"and with a tongue built from quicksilver
and a character of steel
you actually come and ask me how i feel
(then it repeats the chorus and the "down below" verse)
i think this is an important verse to understanding the lyrics. cos it seems to portray a bitter aspect to the song. cos in this verse he refers to her quite nastily "with a character of steel" implying thats shes cold and harsh natured. and he says "you ACTUALLY come and ask me how i feel" like hes saying it in a "and you actually have the cheek to come ask me how i feel after youve been so cold towards me".
my take on the lyrics is that hes singing about how he loves his female friend but because hes her friend he says he wont take prey (leer at her / use her) on her as hes had to watch so many other guys do.
"You wouldn't want me to,
For I'm too soft for such a thing"
theres a verse you missed out at the end:
"and with a tongue built from quicksilver and a character of steel you actually come and ask me how i feel (then it repeats the chorus and the "down below" verse)
i think this is an important verse to understanding the lyrics. cos it seems to portray a bitter aspect to the song. cos in this verse he refers to her quite nastily "with a character of steel" implying thats shes cold and harsh natured. and he says "you ACTUALLY come and ask me how i feel" like hes saying it in a "and you actually have the cheek to come ask me how i feel after youve been so cold towards me". my take on the lyrics is that hes singing about how he loves his female friend but because hes her friend he says he wont take prey (leer at her / use her) on her as hes had to watch so many other guys do. "You wouldn't want me to, For I'm too soft for such a thing"