1.IS THIS IT: Julian is saying that he meet this girl, that he really liked, he thought she was hott and told her so.. just so she would ask him, back to her apartment..Once back to her apartment, he tried to make conversation with her but they didnt have much in common, they disagreed on things, so then his pissed off, cause his with a girl he can't stand and just wants to leave..but his ''way too tired''!!!! IT sounds like the girl is a spoiled brat when he says, "Said they'd give you anything you ever wanted..." and thats' why they dont agree "From the lyirics, 'sad they gave you everything you ever wanted...' its sounds like Julian has hooked up with a girl who thinks he was given everything as a child/teenager because of who his father is, where he went to school, where he grew up etc. But she doesnt understand him because he wasnt given the emotional support he needed from family when he was growing up, and he's realised he certainly isn't going to get any from her. He's to tired to deal with her but to lazy to leave the comfort zone." 2 THE MODERN AGE: Julian: It's not really about the modern age; it's more about getting out of town, leaving New York. Apparently written about Julian's disgust with life today. Has garnered them several comparisons to the Velvet Underground. "Any example (of an influence) I give would be nothing to do with 100 other just as true examples. I'm worried to say something that wouldn't represent the truth". - Julian. 3.SOMA: >The word SOMA means an intoxicating drink used in Verdic ritual, whether this has any reference to song,, you would have to ask Julian. >SOMA is a trade word for a sleeping pill. >Soma also is legendary non addictive heroin from indi] >The song was referring to the Aldous Huxley book Brave New World. [review of book: http://sparknotes.com ] [in the book which is a cautionary tale about the future, everyone lives for sterile pleasure (sex drugs etc.)(to simplify) and if anybody isn't happy they just take soma./ "and I'll be there he says then he walks out somehow he was trying to hard to be like them" #2) Soma... As a pharmacy technician let me tell you this. SOMA is a trade name for the generic drug known as CARISOPRODOL. This drug is in the class of muscle relaxants, is administered orally, and relieves muscle spasms. It is a highly uncommon drug as it is incredibly easy to FAKE muscle spasms in the doctor's office (so doctors typically hesitate to give out a prescription for it). However, because of its ease in obtaining the drug so long as you can pull a good performance in the doc's office, it has recently become a popular "let's get messed up" drug. It is cheap and requires low dosage. I'm not sure if the song is particularly alluding to any futuristic Utopia where everyone's on muscle relaxants; I'm sure Julian is just reflecting on the good times he's had with the boys. 4.BARELY LEGAL: The lyrics seem to be written from the perspective of someone trying to "hook up" with someone else, based on not so good intentions ("I wanna steal your innocence", "You got nothin' I want but I want it all"). The title also suggests this, and is the name of a fairly well known porno mag. #3) Barely Legal... It's about a younger girl! She has just turned 18 (the legal age for consentual sexual intercourse in the USA) and Julian wants to get her in the sack. However, this chick wants a real relationship. Stupid stupid girls.