Really cynical critique of the institution of marriage from someone looking to use it (and her intended spouse) purely as a tool for stability to advance other appetites. She wants a sexless (Mary & Joseph w/o the kid) marriage to a stable, yet emotionally easy-to-manipulate man (a rock with a heart like a socket I can plug into at will) so that she can be taken care of and comfortable until something that tickles her fancy comes along ( I'm as fickle as a paper doll...I'll be in someone else's arms). Pretty ruthless when you consider that she KNOWS she's going to leave him before they marry (marry me, you won't realize I'm gone), that she knows she's manipulating him (I don't care what you want, I want to marry you), AND that she even considers that she can potentially do this to him multiple times in the future when she's between affairs ( "And will you guess when I come around next? I hope your open sign is blinking still").
The really depressing thing about the whole song is that the implication by the singer is that her approach to marriage is really not any different than anyone else's. "most mainly want to win the game they came to win. They want to come out ahead" and "we'll do what married people do".
Hmmm, I never thought of the Mary and Joseph line that way. I assumed she was tweaking the orthodox Biblical account, but that would add a new dimension to the song. And "we'll do what married people do." Supposedly couples have sex a lot less once they're married. Supposedly.
Hmmm, I never thought of the Mary and Joseph line that way. I assumed she was tweaking the orthodox Biblical account, but that would add a new dimension to the song. And "we'll do what married people do." Supposedly couples have sex a lot less once they're married. Supposedly.
That's exactly how i read this. I think she'll literally be gone, not that any part of her will be missing. She's demanding marriage from a weak man, understanding that it's not in her nature to settle down, but to move on with little emotional attachment.
That's exactly how i read this. I think she'll literally be gone, not that any part of her will be missing. She's demanding marriage from a weak man, understanding that it's not in her nature to settle down, but to move on with little emotional attachment.
Really cynical critique of the institution of marriage from someone looking to use it (and her intended spouse) purely as a tool for stability to advance other appetites. She wants a sexless (Mary & Joseph w/o the kid) marriage to a stable, yet emotionally easy-to-manipulate man (a rock with a heart like a socket I can plug into at will) so that she can be taken care of and comfortable until something that tickles her fancy comes along ( I'm as fickle as a paper doll...I'll be in someone else's arms). Pretty ruthless when you consider that she KNOWS she's going to leave him before they marry (marry me, you won't realize I'm gone), that she knows she's manipulating him (I don't care what you want, I want to marry you), AND that she even considers that she can potentially do this to him multiple times in the future when she's between affairs ( "And will you guess when I come around next? I hope your open sign is blinking still").
The really depressing thing about the whole song is that the implication by the singer is that her approach to marriage is really not any different than anyone else's. "most mainly want to win the game they came to win. They want to come out ahead" and "we'll do what married people do".
Hmmm, I never thought of the Mary and Joseph line that way. I assumed she was tweaking the orthodox Biblical account, but that would add a new dimension to the song. And "we'll do what married people do." Supposedly couples have sex a lot less once they're married. Supposedly.
Hmmm, I never thought of the Mary and Joseph line that way. I assumed she was tweaking the orthodox Biblical account, but that would add a new dimension to the song. And "we'll do what married people do." Supposedly couples have sex a lot less once they're married. Supposedly.
That's exactly how i read this. I think she'll literally be gone, not that any part of her will be missing. She's demanding marriage from a weak man, understanding that it's not in her nature to settle down, but to move on with little emotional attachment.
That's exactly how i read this. I think she'll literally be gone, not that any part of her will be missing. She's demanding marriage from a weak man, understanding that it's not in her nature to settle down, but to move on with little emotional attachment.
This song is not romantic, i'll tell ya that :-)
This song is not romantic, i'll tell ya that :-)