On an overt level, these lyrics talk about the giddiness and blend of both desire and aversion, hope and fear, young females feel when entering into a bad case of love fever, perhaps regarding a person she already knows is a bad idea to become obsessed about.
On a more subtle level, references to a war, references to the fact that an outcome of a struggle like a war has a victor and a subjugated party often, and references to a negative self-assessment of prospects in such a struggle - destined to "give in to you" or submit rather than simply manage to avoid contact and avoid this, all talk euphemistically about some primal emotions young females have about someone they are "falling" for.
On a primal level, perhaps Genesis said it best: You shall desire to guide him, but he shall govern you and dominate your feelings. This is a usual source of giddiness, a desire or craving for someone while simultaneously feeling anxiety about this. The usual course is to wind up "giving in", adopting the subordinate or submissive role in the relationship, and this is not always a safe thing to lunge headlong into.
It's all about the frequent refrain, "Not to give in to you", despite feeling it is desirable to:
passively allow herself to be rented and be an amenity to be enjoyed,
admit self defeat as her strong feelings overpower her deliberate intention to not let them show and not let them govern her,
blame herself as a "liar" and a bad one, a blameworthy trait of someone who perhaps deserves to be defeated and subjugated, rather than more neutrally or positively stated assessment of herself as a person whose nature is governed by feelings - what the heart wants, and
even such a potent this as HER kiss is what the victor, cast as the artist, will exercise control over, the weilder of the brush that is her.
Maybe the way is which the singer is most of all a "bad liar" is in choosing to portray herself as destined to be conquered in love rather than be someone with open options to choose at each point. The latter is the truth, but the former which is emphasized throughout the lyrics is a badly constructed lie being used to deny she can choose as she decides to at all points in the relationship.
On an overt level, these lyrics talk about the giddiness and blend of both desire and aversion, hope and fear, young females feel when entering into a bad case of love fever, perhaps regarding a person she already knows is a bad idea to become obsessed about.
On a more subtle level, references to a war, references to the fact that an outcome of a struggle like a war has a victor and a subjugated party often, and references to a negative self-assessment of prospects in such a struggle - destined to "give in to you" or submit rather than simply manage to avoid contact and avoid this, all talk euphemistically about some primal emotions young females have about someone they are "falling" for.
On a primal level, perhaps Genesis said it best: You shall desire to guide him, but he shall govern you and dominate your feelings. This is a usual source of giddiness, a desire or craving for someone while simultaneously feeling anxiety about this. The usual course is to wind up "giving in", adopting the subordinate or submissive role in the relationship, and this is not always a safe thing to lunge headlong into.
It's all about the frequent refrain, "Not to give in to you", despite feeling it is desirable to:
Maybe the way is which the singer is most of all a "bad liar" is in choosing to portray herself as destined to be conquered in love rather than be someone with open options to choose at each point. The latter is the truth, but the former which is emphasized throughout the lyrics is a badly constructed lie being used to deny she can choose as she decides to at all points in the relationship.