| Pulp – Lipgloss Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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Taking the brightest interpretation possible, this song is sarcastic to make a point about love: love is not based upon what one wears, what one owns, and so on. Take 'X' and 'Y' to be two people. X loves Y because X belongs to Y and Y belongs to X; Y loves X because X belongs to Y and Y belongs to X. Considering this definition of love -- which I believe is the definition the song alludes to and which I believe is a correct understanding of it-- we can now examine some of the lyrics of the song to show how my interpretation is a good one: "You've lost your lipgloss Honey, Oh yeah. Now nothing you do can turn him on," Love is not dependent upon what one wears. Suppose X and Y are humans. Suppose X loves Y (and by definition, therefore, also Y loves X). Suppose X is male and Y is female. Suppose X loves it when Y wears lipgloss. The song remarks *how the female feels* -- that X cannot love Y unless Y wears her lipgloss. Y is not thinking correctly. If X loves Y, then X loves Y regardless of what Y wears yet X may still love it when Y wears lipgloss. In the song's scenario, X and Y are not in love and, sarcastically, the narrator explains the reason must be the loss of the lipgloss. |
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