Of couse there's a whole lot of ambiguity here, but I think this song might be about trying to rebuild a (dysfunctional) relationship.
"But my dear, oh my dear
I’d like to fight the good fight for another couple of years
‘cause to say the war is over is to say you are a widow
You’re not a widow yet!"
He's reassuring her that, even if he hasn't always been there ('sorry that I'm late'), he's willing to fight to make the relationship work, and that she shouldn't think it's over quite yet (shouldn't consider herself a 'widow')
"If you are sharpening your scissors
I am sharpening my scissors,
And I am sharpening my sword"
He's saying that is she's willing to fight (sharpen her scissors), he is too, and maybe fight even harder (sharpening his sword).
"So you can take me to the dragon’s lair
Or you can take me to Rapunzel’s windowsill
Either way it is time for a bigger kind of kill…
A bigger kind of kill."
He's saying that no matter which direction she decides to take the relationship, they have to do something about it. She can either accept him ("take me to Rapunzel's windowsill") or decide that it's too late to patch up their relationship. The 'bigger kind of kill' is saying that whatever they do, (solve the problem or put an end to the situation) they need to do something big and commit to it. So either put their hearts into the relationship or take the next step and end it. I think.
"I see your face..."
"You're such a champion"
He clearly still feels very strongly for her and respects her a lot. Maybe even idolizes her. He's clearly been distracted though (first verse). I think these lines show that he really willing to fight to win her back.
I'm still not quite sure about:
"There’s a swan among the pigeons of Barcelona’s floor
There’s a Samson with Delilahs lining up outside the door"
Maybe he's saying that she's a "swan among pigeons" XP (Also that she's far away from him maybe.) The next line could be that there are lots of girls he could have, but they would betray him? I'm really iffy on this. I think I get the idea, but can't get it into words.
Now I could be very, very wrong about all this, but that's how I interpret the song. :P
I think you're spot on with your interpretation. The line "if you're sharpening your scissors" I think it may also be a sort of continuation to the Samson and Delilah metaphor, since Delilah betrayed Samson by cutting his hair (If I remember correctly). So maybe that verse is saying that they don't trust each other as they are both "sharpening their scissors" to betray each other, but at the same time he's sharpening his sword to fight for the relationship and kill the dragon
I think you're spot on with your interpretation. The line "if you're sharpening your scissors" I think it may also be a sort of continuation to the Samson and Delilah metaphor, since Delilah betrayed Samson by cutting his hair (If I remember correctly). So maybe that verse is saying that they don't trust each other as they are both "sharpening their scissors" to betray each other, but at the same time he's sharpening his sword to fight for the relationship and kill the dragon
Of couse there's a whole lot of ambiguity here, but I think this song might be about trying to rebuild a (dysfunctional) relationship.
"But my dear, oh my dear I’d like to fight the good fight for another couple of years ‘cause to say the war is over is to say you are a widow
You’re not a widow yet!"
He's reassuring her that, even if he hasn't always been there ('sorry that I'm late'), he's willing to fight to make the relationship work, and that she shouldn't think it's over quite yet (shouldn't consider herself a 'widow')
"If you are sharpening your scissors I am sharpening my scissors, And I am sharpening my sword"
He's saying that is she's willing to fight (sharpen her scissors), he is too, and maybe fight even harder (sharpening his sword).
"So you can take me to the dragon’s lair Or you can take me to Rapunzel’s windowsill Either way it is time for a bigger kind of kill… A bigger kind of kill."
He's saying that no matter which direction she decides to take the relationship, they have to do something about it. She can either accept him ("take me to Rapunzel's windowsill") or decide that it's too late to patch up their relationship. The 'bigger kind of kill' is saying that whatever they do, (solve the problem or put an end to the situation) they need to do something big and commit to it. So either put their hearts into the relationship or take the next step and end it. I think.
"I see your face..." "You're such a champion"
He clearly still feels very strongly for her and respects her a lot. Maybe even idolizes her. He's clearly been distracted though (first verse). I think these lines show that he really willing to fight to win her back.
I'm still not quite sure about:
"There’s a swan among the pigeons of Barcelona’s floor There’s a Samson with Delilahs lining up outside the door"
Maybe he's saying that she's a "swan among pigeons" XP (Also that she's far away from him maybe.) The next line could be that there are lots of girls he could have, but they would betray him? I'm really iffy on this. I think I get the idea, but can't get it into words.
Now I could be very, very wrong about all this, but that's how I interpret the song. :P
I think you're spot on with your interpretation. The line "if you're sharpening your scissors" I think it may also be a sort of continuation to the Samson and Delilah metaphor, since Delilah betrayed Samson by cutting his hair (If I remember correctly). So maybe that verse is saying that they don't trust each other as they are both "sharpening their scissors" to betray each other, but at the same time he's sharpening his sword to fight for the relationship and kill the dragon
I think you're spot on with your interpretation. The line "if you're sharpening your scissors" I think it may also be a sort of continuation to the Samson and Delilah metaphor, since Delilah betrayed Samson by cutting his hair (If I remember correctly). So maybe that verse is saying that they don't trust each other as they are both "sharpening their scissors" to betray each other, but at the same time he's sharpening his sword to fight for the relationship and kill the dragon