Snowing was an emo band formed summer 2008 in the Lehigh Valley, USA with E… Read Full Bio ↴Snowing was an emo band formed summer 2008 in the Lehigh Valley, USA with Ex/Current members of Street Smart Cyclist and Boyfriends. After three years of writing songs, touring and making two records the band decided to split up in 2011.

The band released this statement:

"I'm going to keep this short, and hopefully fairly devoid of pompous self-importance. Snowing has come to an end at the ripe old age of 3 and a half (that's over 90 in emo years!). Words are really escaping me right now, so I'll just say this: We had a blast writing songs, driving across the country playing shows, imbibing copious amounts of alcohol, and earning future grey hairs by reading all about ourselves on message boards. Thanks for everything."

Kj Jammin
Snowing Lyrics

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I was twenty when I had my first beer. It was a Miller Lite in Jay’s bedroom. Bill and Jay were there.
And I felt funny when I walked toward the stairs down to the bathroom. I thought, “So this is how alcohol feels?”
And I can’t erase the blank expressions off my face, yet I expect you to know when I am and when I’m not okay.
Someone sober drive my car. Drop me off in my front yard. Honk the horn three times to wake up both my neighbors dogs.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Snowing's "Kj Jammin" are a reflection on the experience of drinking alcohol for the first time. The singer, who was twenty at the time, remembers their first beer, a Miller Lite, in a friend's bedroom with two other people, Bill and Jay. The sensation of drinking alcohol is new and strange to the singer, as they feel funny walking towards the bathroom, experiencing the effects of alcohol for the first time.

However, the lyrics take a slightly darker turn in the next verse as the singer expresses a sense of frustration and confusion towards others. The singer feels unable to hide their emotions, their face blank and expressionless, yet they expect others to understand when they are not okay. The final lines of the song are a plea for someone to drive the singer home, as they are too intoxicated to do so themselves, but the singer still wants to make a loud and attention-grabbing exit, by having the driver honk the horn three times, waking up the neighbors' dogs.

Overall, the song captures the conflicting emotions and experiences of drinking alcohol for the first time - the excitement of new experiences, coupled with the disorientation and confusion that can come from losing control.

Line by Line Meaning

I was twenty when I had my first beer. It was a Miller Lite in Jay’s bedroom. Bill and Jay were there.
At the age of twenty, I tasted my first beer which I drank at Jay's room. During the event, both Bill and Jay were present.

And I felt funny when I walked toward the stairs down to the bathroom. I thought, “So this is how alcohol feels?”
As I walked down to the bathroom, I could feel the effects of alcohol and it made me wonder about its impact.

And I can’t erase the blank expressions off my face, yet I expect you to know when I am and when I’m not okay.
Despite displaying empty emotions on my face, I still anticipate that you can determine whether I'm in a good or bad state.

Someone sober drive my car. Drop me off in my front yard. Honk the horn three times to wake up both my neighbors dogs.
As I am not sober, I require someone not under the influence to drive my car and drop me off in my home front yard. To accomplish this, honk the horn three times to awaken both of my neighbor's pets.

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