I have no idea about the meaning, if there really is one, but it's a fun song anyway. I like it!
Here's a couple divergent anaylsis:
At first I thought "I am the best of all supporting actors" is kind of a backhanded self-compliment, like, "I'm such a wonderful waterboy" or "I'm really good at catching that wedding bouquet over and over and over."
After all, the lead supporting actor tends to be a cheerleader for the hero, and he's also the comic relief. He does not usually get the girl nor is he all that popular in and of himself. Usually, he gets saved or sacrificed; he does not take center stage.
What confused me is when the chorus shifted to "you": "It's cute how you try to rebuild your life."
But then I realized I was so, so, so wrong. "I am the best of all supporting actors" means the guy is dating a woman who can't get her life righted. He's "supporting" her through crisis and mishap and possibly even infidelity: "You, you're breaking the hearts of honest men" implies she's not so honest herself.
He's doing this supporting to a fault; she can't get it right nor set things right -- "It's cute how you try to rebuild your life."
I have no idea about the meaning, if there really is one, but it's a fun song anyway. I like it!
Here's a couple divergent anaylsis:
At first I thought "I am the best of all supporting actors" is kind of a backhanded self-compliment, like, "I'm such a wonderful waterboy" or "I'm really good at catching that wedding bouquet over and over and over."
After all, the lead supporting actor tends to be a cheerleader for the hero, and he's also the comic relief. He does not usually get the girl nor is he all that popular in and of himself. Usually, he gets saved or sacrificed; he does not take center stage.
What confused me is when the chorus shifted to "you": "It's cute how you try to rebuild your life."
But then I realized I was so, so, so wrong. "I am the best of all supporting actors" means the guy is dating a woman who can't get her life righted. He's "supporting" her through crisis and mishap and possibly even infidelity: "You, you're breaking the hearts of honest men" implies she's not so honest herself.
He's doing this supporting to a fault; she can't get it right nor set things right -- "It's cute how you try to rebuild your life."
Eureka! I'm golden.