I think Ballzofsno is definitely on to something. This is about the fears and inhibitions that men can have when faced with a woman who loves them and a possibility of a relationship.
Kowalczyk's comments that these lyrics are purely from subconscious agree with that view, in my opinion.
"The mother", I think, is not the addressed person's mother. The text is not "your mother" after all. More likely "the mother" is a woman held in high regard (the Virgin Mary comes to mind), perhaps an older woman than the usual fling, who has expectations of a relationship.
If this is the case, then the very fact that she is interested in him, the "little fucker" as the addressed person no doubt sees himself, brings her down from her pedestal and makes him want to call her a freak in panic.
I think Ballzofsno is definitely on to something. This is about the fears and inhibitions that men can have when faced with a woman who loves them and a possibility of a relationship. Kowalczyk's comments that these lyrics are purely from subconscious agree with that view, in my opinion. "The mother", I think, is not the addressed person's mother. The text is not "your mother" after all. More likely "the mother" is a woman held in high regard (the Virgin Mary comes to mind), perhaps an older woman than the usual fling, who has expectations of a relationship. If this is the case, then the very fact that she is interested in him, the "little fucker" as the addressed person no doubt sees himself, brings her down from her pedestal and makes him want to call her a freak in panic.