The song might be referencing latex; however, your interpretation is typical of most on this site - a blend of objectivity and bias.
Your assertion that "people with discreet fetishes recognize one another easily, and feel a special, secret connection" is not only laughably absurd, but also bears no relevance to the lyrics whatsoever. This sounds more like a personal fantasy - one that does not exist.
How are the lyrics "smug?" I'm having a hard time figuring out why you used that word, other than for show (which I believe was probably the case).
And to conclude my nitpicking of the irrelevant stuff, you seem to believe it's some kind of revelation that fetishists have "boring nights." It isn't. To anyone. Additionally, there's not a single indication in the song that the subject is experiencing a boring night, other than the phrase, "with some time to spare."
Of course, there's also no clear-cut indication the song is about latex, either. The only evidence to support this theory is the incomplete phrase "black plastic" taken from "black plastic chairs," as well as the culture surrounding Ladytron, which I'm sure influenced your opinion.
Despite the fact that the song may nevertheless be about latex, the amount of frivolous detail layering your interpretation, which was founded to begin with on a debatable theme, leads me to conclude that this is just another example of a person projecting their own personal life into a supposed song meaning and representing it here as objective.
LOL@Roxanne
The song might be referencing latex; however, your interpretation is typical of most on this site - a blend of objectivity and bias.
Your assertion that "people with discreet fetishes recognize one another easily, and feel a special, secret connection" is not only laughably absurd, but also bears no relevance to the lyrics whatsoever. This sounds more like a personal fantasy - one that does not exist.
How are the lyrics "smug?" I'm having a hard time figuring out why you used that word, other than for show (which I believe was probably the case).
And to conclude my nitpicking of the irrelevant stuff, you seem to believe it's some kind of revelation that fetishists have "boring nights." It isn't. To anyone. Additionally, there's not a single indication in the song that the subject is experiencing a boring night, other than the phrase, "with some time to spare."
Of course, there's also no clear-cut indication the song is about latex, either. The only evidence to support this theory is the incomplete phrase "black plastic" taken from "black plastic chairs," as well as the culture surrounding Ladytron, which I'm sure influenced your opinion.
Despite the fact that the song may nevertheless be about latex, the amount of frivolous detail layering your interpretation, which was founded to begin with on a debatable theme, leads me to conclude that this is just another example of a person projecting their own personal life into a supposed song meaning and representing it here as objective.
In the future, please don't.
Erm, that is all.