Actually, I've been pondering the meaning of this song for a while, and I've only come to one possible meaning so far... An average Joe wanting some kind of revenge on a rock star (Rick James), who has all that he wants.
In the first verse, a concert scene is being described, "the scattering flock" being fans. "Ascending quick into the author's bathroom" could mean the celebrity's dressing room, just an assumption, though. This basically represents what Rick James has, and the other man does not.
"Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude (new?)
And there's nothing I can do" -- Rick James has the girl that he wants, and he got her easily. There's nothing else he can really do, since Rick James is famous, and he doesn't stand a chance.
The second verse kind of sounds like describing the actual ac of revenge, possibly a break-in ("Uninvited, we'll stay if we want"), possibly to get blackmail on the celebrity ("searching through your closets for your grandfather's gun" and "scratching at the bottom for another clue")
Anyhow, just my humble opinion, and I'm afraid this has turned into a bit of a rant, anyway.
Actually, I've been pondering the meaning of this song for a while, and I've only come to one possible meaning so far... An average Joe wanting some kind of revenge on a rock star (Rick James), who has all that he wants.
In the first verse, a concert scene is being described, "the scattering flock" being fans. "Ascending quick into the author's bathroom" could mean the celebrity's dressing room, just an assumption, though. This basically represents what Rick James has, and the other man does not.
"Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude (new?) And there's nothing I can do" -- Rick James has the girl that he wants, and he got her easily. There's nothing else he can really do, since Rick James is famous, and he doesn't stand a chance.
The second verse kind of sounds like describing the actual ac of revenge, possibly a break-in ("Uninvited, we'll stay if we want"), possibly to get blackmail on the celebrity ("searching through your closets for your grandfather's gun" and "scratching at the bottom for another clue")
Anyhow, just my humble opinion, and I'm afraid this has turned into a bit of a rant, anyway.