on the daytrotter interview from July 3, 2008, the notes below the live version of the song say:
"Sometimes sex can feel like an exchange of goods or even a loan to be repaid later. It’s body lending, baby."
kc accidental: This is DEFINITELY not the weakest song on the album, at least not by my standards. (That honor goes to White Mystery, with its [for the most part] disappointingly minimal instrumental arrangement and without the passion in the vocals to make the lyrics convincing.)
But what can I say, I'm more of a sucker for the overall musical impacts of Minus the Bear songs than for the lyrics in most cases.