I seem to have taken away something very different from this song. From the first listen, this song seemed to be about a manipulative woman, who fishes around for "lonely" guys, uses her genuine problems to make them feel sorry for her, uses them, and tosses them when she's done. This could very well be because I had just been dumped by somebody exactly like that when I first heard this song, though I didn't realize what her "game" had been until it was all over.
If anything, I think this song highlights how art can, and should, mean different things to different people. I've had a hunch, given that several of their songs could have several interpretations, and they rarely seem to provide definitive meanings, that this has been the Dresden Dolls' intent with many, if not most, of their songs.
I agree! First, with your interpretation, and second, with your notion that lyrics can mean different things for different people. I studied psychology, so (as you may read above), I recognized some behavior that resembled attachment issues and interpreted the song as such. To me, this interpretation was somewhat obvious, but it's interesting to see that people can look at it from so many different perspectives!
I agree! First, with your interpretation, and second, with your notion that lyrics can mean different things for different people. I studied psychology, so (as you may read above), I recognized some behavior that resembled attachment issues and interpreted the song as such. To me, this interpretation was somewhat obvious, but it's interesting to see that people can look at it from so many different perspectives!
I seem to have taken away something very different from this song. From the first listen, this song seemed to be about a manipulative woman, who fishes around for "lonely" guys, uses her genuine problems to make them feel sorry for her, uses them, and tosses them when she's done. This could very well be because I had just been dumped by somebody exactly like that when I first heard this song, though I didn't realize what her "game" had been until it was all over.
If anything, I think this song highlights how art can, and should, mean different things to different people. I've had a hunch, given that several of their songs could have several interpretations, and they rarely seem to provide definitive meanings, that this has been the Dresden Dolls' intent with many, if not most, of their songs.
I agree! First, with your interpretation, and second, with your notion that lyrics can mean different things for different people. I studied psychology, so (as you may read above), I recognized some behavior that resembled attachment issues and interpreted the song as such. To me, this interpretation was somewhat obvious, but it's interesting to see that people can look at it from so many different perspectives!
I agree! First, with your interpretation, and second, with your notion that lyrics can mean different things for different people. I studied psychology, so (as you may read above), I recognized some behavior that resembled attachment issues and interpreted the song as such. To me, this interpretation was somewhat obvious, but it's interesting to see that people can look at it from so many different perspectives!