the song is based on the movie the collector, which is an adaption of the book by john fowles of the same title. however, in the collector, the kidnapper does not have a sexual fascination with his victim, but he is in love with her; is not the smartest man, and he is also very socially awkward, and he is unable to approach her at all. one day he decides to kidnap her and keep her in a secure room in his basement in hopes that if he keeps her long enough, she will love him back and they will be able to form a normal life together. he never rapes her, and he does not actually kill her at all; as a matter of fact, he never does/tries to have sex with her at all, either. in the one part of the book where she attempts to seduce him in an effort to save herself, he finds the idea of her doing so to be repulsive and begins to lose all respect for her.
so the song is a variation on the story; it makes it more sinister, but i also think that it cheapens the story by turning a psychological masterpiece into almost another horror story.
the song is based on the movie the collector, which is an adaption of the book by john fowles of the same title. however, in the collector, the kidnapper does not have a sexual fascination with his victim, but he is in love with her; is not the smartest man, and he is also very socially awkward, and he is unable to approach her at all. one day he decides to kidnap her and keep her in a secure room in his basement in hopes that if he keeps her long enough, she will love him back and they will be able to form a normal life together. he never rapes her, and he does not actually kill her at all; as a matter of fact, he never does/tries to have sex with her at all, either. in the one part of the book where she attempts to seduce him in an effort to save herself, he finds the idea of her doing so to be repulsive and begins to lose all respect for her.
so the song is a variation on the story; it makes it more sinister, but i also think that it cheapens the story by turning a psychological masterpiece into almost another horror story.
i do like the song and its creepy aura very much.