to me the song speaks to the tendency to first idolize then demonize our heroes
neither of which would necessarily be close to the truth, thus the frustration/want to be able to tell ones own story
then as cohen loves to do, he takes his grand philosophy and cooks it down to a pedestrian relationship
here the woman has been idolized by the man, even though (or b/c) she had been aloof, and she is telling him "there's more/less to me than your idolized version of me"
and why? maybe there is too much burden (and dehumanization) to be revered in such a way (i wouldn't knowbut that's my guess)
to me the song speaks to the tendency to first idolize then demonize our heroes neither of which would necessarily be close to the truth, thus the frustration/want to be able to tell ones own story then as cohen loves to do, he takes his grand philosophy and cooks it down to a pedestrian relationship here the woman has been idolized by the man, even though (or b/c) she had been aloof, and she is telling him "there's more/less to me than your idolized version of me" and why? maybe there is too much burden (and dehumanization) to be revered in such a way (i wouldn't knowbut that's my guess)