I think this is a very clever song and I also think it is about a false relationship.
"I don't know you from Adam" - the proverbial expression is given a new twist when we are talking about a "real imitation" of creation.
"The gun in the first act" quote was Chekov talking about the predictability of drama.. The final failure is implicit in the false start to the relationship.
I think also that Aimee Mann must find that her fame gets in the way of forming relationships because the "most perfect strangers that you can talk to are the ones who pretend that you're not really you.." but anyone who bases their relationship on not recognising "Aimee Mann the superstar" in "Aimee Mann the woman" is basing it on a falsehood.
Finally, much as I like Aimee Mann the role of Aimee Mann's ex-lover is a very fraught one. If I let someone down they can badmouth me to their friends not to the whole world.
I think this is a very clever song and I also think it is about a false relationship. "I don't know you from Adam" - the proverbial expression is given a new twist when we are talking about a "real imitation" of creation. "The gun in the first act" quote was Chekov talking about the predictability of drama.. The final failure is implicit in the false start to the relationship. I think also that Aimee Mann must find that her fame gets in the way of forming relationships because the "most perfect strangers that you can talk to are the ones who pretend that you're not really you.." but anyone who bases their relationship on not recognising "Aimee Mann the superstar" in "Aimee Mann the woman" is basing it on a falsehood. Finally, much as I like Aimee Mann the role of Aimee Mann's ex-lover is a very fraught one. If I let someone down they can badmouth me to their friends not to the whole world.