Two Steps Forward Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Tatterdemalion44 

Cover art for Two Steps Forward lyrics by Emmy the Great

The people who say it's about anal are much closer than those who say it's about a relationship.

There isn't a mention of a relationship, only the sex. It could even have been a one night stand, because the protagonist seems to have plenty of those.

She even says word-for-word "that my love was underneath you making puddles on the floor". The narrator obviously was in love with this newly-famous individual, whereas he just wanted to hit it and quit it.

My Interpretation

I dont think she needs to mention a relationship. If it was a one night stand would he be saying "i'll stop if it's scary"? She wants to show how lovely he was back then and now she's reading about him in magazines seeing how different he seems to be. Plus, one night stands dont generally wander about holding hands do they?

I think it's sort of a combination of sex and a relationship. I think it's about the same guy that "We Almost Had a Baby" is about, partly because that's also about a musician. It sounds like someone she started dating when she was a horny teenager, probably the first guy she slept with, at that age when girls confuse their hoohah with their heart. And since he was her first, she tried to make it into a meaningful relationship. Meanwhile, he probably thought of her as a hookup buddy. And when he got famous and started getting publicity, he...