| Metric – Lost Kitten Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Actually, I do see how the refrain could be from the mother's point of view. 'You have my eyes but you'll never be mine' As the mother gave her up. |
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| Metric – Lost Kitten Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Hit me where it hurts, I come home to lose [After using a prostitute, the customer returns home doesn't give a second thought] |
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| Metric – Lost Kitten Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I am really surprised nobody interpreted the song the way I did, as I thought it was fairly obvious. This isn’t about some dude in love, it’s literally about a prostitute. Don't say yes if you can't say no [A hooker can’t say no to a customer.] Victim of the system say it isn't so [Reference to the cycle of poverty and the effect of a crappy upbringing and lack of role models] Squatted on the doorstep [She’s unwanted and given up for someone else to deal with] Swallowed all the blow [Drug addiction, cocaine] Leaving without you can't say no [The girl is helpless and alone in the world] Half way starts with happiness for me [Foster care is supposed to give children a loving environment] Half way house lost kitten in the street [She’s the product of foster care; the comparison to a lost kitten shows how vulnerable she is, especially while on the street] Hit me where it hurts, I'm coming home to lose [The ugliness of her life affects my heart, but when I return home I forget] Kitten on the catwalk, high heeled shoes [Catwalk or sidewalk, describing the typical attire or image of a hooker] No more hot headed Saturdays [hot headed referring to anger, resistance melting away. Saturday is the busiest day of the week] They got it! They want it! They give it away! [Customers have money, they ‘want it’ and are willing to pay cash] Tell me one thing you would never do [Prostitutes sell their bodies, basically crossing a line, willing to do anything and everything, possibly to fuel a drug addiction] I was looking for a hooker when I found you [Literally, I found a hooker, I found you] You've got my eyes, you've got my eyes [I’m imagining myself in your situation] You'll never be mine but you've got my eyes [I’m never going to help you, but I feel some guilt because of our similarities] When you lie I cover it up [I’m just going to ignore your desperation] When you hide I cover it up [I’m looking the other way at your poverty] When you cry I cover it up [I feel bad, I can’t look while you’re crying] When you come undone I cover it up [Ignoring your horrible situation makes me feel better] I was so pent up, I was coming on to you [A hooker is so lonely she’s seeking company from one of her customers] Happy in the night time howling at the moon [She’s able to ignore her problems for a while, eventually leading to to sex] Sipping on a cocktail, drinking in the loo [Self-medicating with alcohol; customers often buy drinks] There's something about you I hold on to [I can’t get her situation out of my mind, I keep remembering] You've got my eyes, you've got my eyes [I interpret this as the singer pointing out how almost anybody could have fallen into this life] You'll never be mine but you've got my eyes [Nobody will pay any attention to hookers or their situation] |
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