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[[Rivers Cuomo]]'s lyrics for the song contain several references to literature and pop-culture, including Lewis Carroll's ''Jabberwocky'' poem ("gyre and gimble in the wabe"), the [[2014]] film [[Wikipedia:Whiplash (2014 film)|''Whiplash'']], and the characters of Dante and Beatrice from ''[[Wikipedia:Divine_Comedy|The Divine Comedy]]''. The lyric used in the bridge strongly resembles [[:File:Lagirlzlyric2010.jpeg|a tweet]] posted by Cuomo on [[October 5]], [[2010]]. | [[Rivers Cuomo]]'s lyrics for the song contain several references to literature and pop-culture, including Lewis Carroll's ''Jabberwocky'' poem ("gyre and gimble in the wabe"), the [[2014]] film [[Wikipedia:Whiplash (2014 film)|''Whiplash'']], and the characters of Dante and Beatrice from ''[[Wikipedia:Divine_Comedy|The Divine Comedy]]''. The lyric used in the bridge strongly resembles [[:File:Lagirlzlyric2010.jpeg|a tweet]] posted by Cuomo on [[October 5]], [[2010]]. | ||
In a [[Mr. Rivers' Neighborhood]] Discord message on [[October 10]], [[2022]], Cuomo stated that while working his first job at Jonathan's, a fast-food restaurant formerly on-campus at the University of Connecticut, he once accidentally mixed ammonia and bleach together, poisoning the entire building.<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. ''Discord''. 10 October 2022. Screenshot: [[:File:Rivers L.A. Girlz Jonathan's Ammonia Bleach.jpg]]</ref> He later confirmed that this event inspired the lyric "I'm losing it, mixing ammonia and bleach".<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. ''Discord''. 10 October 2022. Screenshot: [[:File:Discord-rivers-l.a.-girlz-ammonia.jpg]]</ref> | |||
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