This song always makes me think of male prostitution. With lines like "What men can do / what they do for themselves / I'll do for you," I definitely feel Hell's talking about men who pleasure themselves using a woman (or man) and he will now proceed to "give back to" this "sex object," in a sense.
"If I seem unromantic / You're glad that I do / What you say to me proves / I'm more romantic than you."
Many times, prostitutes and their clients try to detach themselves from the romantic aspects of sex, some prostitutes even refusing to kiss, as many consider it the most intimate sexual act. I think Hell's talking about how it's his job to have sex, making it an unromantic, automatic act, and his client simply wants to get off and doesn't have the passion and emotion Hell believes he himself poses.
If I remember correctly, I think I've read somewhere that Hell was a male prostitute at one point. It would make sense; lots of New York punk junkies were back in the 70s.
This song always makes me think of male prostitution. With lines like "What men can do / what they do for themselves / I'll do for you," I definitely feel Hell's talking about men who pleasure themselves using a woman (or man) and he will now proceed to "give back to" this "sex object," in a sense.
"If I seem unromantic / You're glad that I do / What you say to me proves / I'm more romantic than you." Many times, prostitutes and their clients try to detach themselves from the romantic aspects of sex, some prostitutes even refusing to kiss, as many consider it the most intimate sexual act. I think Hell's talking about how it's his job to have sex, making it an unromantic, automatic act, and his client simply wants to get off and doesn't have the passion and emotion Hell believes he himself poses.
If I remember correctly, I think I've read somewhere that Hell was a male prostitute at one point. It would make sense; lots of New York punk junkies were back in the 70s.