I have a more specific meaning for this song then what I have been reading.
To me this is about a very short lived but deep infatuation a guy has with an exotic dancer. The first verse describes him seeing her and their interaction. She does what all dancers do, make you feel like a king (for a price). There is something about her though and he feels something for her unexpectedly. Something simple yet powerful for reasons unknown to him. He wants to know why he feels this, but he quickly realizes she is just out there for the money. She will do the same very act for the next guy (But she's just not that way, Her little soul is stolen, See her put on her brand new face)
The chorus describes a club and him being in it. Shades are pulled, razor blades for the dancers with a coke problem in the back, etc. I can vision the guy just watching her and loving what he sees yet hating he feels like that. He should have more sense than that, but there is something about her he can't put his finger on that draws him to her. But, in the end it's all a game for money and nothing more.
The final verse describes further the realization that his infatuation will amount to nothing and he should have more sense to even consider anything would happen between them. This realization occurs when he attempts to take money out of the equation and connect personally. With no money though in a club, you get no attention and become the creep, wierdo, or cheap skate. (She's not so sweet today
She mocks me, I'm no fighter). It is unfortunate to him because what he is feeling is real and significant, yet there is nothing more that can be done. (It all just seems like such a waste)
The final "It's oversimplified" bit outlines the whole song for me. You go to a club and you know what you are getting when you go there. A very simple concept. When some thing unexpected happens though, it can be more than that.
I have a more specific meaning for this song then what I have been reading.
To me this is about a very short lived but deep infatuation a guy has with an exotic dancer. The first verse describes him seeing her and their interaction. She does what all dancers do, make you feel like a king (for a price). There is something about her though and he feels something for her unexpectedly. Something simple yet powerful for reasons unknown to him. He wants to know why he feels this, but he quickly realizes she is just out there for the money. She will do the same very act for the next guy (But she's just not that way, Her little soul is stolen, See her put on her brand new face)
The chorus describes a club and him being in it. Shades are pulled, razor blades for the dancers with a coke problem in the back, etc. I can vision the guy just watching her and loving what he sees yet hating he feels like that. He should have more sense than that, but there is something about her he can't put his finger on that draws him to her. But, in the end it's all a game for money and nothing more.
The final verse describes further the realization that his infatuation will amount to nothing and he should have more sense to even consider anything would happen between them. This realization occurs when he attempts to take money out of the equation and connect personally. With no money though in a club, you get no attention and become the creep, wierdo, or cheap skate. (She's not so sweet today She mocks me, I'm no fighter). It is unfortunate to him because what he is feeling is real and significant, yet there is nothing more that can be done. (It all just seems like such a waste)
The final "It's oversimplified" bit outlines the whole song for me. You go to a club and you know what you are getting when you go there. A very simple concept. When some thing unexpected happens though, it can be more than that.