The Used: Sound Effects and Over Dramatics Meaning

1. anonymous

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   Aug 20th 2007 !⃝

   Seriously, it's about sex.
   
   Bert doesn't hide what he means when he writes behind metaphors, he just doesn't. He says it plain and simple but uses odd descriptive language. Okay, he does use metaphors, but I don't think he did when writing this song. I think it's about crystal meth(Because most who know his history know he battled an addiction with crystal meth), and how being on it might have impaired his judgment and caused him to do something sexual with a friend, and afterwards, they are somewhat at odds.
   -haven't seen him smile in awhile-
2. anonymous

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   Jul 19th 2007 !⃝

   I think this song is about not being able to feel or not being able to control feelings. The part that says "when I mention blue. all I thought was color" I think refers to feeling blue (I have seen the color blue related to love in a lot of songs/writing etc.) but he doesn't see blue as a feeling he just sees it as color, and when he says "when you mention drugs all I thought was sober" I think that also shows that he thinks of drugs and gets no feeling.
   
   Then it says kill smile cut it out for me, haven't seen him smile in a while.
   
   Because it's talking about killing and being able to smile afterwards, which shows no feeling or at least the wrong feelings. When it says haven't seen his smile in a while is because he can't feel so there is nothing to make him smile.
   
   The part about circle squares and rectangle curbs suggest that he can't get his thoughts and feelings straight..he feels the opposite of wat it should be...
   thats why he can kill and instead of feeling bad..smiling...
   
   The part that describes the room and the canister is confusion. The room seems shaky and everything seems to be out of order and when he hears blue(love) he gets nervous because he doesn't know what its gonna feel like
   
   Ehh anyway that's my opinion. This is my favorite song from the used just because I'm never 100 percent sure of its meaning. When I think I have it all of the sudden I realize new things in the song.
   
   If you wanna discuss or share email me at tonysk8erkid@yahoo.com
3. anonymous

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   Jul 17th 2007 !⃝

   Okay, whoever said that Bert and Gerard dated, that is not true. I don't know if you've ever noticed but they both said that they didn't date.And I don't think Gerard is Bi, I figure he would have said something by now after calling off his engagement he said that maybe his engagement gave people closure on that subject. & I dk about Bert's sexual orientation, but I've only seen him with girls, but he still may be bi. And as for my interpretation of the song, I do think it's about wanted to leave behind what you know because what you know isn't making you happy; It's pretty much Sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. I don't think it's gay sex though, when he says "& I turned you over" that may not mean on their back. & when he says "I haven't seen him smile in a little while" he may be talking about someone else he knows who's living like he is, or referring to himself in 3rd person, maybe. But that's just my interperatation.
4. Deckard88

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   Jan 29th 2007 !⃝

   This song does sound gay, but all in all its a nice song and I heard a new album called Berth is coming soon.
5. anonymous

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   Jan 28th 2007 !⃝

   I agree with most of the interpretations here, however I still don't get why the songs says about killing too? kill/smile?
6. dark_soul_angel

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   Nov 30th 2006 !⃝

   i think it's about drugs and the things that you think, feel and see while on drugs like a song written while experiencing them
7. anonymous

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   Nov 12th 2006 !⃝

   Well its very hard to tell with this song , definitely hard because there are so many mixed messages.
   
   In my opinion, it's singing about meth because of the slang word blue , also gay sex, because he's singing bout turning some guy over. But put the two together when your no meth it gives a really big high and he's singing bout rooms getting bigger and getting confused in sex , maybe the guy is laughing and (the smile part) while he's on drugs(blue) and the guy doesn't no he's on the drugs(when I mention blue all you thought was colour) probably not but that's one way of seeing it
8. anonymous

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   Jul 31st 2006 !⃝

   It's about gay sex but Bert is not gay, he's bi, and he's open about it. He is getting married to a girl and he had a relationship with Gerard, the lead singer of My Chemical Romance.
9. lizzisaloser

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   May 3rd 2006 !⃝

   I really don't think the song is about drugs.
   I think it's about sex.
   
   Sound Effects and Overdramatics...while in bed.
   Makes sense...doesn't it?
10. Deckard88

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    Apr 25th 2006 !⃝

    I think this song is just meant to be poetic, notice the insignificance of the title to the lyric?
    
    I don't think even The Used may crack the meaning to the song.
11. anonymous

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    Apr 18th 2006 !⃝

    This song is about Crystal Meth (blue is slang for chrystal meth)and for gay sex,("When the pants came off and I turned you over") there have been several rumors about the used's vocalist, Bert Mccracken, being gay (pictures, songs etc..)
    
    "I originally thought it quite odd that these lyrics were the only ones not included in the booklet. Two possibilities crossed my mind: one--there might be lyrics in this song the band doesn't want in print (personal attacks, confessions, etc), or two--leaving out the lyrics left major room for ambiguity. I think it's feasable that the first line of the pre-chorus has a double-entendre in it, namely the word "blue," which could also be spelled "blew." --> copied from songmeanings.com from lyricalavenger

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