Fever Sleeves
Q and Not U Lyrics
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Navy-blue-and-black.
It's the fashion we contract.
Avocado in the neckline of the swimsuit matched just right
With the vitamins in the pocket of the swimming trunks.
Cold laundry, show me out.
Roll me out cold.
"meow" is not the message.
Or dress me in your favorite clothes,
Kill me with your favorite comb and then just show me out.
Touch me with your fingers on your lips when the alarm goes off.
Bloody shot: show me out.
Sleeves collapse like this all the time.
Kill me and my favorite clothes.
Kill me with that favorite comb.
Bloody clot sleeves collapse like this all the time.
The song Fever Sleeves by Q and Not U talks about the obsession with fashion and how it can be deadly. The lyrics depict a scene where two people, one who is fashion-conscious and the other dressed in navy-blue-and-black, are in a situation where they are contracting the disease of fashion. They both wear contrastingly bright and unique pieces of clothing like an avocado in the neckline and vitamins in the pocket of their swimwear. The chorus "kill me in my favorite clothes or dress me in your favorite clothes" talks about how fashion can become so extreme that people are willing to die in their fashionable clothes. The line "meow" is not the message can be interpreted as a commentary on how people are often so caught up in fashion and external appearances that they forget about deeper things like real communication and connection.
The verses of the song convey a sense of urgency and alarm through phrases like "when the alarm goes off," "bloody shot: show me out," and "sleeves collapse like this all the time." These phrases describe a chaotic situation where everything is happening too fast, and the characters are struggling to keep up. The repeating line "show me out" suggests a desire to escape from this madness, but at the same time, there is a sense of resignation that this disease is inevitable, and there may be no cure.
In summary, Fever Sleeves is a critique of the harmful effects of fashion on people's lives, highlighting how it can be deadly, and pointing towards the superficiality of it all. The song is a reminder of how important it is to stay true to oneself, even when the pressure to conform to societal standards is high.
Line by Line Meaning
It's the fashion self informed versus mr.
Navy-blue-and-black.
The conflict between self-proclaimed fashion experts and someone wearing plain, simple navy and black clothes.
It's the fashion we contract.
Avocado in the neckline of the swimsuit matched just right
With the vitamins in the pocket of the swimming trunks.
Fashion is something we agree upon and follow, like the pairing of an avocado swimsuit with vitamin-filled trunks.
Cold laundry, show me out.
Roll me out cold.
Get rid of me like cold, unwashed laundry.
"meow" is not the message.
A meaningless message represented by a cat's meow does not convey anything important.
Kill me in my favorite clothes.
Or dress me in your favorite clothes,
Kill me with your favorite comb and then just show me out.
I would rather die wearing what I love or what you love, then be forgotten and discarded.
Touch me with your fingers on your lips when the alarm goes off.
Bloody shot: show me out.
A last intimate moment before an inevitable departure or death.
Sleeves collapse like this all the time.
Kill me and my favorite clothes.
Kill me with that favorite comb.
Bloody clot sleeves collapse like this all the time.
Death comes unexpectedly and often leaves behind the unimportant things, like the way sleeves collapse, but the memory of someone's favorite clothes and comb will live on.
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