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Sneaker Pimps – Walking Zero Lyrics 14 years ago
> compromise in full extreme, cut off my heels
> this blood on my shoes

Makes me think of the original version of Cinderella, in which one of the stepsisters is forced by her mother to cut off her heel in order to fit into the glass slipper. The prince figures out she can't be the one when he sees the blood.

This allusion would tie in with myislanduniverse's feminist assessment of the song, I think.

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The Shins – Turn On Me Lyrics 17 years ago
I also hear "Like every 'mother doesn't love me' child."

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Kings of Convenience – Know-How Lyrics 18 years ago
It does make more sense as "peculiarly interested", but my ears can hear it as either word, so I'm not sure. I definitely think it's about some sort of secret relationship, and the song is an entreaty to their partner to not overthink things.

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