Well, not to project my own neuroses onto this song, but to me, this is a song about being so tied up in your own head that you can't actually find the person you're looking for. It starts out really sarcastic with the baby/kitten/surrender analogy, like someone saying that they'd rather set a kitten on fire or stick a baby in a blender before they'd let their guard down and surrender. The second verse is advice to open yourself up and give more of yourself to people and relationships, even if you might not get it all back. The second, third, and fourth lines are about how he's tired of hearing the person he's singing to talking so much (maybe rationalizing why they're like they are and why they shouldn't be so open), and he's about to lay it out flat for them, whether they like it or not. The riddle is a clever little play on words about how this person might spend all their time conceptualizing the perfect person or relationship, or maybe being jealous/envious of people who found their 'person', thinking that they're lucky, when they actually might be miserable ("Another fool's dream"). The last verse is just pretty blunt: If you think you're shower nozzle masturbation or jerking off is better than an actual lover, then you need to get your ass out and let someone in your head.
Well, not to project my own neuroses onto this song, but to me, this is a song about being so tied up in your own head that you can't actually find the person you're looking for. It starts out really sarcastic with the baby/kitten/surrender analogy, like someone saying that they'd rather set a kitten on fire or stick a baby in a blender before they'd let their guard down and surrender. The second verse is advice to open yourself up and give more of yourself to people and relationships, even if you might not get it all back. The second, third, and fourth lines are about how he's tired of hearing the person he's singing to talking so much (maybe rationalizing why they're like they are and why they shouldn't be so open), and he's about to lay it out flat for them, whether they like it or not. The riddle is a clever little play on words about how this person might spend all their time conceptualizing the perfect person or relationship, or maybe being jealous/envious of people who found their 'person', thinking that they're lucky, when they actually might be miserable ("Another fool's dream"). The last verse is just pretty blunt: If you think you're shower nozzle masturbation or jerking off is better than an actual lover, then you need to get your ass out and let someone in your head.
Thank you for getting this one right. It seemed so obvious to me, but no one else seemed to get it until I read your post.
Thank you for getting this one right. It seemed so obvious to me, but no one else seemed to get it until I read your post.
Yes, thank you, this is how I've always interpreted the song too and like scottyp says, it seems pretty obvious to me.
Yes, thank you, this is how I've always interpreted the song too and like scottyp says, it seems pretty obvious to me.