According to Ben at a recent show, this song is about how messed up it is that people could feel like they own a person, in this case a significant other. The dog is a metaphor for the woman's boyfriend who is not necessarily cheating at all, hence:
"I had him tied to a tree
but he keeps getting out"
She tried to tie him into the relationship but he didn't want to be in it. He wanted to be free to "run loose with the bitches" but her opinion of the situation was that he was her "fungible property"... "that stupid bitch is mine" she says.
According to Ben at a recent show, this song is about how messed up it is that people could feel like they own a person, in this case a significant other. The dog is a metaphor for the woman's boyfriend who is not necessarily cheating at all, hence:
"I had him tied to a tree but he keeps getting out"
She tried to tie him into the relationship but he didn't want to be in it. He wanted to be free to "run loose with the bitches" but her opinion of the situation was that he was her "fungible property"... "that stupid bitch is mine" she says.
I think errant dog = his dick.
I think errant dog = his dick.