Are you nuts? This song is awesome....and there is nothing ambiguous about the lyrics. They are specific enough that it may not be played on some stations.

If you need it spelled out...sex can be a fever that torments...that fantasy that burns you up...while you are trying to rid yourself of it...or that one night you let yourself cross the line...a victim of some crazy heat wave...

well, I guess it is too deep for some people.

Hmm.. seems to be a lot of bad press coming from 'music critics' about kings of leon. could it be they are so blown away by their singer and have relized how pathetic of an excuse their own jobs are to the point they have to tare down someone elses art since they cant make their own.

i love this song its ******* ace. this song to me is one of there best ever i never get board of it and its just so sexy gets me in the mood.

This song is hot! addictive like crack, I agree this is art in its pure form...
Could be to deep for sum 4 real...

Just a question--but I just watched the video for the first time. Homosexual undertones? All guys, all hot, obviously sexual, eating . . chicken (a male chicken would be . . . ) gloves? I don't know. I was just struck by it and was curious about anyone elses thoughts on the matter. I have no idea (nor care) about the orientation of any of the members, but like I said--was curious.

hey i love the song am obssesed.. extra extra.. im still not sure what its about as the video stays on my tv screen from on demand.. constantly and plays in my ear .. and vibrates with my phone as my ring tone.. i will keep searching for the meaning bc i think that is as important as the sound.... ummm i will say that i kind of am leaing twards the dude or chic who says the s ong is about detoxing or quitting drugs. which i am in the process of doing myself so maybe im just wanting to relate. but your sex is on fire could be the drug and its not forever. just tonight but we are still the greatest.... and i can just taste it.. just taste it.. all that could reltate to a drug.. hmmmmmm . will come back with more thoughts after research. .... best song ever .. right now

Calleb sounds like he is horsed. Is he doing it on purposed. Either way it sounds good because it adds emotion to the song. Now to figure out for myself what I think he's talkin' about in the song.

It is an awful, awful, awful excuse for a song

we love this song! no matter what lyrics are!... enjoy it guyssssss!!

ok my sister told me bout this song long time go. it took a while,but when i actually listened to it,it really got me.so much so,that i fecking love it.i thought it was about a porn video,but alas i was wrong.its really fecking great.doesnt matter wat the feck its bout,it sounds great.new fan of kings of leon.

Does anyone know of a killer remix of this...heard a few bad ones on utube but their label must have put one out...this track is going to be an club giant

He sounds like the guy from police academy, Bobcat Goldthwait. I wish it was about sex. But what's with the chickens? And why aren't there any women in the video?

First off, love love,love this song. Was also wondering about their sexual orientation just out of curiosity. There is a black cock(chicken) in the video. There is a man half dressed being drenched in water and at a couple points in the video there is a guy wiping his mouth. I don't care if their gay or not I guess I'm just curious.

Homo-Erotic. I just saw the video and I don't see any other way to say this. But, it's a coming out party. If these guy's aren't closet gay, then they should crucify the persons responsible for the video. If I turned the sound down and watched it, I might think it was a new Clay Aiken video or something.
And I don't wanna hear that they're Bi-sexual either. Bi is gay, period.
It's strange though; the song doesn't sound so gay, but the video is so over-the-top gay it only serves to fuel the in-the-closet rumors that have been mentioned. Wouldn't be the first religously-oppressed group of guys to be gay.
Expect them to be outed in a few years.

Thanks heavens I am not the only one who sees this. I had heard the song a couple of weeks ago and saw the video today.

Where to begin... Well there certainly is a lot going on in this music video. Sweeties, I haven't heard a more blatant coming out song since George Michael's "Freedom 90." Let's run the list, shall we? First up, there are no females anywhere in this video (unless you count the bottom being held down on the bed or the long-haired guy in the water-pouring sequence reminiscent of Flashdance--What a Feelin', girl!). Second, did anyone else see the big black cock running around? (Uh-huh!) Next, we have some rubber glove hands on sticks that look suspiciously like fisting fetish gear. (Mmm-hmm... Lordy lordy, lordy...that is a whole different talk show.) This is followed by the desecration of what appears to be a Bible with one guy actually wiping his mouth after eating a chicken wing drummette even. (Bless their hearts--they did come from a strict tent-revival-meets-hellfire religious upbringing.) Then, there are some low-hanging gamecocks that can be seen on some of the long distance shots. Finally, the bondagesque pray-the-gay-away group with the guy breathing out the evil vapors and later spitting. (This and the guy lying around sweating seem to appeal to the detox theory, and more power to 'em! It also lets the KoL have right-wing fans and getspast the censors because it swung everything in a straighter direction.) There is nothing to add to what these boys have put out except to "Raise your feet to Jesus!"

Overall the song is fine, very catchy and well done. The lyrics also reach out in a gay direction, at least for me. And I know peeps will say "of course, you can see anything if you want to bad enough," but I honestly had no intention of seeing any such thing in this song. Thanks to Lu The Avocado for pointing out one of the various definitions of "transpire." They include...

1. to occur; happen; take place.
2. to emit or give off waste matter, watery vapor, etc., through the surface, as of the body or of leaves.
3. to escape, as moisture or odor, through or as if through pores.
4. to be revealed or become known.

The last definition is what struck me as most interesting relating to the lyrics. Come on out, boys! We have a new president and, I would like to think, a more tolerant nation.

Poor Americans.
Its is no surprice to me that you, of course, think they are gay. You are in so many ways a scared and parochial people. The band does not dress or appear any different then many European bands (Who is heterosexual). Its stylish - not everybody can look like linkin park or snoop or whoever is macho enough for you guys.

When it comes to video the discussion is of course interesting enough - but i
clearly believe that its about abuse which also would be quite appropriate for them to relate to.

The stupidest thing that is said on this page is clearly that there are some girls in the video? SO WHAT! it is indeed just a silly cliche if there was girls in
every single video? Have you ever thought that the video maybe just are trying to be a bit different and maybe a little more art-like then many others? Typical that everybody screams gay as soon as there is something they don't understand......

Kinda similar to witch-burnings in the middleage SORRY! take a chill-pill guys and girls! DOH