From this second album they released two singles, The Best Little Secrets Are Kept which entered the US Singles chart, and God Killed The Queen which entered the UK Singles chart. In September of 2007 the band released a second EP entitled The Distances From Everyone To You and in January of 2008 released their third album Slick Dogs And Ponies from which they have released the single Air Traffic Control which entered into the US Singles chart.
The band's lyrics have resulted in them causing much controversy and subsequently they have been banned from playing live gigs in the state of Alabama. Their lyrics are filled with double meanings and sexual connotations, and are often condescending towards women.
The band split in 2010.
Louis XIV
Louis XIV Lyrics
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got no apologies for a hyper-concussion
I might, swap your identity
Take pure love and turn it in to obscenity
You say that I don?t care about
All the little things that you care about
Oh you think that I don?t care about
Oh, me me me me is all you say that I care about
Well, me me me me is all I ever want to talk about
Me me me me is what you think that I care about
Me me me me is all I really want to talk about!
(instrumental)
I?ll steal your soul
Put you in a club in Cleveland
(instrumental)
well I?m a poll-toned blue-collar ____ in psychology
when I need a fix I don?t need no apology
and all the kids on the street,
they think I?m me me me me me
well, me me me me is all you think that I care about
me me me me is all I ever want to talk about
Me me me me is what you think that I care about
Me me me me is all I ever want to talk about!
(instrumental)
who?s your daddy
(instrumental)
The lyrics of Louis XIV's song "Louis XIV" address the singer's persona as a weapon of mass destruction with no apologies for his actions which can cause hyper-concussion. He is not sorry about swapping someone's identity or turning pure love into obscenity. The chorus of the song mocks those who accuse him of not caring about little things that they care about, as he only wants to talk about himself. He steals souls and puts them in a club in Cleveland, emphasizing his power and control.
The singer further defines himself as a poll-toned blue-collar something in psychology, suggesting that he is a hard-working man who is educated in the field of psychology. He doesn't need any apologies when he needs a fix, and the kids on the street think that he is all about himself, which is also highlighted in the chorus. The song ends with the line "who's your daddy," reflecting the singer's arrogance and control over those around him.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I'm a, weapon of mass destruction
I am a lethal weapon capable of causing mass destruction
got no apologies for a hyper-concussion
I am unapologetic for causing severe injury or damage
I might, swap your identity
I am capable of stealing someone's identity
Take pure love and turn it in to obscenity
I have the ability to ruin something good and make it vile
You say that I don't care about
You accuse me of being indifferent to
All the little things that you care about
All the small things that matter to you
Oh you think that I don't care about
You believe that I disregard
All little things that make you want to shout
The trivial things that make you want to scream
Oh, me me me me is all you say that I care about
You accuse me of being selfish and only caring about myself
Well, me me me me is all I ever want to talk about
I am indeed self-centered and only interested in talking about myself
Me me me me is what you think that I care about
You believe that I am solely focused on myself
Me me me me is all I really want to talk about!
I have a deep desire to only talk about myself
I'll steal your soul
I am capable of taking away someone's essence or identity
Put you in a club in Cleveland
I'll take you somewhere undesirable or unpleasant
well I'm a poll-toned blue-collar ____ in psychology
I am an uneducated, working-class person with an interest in psychology
when I need a fix I don't need no apology
When I crave something, I feel no remorse or need to justify it
and all the kids on the street, they think I'm me me me me me
The youth perceive me as being extremely self-absorbed
who's your daddy
I am asking who is in charge or has authority
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BRIAN JOSEPH KARSCIG, JASON STAEHLER HILL
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