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Cigarettes After Sex, Tejano Blue: the lyrics & their meaning

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The new single by Cigarettes After Sex, Tejano Blue, is a beautiful love song: let’s discover the meaning behind the lyrics.

Its soft, sweet mood, the romantic lyrics, the peaceful atmosphere… you know immediately when you are listening to a song by Cigarettes After Sex. Their new single was released at the end of February 2024, anticipating the album X’s, set for release in July: Tejano Blue sets its roots in Greg Gonzalez’s musical childhood, and its lyrics hide a specific musical reference, revealed by the band’s leader in the press release.

Let’s discover more about Tejano Blue, the new song by Cigarettes After Sex: you will find an analysis of its meaning and the complete lyrics at the end of this article.

Tejano Blue: the song lyrics & their meaning

Tejano Blue is a celebration of physical love: in the lyrics, the singer describes the pleasant moments spent with the girl he loves, having sex “all the time.”

The song’s title, Tejano Blue, is a reference to Tejano music, a favorite in Greg Gonzalez’s childhood. As he explained when the single was released, the idea behind the new album is mixing the dream pop sound with the blues and the Tejano music he listened to when he was young. He directly mentions a song by Selena Quintanilla, Como La Flor, one of the biggest successes ever released by the so-called “Queen of Tejano music.” You can listen to it here on Youtube.

“I grew up in El Paso and Tejano music is huge there. You could go to a lot of the bars in the city & hear artists like Selena, Los Ángeles Azules & La Mafia playing over the speakers.

Years later when I was living in New York City I finally started listening to Selena’s Como La Flor at the same time that I was also listening to a lot of Cocteau Twins. I had the idea then to try to combine both of their sounds somehow, which felt a bit strange, but also felt like it was coming from a genuine place of rediscovering & finally connecting with the music that I heard around me in my youth.”

The lyrics give a clear idea of what this kind of music communicates to the band’s leader:

We wanted to f–k with real love
Wanted it sweet, so pure & warm
Never only sleeping over

We wanted to f–k like all the time

Most of the lines are an ode to all the physical love the singer exchanged with the girl he loved. The intensity he tried to create during those moments was intended to be remembered as unique, an achievement you reach after years of searching for the perfect love story.

I always will make it feel like you were the last one
Get in the waves like it was the first time
Bless your heart, make you part of my life forever

It’s pure poetry dedicated to the expressions of love the band prefers to face in their music. Tejano music is like an inspiring background, and the meaning behind the Tejano Blue lyrics is clear: I still remember those beautiful, passionate moments we spent together as one of the most intense experiences I have ever had. Cigarettes After Sex’s dream pop music is about nostalgia for a past that will never come back, and the new song perfectly summarizes this mood, referencing the music Greg Gonzalez was listening to when he was young.

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The official streaming and the complete lyrics

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\u002d\u002dJuMkludKM

We wanted to f–k with real love
Wanted it sweet, so pure & warm
Never only sleeping over

We wanted to f–k like all the time
And when you got back from your flight
It was the first thing we did

And when you say you want it all
I know you want it all
Baby, take it all from me
And when you drag me on the floor & the blue tejano’s on,
You keep your eyes on me

So get in the waves, swim in your leather
I always will make it feel like you were the last one
Get in the waves like it was the first time
Bless your heart, make you part of my life forever

In shorts so high waist,
The girl in the arcade said they were the shortest ever
And the rest like “Holiday”,
The live one where she sang, dancing in a polka dot top…

So get in the waves, swim in your leather
I always will make it feel like you were the last one
Get in the waves like it was the first time
Bless your heart, make you part of my life forever & always…

Published by Carlo Affatigato

Carlo has been a web content creator for over 10 years. He founded Auralcrave in 2015, envisioning it as a new space capable of offering different perspectives on topics that passionate all of us. With a scientific background, Carlo developed an interest in music, cinema, literature, and art at a young age, transforming it into a complementary dimension to his professional growth. For years, he was a music journalist specializing in electronic and dance music, writing for the most important Italian magazines (both online and print). Movies and TV series have been a true obsession in many phases of his life: during university, it was not uncommon for him to set the alarm in the middle of the night to watch classic films airing on TV. With the advent of the Internet, Carlo became a keen observer of web and social phenomena, addressing light topics such as advertising, trends, fashion, and general themes. He is the main author of Auralcrave and personally manages its social media, editorial line, book publication, resource management, and business expansion. A former engineer, life coach, husband, and father, he believes that every area of knowledge has interesting stories that deserve to be told and is convinced that doing so makes the world a better place.