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'making a cuckold of me' is a line from shakespeare a cuckold is a husband whose wife sleeps with other men. so basically it is about cheating

kele said:

"this song's about being in love with someone who's younger than you and has not been faithful."

She is 7 years younger than him and their relationship revolves around sex(That we can?t survive on your bedroom eyes) They are waiting for their relationship to get better, she cheats on him and she changes her image for the other guy.

Maybe this is a stretch, but to me, I think the song is kind of a homage to the Shakespearean play: Othello. Here's why:

I the beginning with the 7 year bit, I first it as he was 7 years her Senior. Anyway, the song is about cheating and the Rage of a man when he finds out his girlfriend is cheating. This is much like Othello's rage when he suspects Desdemona's infidelity. The whole song really does parallel the book as far the speak of lies and longing to be elsewhere while their own relationship slowly crumbles. Not to mention the use of the word "cuckold". Several times throughout the play it is used.

And this might be a little bit racey, but, Kele (the lead vocalist of Bloc Party) is of African Decent and he sings about a Caucasian woman ("Tanslucent and sun-bleached skin"). Just a thought.

I can be as cruel as you fighting fire with firewood

i think maybe his partner's being cheating on him or something, and then he finally gets really angry at them, or at least decides to cheat too! ooooh, sneaky! and they'd been together for seven years. what a shame. it's funny, the album's called initimacy, but a lot of the songs are about the exact opposite. the "that's what you get when you fall in love" route i think...

This song ends too early. I would love it if the closing sound turned into something else awesome.

i love the time change. and yeah i agree sam i think its being cheated on and deciding to cheat aswell.

i actually really liked this song..yeah its repetitive but i like the sound of it..it reminded me a bit of hunting for witches with glimpses of helicopter

I'd have to disagree also, i reckon this is one of my favourites on the new album - if not the favourite. It looks like Kele is talking about a relationship he has had, a long one which they had been through lots together but it is as if his partner has been in envy of something else. And yea either she just broke up with him suddenly, or he found out she had been cheating on him.