wanted" to rape a girl he met at a party. It's not true, but its not about him being afraid of fame.
27-05-2004 00:41kc_ashley is offline kc_ashley 

13 posts
This song is one of my favorite's by Brand New. The real meaning of the song is not what relates to me but in a way, reminds me of what I used to be, and how someone could of treated me, and infact did treat me. Not me pushing buttons, but him. Drives me insane.
30-05-2004 01:11BNOBNTBSDC is offline BNOBNTBSDC 

692 posts
Jesse writes about his feelings and hes honest...even when he did something wrong and he hurt someone elses feelings, he writes about it and confesses. and he didnt want to rape anyone! he wanted to have sex with a girl the song is about him using someone and pretending he actually cares about her to have sex with her. So this is a song where he was admiting he was wrong and he tells people that...just another reason Brand New is so amazing
06-06-2004 21:07aflackoh6 is offline aflackoh6 

28,546 posts
I have gotten tons of msgs about the title of this song. Just to clarify, it is 'Me vs Maradona vs Elvis. Maradona was a famous soccer player
07-06-2004 01:17thechinkster is offline thechinkster 

2 posts
Then what's with Elvis?
07-06-2004 03:38erin02 is offline erin02 

26 posts
yeah i agree...its more about manipulation...pretending that "he" cares--if you look at it that way, its kind of coniving, but its an awesome song, and one of my favorites!
07-06-2004 03:38hurleysk8r05 is offline hurleysk8r05 

7,842 posts
Great song.
07-06-2004 03:39erin02 is offline erin02 

26 posts
...and as for the title, even though it might have a meaning....does everything have to make sense?
29-06-2004 01:27xoxoSugarxoxo is offline xoxoSugarxoxo 

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Great song!
29-06-2004 01:51animal2 is offline animal2 

12,779 posts
*TGCK shoots cheerleader smiley*
29-06-2004 01:53animal2 is offline animal2 

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okay, the title- Me vs. Maradona vs. Elvis. time for some clarification

maradona is a famous soccer player. but he ended up having a drug and alcohol problem.
and we all know that elvis wasn't all that clean either.

well, becoming famous is basically what brought maradona and elvis to those positions. and jesse (lead singer) is worried that he can wind up like one of them if he becomes real famous.
07-07-2004 13:32purple_hippo is offline purple_hippo 


17,987 posts
awesome song, really really deep..
11-07-2004 23:34tom_harris4 is offline tom_harris4 

3,369 posts
This song is great. I thinks its the best on the album.

To Clarify...nah, too many people have said that!...confuse...the song is about the fame thing, and the using the girl thing is all metaphorical and stuff.

The hidden meaning jesse put into the songs are amazing and, in my opinion, puts them in a different catagory to most emo bands like Taking Back Sunday (who are great too btw!)
17-07-2004 18:03Zymurgy is offline Zymurgy 

15 posts
I think you all make it way too complicated ... screw the meaning the music is HOT! if i all of a sudden wrote a song about how my toe hurts i wouldnt want ppl going around saying " the toe thing is metephoric what she REALLY means is her heart hurts" and then someone else saying "NO thats not it she means that she has a problem with like suicide or something " i mean whats the point in that ?! get over it ! you dont know jesse so leave him alone !
17-07-2004 18:47JAHamilton77 is offline JAHamilton77 

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Maradona the soccer player?
20-07-2004 01:37bRAndNewEv18 is offline bRAndNewEv18 

1,267 posts
i love this song!!
it is definitely one of my faves javascript:emoticon(' ')
its kind of depressing because its so true
20-07-2004 23:30katrea is offline katrea 

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i love this song. but i agree, everyones saying how it means different things and how jesse doesnt want to end up f'up. hell, i could bet my dog any of you know jesse, so i dont understand why youre talking about his feelings. and if you hadnt noticed, most of the titles have nothing to do with the song. maybe if you look at it in a VERY metaphorical way.. but you would be just wasting time on sth that you dont understand. any of us know what jesse was thinking when he wrote this, truth to be told, so lets just sit back and enjoy such a great song. youre all free to give it the meaning you like but dont go on saying youre right cuz no one really knows but brand new (and im not even sure if all of the members do.. o.o.. maybe garrett doesnt xD jk)
20-07-2004 23:33katrea is offline katrea 

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oh and it makes me feel great about not being an alcoholic xDD
28-07-2004 03:50hottiebelle is offline hottiebelle 

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: sigh :

This song is great. I don't think that being famous would bother me much, but I love attention. I love the "I will lie awake/ Lie for fun and fake the way I hold you/Let you fall for every empty word I say"....yeah.

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