He War Lyrics

Lyric discussion by mandolin 

Cover art for He War lyrics by Cat Power

I actually believe it's a song about a girl who wants a guy that someone else has. (So, in this case, the video is correct.)

"I never meant to be the needle that broke your back" -- He knows that she wants him, and it bothers him. She's a problem for him, because he's with someone else.

When she sings, "He war, he war, he will kill for you" it's Chan singing that he loves the girl he's with and that he wouldn't leave the girl for Chan.

She's not the "hot new chick" -- she's not a girl attractive enough (physically and personality-wise) to pull him away from his current paramour.

It's her pining over someone she can't have, mainly due to the fact he will not abandon his current relationship with the girl he loves for her.