I've always thought that the guitar in this song is kind of unsettling; like a lurking, haunted instrument. Although this is a beautiful song, I think it may be about a man lusting for a woman, maybe even stalking her. He thinks much of his abilities to use words and actions to attract women. The lines "first you're ripe, and then you're rotten" show that he could change his mind about the person anytime, and that he has the power to make that decision.
I've always thought that the guitar in this song is kind of unsettling; like a lurking, haunted instrument. Although this is a beautiful song, I think it may be about a man lusting for a woman, maybe even stalking her. He thinks much of his abilities to use words and actions to attract women. The lines "first you're ripe, and then you're rotten" show that he could change his mind about the person anytime, and that he has the power to make that decision.