to me this is about a girl who's in love with one guy and she's in a relationship with him, but she keeps getting the feeling its not going right, e.g.
"Now, I've had it up to here
Don't ever try that again" - showing she knows him and what he's trying to do
"You couldn't be more wrong, darling
I never gave out these signs
You misunderstand all meaning
Snap out of it
I'm not falling for this one" - the darling showing she's trying to be nice, but failing, and she's in a really big argument with him.
And at the same time, combined into the song, is her conversation with this other guy whos coming onto her a lot too much for comfort
" How did you get this number?
I can't get my head 'round you
Of course you're not coming over" - she's really scared of all the attention, its been a long time since someone has really loved her like that
So most of the song is her yelling at/talking to one of these guys, then in some bits she's suddenly talking to herself;
"If love is surrender
Then whose war is it anyway?"
Then at the end she realises she is "torn in two" and feels so utterly helpless...
"Do just what I tell you
And no one will get hurt
Don't come any closer
'Cause I dunno how long I can hold my heart in two
So, what do we do now?
What do we do now?
What do we do now?
What do we do now?" - she's telling both of them to back off because she doesnt understand herself anymore.
Maybe this is just me - its where I was at the time I first heard the song anyway.
to me this is about a girl who's in love with one guy and she's in a relationship with him, but she keeps getting the feeling its not going right, e.g.
"Now, I've had it up to here Don't ever try that again" - showing she knows him and what he's trying to do
"You couldn't be more wrong, darling I never gave out these signs You misunderstand all meaning Snap out of it I'm not falling for this one" - the darling showing she's trying to be nice, but failing, and she's in a really big argument with him.
And at the same time, combined into the song, is her conversation with this other guy whos coming onto her a lot too much for comfort
" How did you get this number? I can't get my head 'round you Of course you're not coming over" - she's really scared of all the attention, its been a long time since someone has really loved her like that
So most of the song is her yelling at/talking to one of these guys, then in some bits she's suddenly talking to herself;
"If love is surrender Then whose war is it anyway?"
Then at the end she realises she is "torn in two" and feels so utterly helpless...
"Do just what I tell you And no one will get hurt Don't come any closer 'Cause I dunno how long I can hold my heart in two
So, what do we do now? What do we do now? What do we do now? What do we do now?" - she's telling both of them to back off because she doesnt understand herself anymore.
Maybe this is just me - its where I was at the time I first heard the song anyway.