A Poetic Retelling of an Unfortunate Seduction Lyrics

Lyric discussion by summerstars 

Cover art for A Poetic Retelling of an Unfortunate Seduction lyrics by Bright Eyes

I totally think that this song is about a brothel. It seems like he is writing about someones journey to find satisfaction. Sex is an amazing thing. However, in the situation mentioned in the song, by trying to fill this void it is only made larger. The person is to the point that they don't even care if they live or die.I don't think that this person is so much wanting sex but something else. They go to this whore house to feel loved, to feel someones arms around them, to feel the ultimate form of bond yet the only feeling the person ends up having is a greater sense of lonliness. It's a sad song, really.

@summerstars I agree it's probably about a prostitute, a brothel. Like he's lost his first love and is trying to make himself feel better with sex, but all he feels is dirty and hollow. He realises the sick hold his first love has on him, sick because it can never be.