Build God Then We'll Talk
Panic!; At The Disco Lyrics

It's these substandard motels
The setting of the song is a run-down motel, which is unappealing to most people.

On the corner of 4th and Freemont Street
The motel is located in a not-so-nice part of town.

Appealing, only because they're just that unappealing
The motel's very unappealing nature makes it somehow appealing to certain individuals.

Any practiced Catholic would cross themselves upon entering
The motel is so sketchy that even the most devout religious person would feel the need to bless themselves upon entering.

The rooms have a hint of asbestos
The motel is old and decrepit, which is evident from its inclusion of asbestos in the rooms.

And maybe just a dash of formaldehyde
The motel has a strong chemical smell, which could indicate the presence of formaldehyde in the rooms.

And the habit of decomposing right before your very eyes
The motel isn't just old and dingy - it's also unsafe, as people are literally decomposing within its walls.

Along with the people inside
People who stay at this motel are often in a state of decay - both emotionally and physically.

What a wonderful caricature of intimacy
The way people are living in the motel, with their poor and morally questionable conditions, is being positioned as a type of caricature of intimacy - something that's meant to be hidden and private but is instead cheap and tawdry.

Tonight tenants range from a lawyer and a virgin
The motel's tenants range from the highbrow - in this case, a lawyer - to the lowbrow - in this case, a virgin (someone who is inexperienced).

Accessorizing with a rosary tucked inside her lingerie
The virgin is religious - so much so that she wears a rosary as a type of accessory.

She's getting a job at the firm come Monday
The virgin is likely trying to better herself, and will be starting a job on Monday.

The Mrs. will stay with the cheating attorney
There is a married couple staying at the motel, but the husband is cheating on his wife with someone else who is also staying at the motel.

Moonlighting aside, she really needs his money
The woman who is cheating with the attorney is doing so for financial reasons - she needs his money.

And not to mention, the constable
There is also a law enforcement officer staying at the motel.

And his proposition, for that 'virgin'
The constable has a proposition for the virgin staying at the motel, likely a lewd one.

Yes, the one the lawyer met with on 'strictly business'
The lawyer from earlier in the song likely met with the virgin on a professional basis - 'strictly business.'

As he said to the Mrs.
As the lawyer was talking to his own wife.

Well, only hours before, after he had left
This is referencing something that happened only hours before the current moment in the song - perhaps when the lawyer left the motel.

She was fixing her face in a compact
The lawyer's wife was in the midst of applying makeup.

There was a terrible crash
Something loud and unexpected happened, creating a commotion.

Between her and the badge
Something happened between the lawyer's wife and the constable.

She spilled her purse and her bag
In the commotion, the lawyer's wife dropped her belongings.

And held a 'purse' of a different kind
When the lawyer's wife dropped her belongings, it became apparent that she was carrying something other than her usual purse - perhaps some type of sex toy, hinted at by the quotation marks around 'purse.'

There are no raindrops on roses and girls in white dresses
This line references a lyric from The Sound of Music's iconic song 'My Favorite Things,' but in this case, the 'favorite things' involved are not happy and pristine, but rather gross and dingy.

Its sleeping with roaches and taking best guesses
Sleeping with roaches is a sign of how unpleasant one's living situation is. Taking best guesses at things is not ideal, as it means one doesn't fully know or understand something.

At the shade of the sheets and before all the stains
Knowing what the sheets (which should be clean) look like before seeing them is not ideal. Also, stains are a sign that the environment is not clean or sanitary.

And a few more of your least favorite things
This is again referencing the idea that what's happening within the walls of this motel is not pleasant or enjoyable, but rather the opposite.