Actually its not a gender-based thing its a structual thing. I read that Emily Haines had said (regarding this song), "What I realized is that I need a wife, and I'm not a lesbian"... This song is about the fact that she has realized why "men need wifes" and "why people need maids". The structure. She talks about this song in the following article, http://www.emilyhaines.com/press/060801_radar.pdf
Actually its not a gender-based thing its a structual thing. I read that Emily Haines had said (regarding this song), "What I realized is that I need a wife, and I'm not a lesbian"... This song is about the fact that she has realized why "men need wifes" and "why people need maids". The structure. She talks about this song in the following article, http://www.emilyhaines.com/press/060801_radar.pdf