The Ballad of Mona Lisa

Yeah, I think you've hit the nail on the head with that analysis. It could be taken deeper, but this a perfect simplistic analysis.<br /> <br /> In a small addition, it does seem he's a little more preoccupied with her as a person than what she's selling per se, and I think his goal ("he senses something, call it desperation") is getting her out of prostitution and leaving her old life behind, although the song doesn't give much indication as to the outcome of that.<br /> <br /> if i were analise it a bit more, continuing my theme, if you take the last line in context of the song and my (well, our combined interpretation) ("There's nothing wrong with just a taste of what you've paid for") the end seems subdued and hushed, also hinting at sadness as if this call girl (Mona Lisa) is rejecting his offer to help her escape.<br /> <br /> i feel like there's a perfect movie example of this, alas I can't place the name of the movie, nor those of major actors or actresses.

This was more or less what I was thinking as well about the lyrics. Great, great song that really stuck with me the first time I heard it. Can't wait for the full album.

Is the movie you're thinking of Pretty Woman (with Richard Gere and Julia Roberts)? Thanks for the great interpretation, by the way- I would have never gotten it if it wasn't for that.

@ianapoc I think the movie you are talking about is called Moulin Rouge. Starring Nicole Kidman as a Prostitute and Ewan McGreggor as a Poor writer who falls in love with her. Throughout the movie he tries to convince her to leave with him. I don't want to say much but it has a bitter sweet ending. Thus this Song give a strong feel for the film and it's characters.

I think the movie is My best friend's wedding. She hires an escort and they fall for each other.

If you are planning to read The Da Vinci Code and are not a fan of spoilers, I would stop reading.<br /> <br /> My theory of the meaning is completely based off of the video. <br /> <br /> Okay, maybe it's because I am currently reading The Da Vinci Code that I am thinking this, but, yeah. I think it has something to do with that. Because in the video the little girl holds up a sign that says, "Mary did it." Mary, as in Mary Magdelene, the supposed prostitute in the bible, believed by some to actually be Jesus's spouse or companion...a secret that everyone is trying to keep quiet. Which I haven't quite gotten to that part in the book, but I have a feeling that maybe it has something to do with a theory that her and Jesus actually had a child together, but I couldn't be sure...anyway. Then there is the fact the on the microphone or whatever that is in the video, there is a pentacle, or star, which is a huge part of The Da Vinci Code because of it's Pagan symbolism. Coincidence? Probably. But it's a fun theory. Then there is the fact that it is a little girl at the end who finds out the secret through the help of a dead man. This possibly representing the granddaughter in the book, Sophie Neveu and her grandfather, whom, in the beginning, is killed and before he dies, creates a way for her to follow clues that leads to the secret.<br /> <br /> It's a long shot and there are a ton of "coincidences," but you never know.