Things are shaping up to be pretty odd.
Little deaths in musical beds.
So it seems I'm someone I've never met.

You will only hear these elegant crimes,
Fall on your ears from criminal dimes.
They spill a foul from a pretty mouth.

everybody gets there when everybody gets there and everybody gets their way.
I never said I missed her when everybody kissed her,
Now I'm the only one to blame.

Things have changed for me, and that's okay.
I feel the same, I'm on my way, and I say.

I want to go where everyone goes,
I want to know what everyone knows
I want to go where everyone feels the same

I never said I'd leave the city,
I never said I'd leave this town.
A falling out we won't tiptoe about.



Lyrics submitted by applehxcsauce, edited by lifexuke, greengents

Track duration: 03:15


That Green Gentleman song meanings
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    General Comment:Brendon has said in concert that this song is about smoking weed... Also 'That Green Gentleman"... sounds like the name of a strain ;)
    Flag blymehon June 19, 2012   Link
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    My Interpretation:honestly, how did no one understand this was about weed before brendon stated proclaiming it at shows!? it's so obvious! dimes (bags), crimes (illegality), "everybody kissed her" (passing joints) but not missing her (weed isnt addictive)... like really people. i didnt bother coming on here in 2008 because i thought it was obvious. on every song i see on this site there are at least 10 comments saying it's about a break-up or fame. yes, lots of songs are about this, but that's really freaking vague, there's more to songs than that. even this song is about change and fame to some extent. if there's one thing i've learned from this website, it's not the meaning of songs. it's the fact that analysis is not for amateurs. i feel like so many people read comments on here and are misled about song meanings. which is ironic, considering the name of the site.
    Flag shadefire3on May 06, 2012   Link
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    Song Meaning:Just confirming the obvious: It's definitely about Marijuana . He (Brendon) openly talked about it at the last show he was at in Milwaukee. Then he proceeded to play the song lol
    Flag nicolesybon January 04, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:The song is about Marajuana. And how much Brendon Urie LOVES weed. :D
    Flag pass92on November 10, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:this song is 100% about smoking weed.
    Flag meltyourheadacheson November 10, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:this song is about smoking weed... that 'green' gentleman. It's a fantastic show
    Flag frankicurranon November 05, 2011   Link
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    Song Meaning:I went to a Panic concert, and right before this song played, someone shouted out something about weed. Urie then said "Well, thats funny because this song is about weed" then proceeded to play this song.
    Flag nationalredsoxfnon October 28, 2011   Link
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    Song Meaning:I went to a Panic concert, and right before this song played, someone shouted out something about weed. Urie then said "Well, thats funny because this song is about weed" then proceeded to play this song.
    Flag nationalredsoxfnon October 28, 2011   Link
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    Song Meaning:This song is actually about...weed. Brendon said it at a recent show. It actually makes sense once you realize it.

    The "green" gentleman is weed.

    "You will only hear these elegant crimes,
    Fall on your ears from criminal dimes."

    Sounds like drug use, and dimes is probably referring to dime bags.

    "I never said I missed her when everybody kissed her"

    The 'her' in this line is probably a female metaphorical representation of weed - "Mary Jane."

    I don't think the rest needs explaining.
    Flag Progon October 23, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This is probably my favorite song at the moment.
    Like others have said, it's about change and growing up. These things usually come with a sense of confusion as you try to figure out where you're going in life. You may think you know where you're going and that you've got it figured out, but you see that that's not the case as time goes by ("Things are shaping up to be pretty odd..."). You're also figuring out who you are, but that isn't always clear either ("So it seems I'm someone I've never met..."). A person can struggle with fitting in with everyone else while doing this ("I want to go where everyone feels the same...")
    I see other parts as changes in relationships as you change yourself; whether it be with friends or a significant other ("A falling out we won't tiptoe about..." and the other verses that fit with that).
    It has a nostalgic, melancholy feeling about it, but it's embracing the change at the same time (mainly because it's inevitable). "Things have changed for me, and that's okay. I feel the same, I'm on my way, and I say." This last bit just seems to be about looking back at where you were and where you're going. The change has happened and you're moving forward to a better place than where you were before as the change was happening.
    Flag AndThatsOkay3on September 25, 2010   Link

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