Weezer’s “Surf Wax America” is about global warming

Maybe “Surf Wax America”, by Weezer, is about global warming!

The sea is foamin’ like a bottle of beer
The wave is comin’ but I ain’t gonna fear

In the first 2 lines, the singer observes that the sea is becoming more aggressive, and sea levels are rising. A “wave is coming”–presumably the slow wave of destruction, that will wipe out coastal cities.

I’m waxin’ down so that I’ll go real fast
I’m waxin’ down because it’s really a blast

Rather than fearing the change, the singer invests in, for example, surf board maintenance so that he can adapt his lifestyle to the change. Waxing down might also refer to preparing his body for swimming, which will be more important when the planet is covered in water.

I’m goin’ surfin ’cause I don’t like your fate
I’m bailin’ out because I hate the race
Of rats that run around and round in the maze
I’m goin’ surfin’, I’m goin’ surfin’

Humanity itself has caused the global warming. The singer doesn’t particularly care for the rat race of human nature and capitalism, which caused the destruction. He has resigned the world to its inevitable fate, and is instead choosing to prepare to adapt to the new world–by learning to surf.

You’ll take your car to work
I’ll take my board
And when you’re out of fuel
I’m still afloat

It was the careless overuse of limited fossil fuels due to, for example, daily commutes, that led to global climate change. When the fossil fuels run out, and the emissions have all reached the atmosphere, the only way to survive (be afloat) will be surfing, which the singer is already practicing.

My buddies and their honeys all come along
They seem invincible as they surf along

The singer is spreading the word on how to adapt, to his friends, and their families; only they will be immune to the impending global disaster.

The sea is rollin’ like a thousand pound keg
We’re goin’ surfin’, we’re goin’ surfin’

At this part, apparently the climate change is accelerating faster than ever–exploding, “like a thousand pound keg”.

All along the undertow, strengthening it’s hold
I never thought it’d come to this
Now I can never go home

This is repeated during the sad bridge part of the song–apparently, the climate change is complete, and permanent. The singer is sad that it came to this–even his own home is gone.

Let’s go!

This is in the upbeat finale of the song–apparently the singer is still doing fine, surfing away!