I love this song, because it starts off using "off the hook" to mean letting someone get away with something. This picture of a girl being cheated on and letting the guy back in. Then in the middle of the song, she's getting wise, getting pissed, pondering making him eat his words "off the hook" ...and then comes the big finish, when she's finally gotten the courage to really do something about things. Decides this guy is worth fuckall and she isn't going to be used anymore, and "off the hook" is used to mean she WON'T be letting him back in again. Very clever. One of those songs from Maroon that I kinda forget about until it comes on shuffle or something, but it's one I put on repeat once I rediscover it.
This song's always gotten me through periods of time where I've felt like a real idiot for letting myself be used, it's a nice anthem for getting past blocks in life.
I love this song, because it starts off using "off the hook" to mean letting someone get away with something. This picture of a girl being cheated on and letting the guy back in. Then in the middle of the song, she's getting wise, getting pissed, pondering making him eat his words "off the hook" ...and then comes the big finish, when she's finally gotten the courage to really do something about things. Decides this guy is worth fuckall and she isn't going to be used anymore, and "off the hook" is used to mean she WON'T be letting him back in again. Very clever. One of those songs from Maroon that I kinda forget about until it comes on shuffle or something, but it's one I put on repeat once I rediscover it.
This song's always gotten me through periods of time where I've felt like a real idiot for letting myself be used, it's a nice anthem for getting past blocks in life.