Meaning: It deals with a youthful romance coming to an end. Chino has stated that he wrote these lyrics when he was 15 after a first date.
Teenager
Deftones Lyrics
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Then you pulled away
A new cavity moved into
My heart today
The more she sings
The more it seems
Now I'm
With the new you
Now I'm through
With the new you
New you
I drove you home
Then you moved away
New cavity moved into
My heart today
The more I scream
The more it seems
That I'm through
Now I'm through
With the new you
Now I'm through
With the new you
Now I'm through
With the new you
New you
Deftones' song "Teenager" appears on their album "White Pony" and explores themes of love, heartbreak, and the passage of time. The opening lines "I climbed your arms, then you pulled away" sets the tone for the song. The singer is describing a love affair that started out passionate but was cut short prematurely. They then describe how a "new cavity moved into my heart today" indicating that the memory of this lost love has caused them pain and heartache.
Throughout the song, the singer laments the loss of this love, expressing their frustration with the situation, and ultimately declaring that they are "through with the new you." The repetition of "now I'm through, with the new you" further emphasizes their emotional withdrawal from the situation. The line "the more she sings, the more it seems" evokes the idea that music can be therapeutic and is often used as an outlet for emotional expression.
The title itself, "Teenager", may indicate that the song is about a young love that was never fully realized, as teenagers are often thought of as being impulsive and reckless with their emotions. Overall, the song paints a picture of someone struggling to move on from a past love, wrestling with the painful memories and emotions that persist.
Line by Line Meaning
I climbed your arms
I embraced you tightly
Then you pulled away
Then you distanced yourself from me
A new cavity moved into
A new empty space was created
My heart today
Within me, emotionally
The more she sings
The more she expresses herself through music
The more it seems
The more it appears to be true
Now I'm
Presently, I am
Now I'm through
I have reached the end with no further interest
With the new you
With a version of you that I do not recognize
I drove you home
I took you to your residence
Then you moved away
Then you left that place
New cavity moved into
Another void was created
My heart today
Within me, emotionally
The more I scream
The more I shout out in agony
The more it seems
The more it appears to be true
Now I'm through
I have reached the end with no further interest
With the new you
With a version of you that I do not recognize
Now I'm through
I have reached the end with no further interest
With the new you
With a version of you that I do not recognize
Now I'm through
I have reached the end with no further interest
With the new you
With a version of you that I do not recognize
New you
A different version of yourself
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Chino Camilo Moreno, Chi Cheng, Abe Cunningham, Stephen Carpenter
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@mgunnz9233
My interpretation:
The first verse to me is describing growing up with unfit parents
Then the chorus describes how when you grow into your new self as a teenager, nobody can or wants to understand you, and you may not even understand yourself or your purpose.
2nd verse is the break ups, and emotional rollercoaster of how quick life changes from teenager to adulthood. Friends stop hanging out, people move for better jobs etc.
So many ways to interpret this. I love it and speaks to my own personal life.
@Andrei_s_thoughts
LYRICS 🥀🥀🥀
I climbed your arms, then you pulled away
New cavity moved into my heart today
The more she sings, the more it seems
Now, oh
[Chorus]
Now I'm through
With the new you
Now I'm through
With the new you
New you
[Verse 2]
I drove you home, then you moved away
New cavity moved into my heart today
The more I scream, the more it seems
Now I'm through
[Chorus]
Now I'm through
With the new you
Now I'm through
With the new you
Now I'm through
With the new you
New you
@Pride317
Lyrics
I climbed your arms,
Then you pulled away
New cavity moved
Into my heart today
The more she sings,
The more it seems
Now, oh
Now I'm through
With the new you
Now I'm through
With the new you
New you
I drove you home,
Then you moved away
New cavity moved
Into my heart today
The more I scream,
The more it seems
Now I'm through
Now I'm through
With the new you
Now I'm through
With the new you
Now I'm through
With the new you
New you
@nick_neverknowsbest
Lyrics:
I climbed your arms
Then you pulled away
A new cavity moved into
My heart today
The more she sings
The more it seems
Now I'm
Now I'm through
With the new you
Now I'm through
With the new you
New you
I drove you home
Then you moved away
New cavity moved into
My heart today
The more I scream
The more it seems
That I'm through
Now I'm through
With the new you
Now I'm through
With the new you
Now I'm through
With the new you
New you
@robertoclemente7066
The band that changed my life.
@alyssamago1954
Saaaaame
@samattckwrkx3674
Same. More than a band its an emotion that carries you thru your teenage angst/ first loves/heartbreak/ growing up. Etc. DEFTONES TILL THE GRAVE.
@vivianefernandespereira1653
Nossas vidas hahah 🖤
@IcarusAtreides
They taught me that sometimes people can be wonderful artists but crap as human beings.
@1218reyes
the band that saved my life 🤘
@random_me666
As a teenager in 2020, this song is spot on, on how I feel about everything. The time passing quickly and the realization of adulthood coming close to cut you up, eat you and grind you, then spit you out.
@jacktaylor1758
Hell yeah man, I’m a senior in high school and it makes me so upset to see how much time has passed. Especially when you remanence the childhood years of not having to worry about anything, just play pretend and be happy, now everything is flipped upside down and life is truly about to begin. Good luck with yourself brother.
@CLOUDFIRE-nk9zn
Very motivational; youtube is a fucking shit regarding and because the shitty damned censorship and age restriction
@liljeep2888
bro i'm a junior and i feel like my life is coming at me so quick, it's giving me horrible anxiety and stress and it's like i wanna make time stop and just calm down but i can't.