The Infinite Pet Lyrics

Lyric discussion by LoserNo1 

Cover art for The Infinite Pet lyrics by Spoon

I had this idea of the Infinite Pet being like the dog that follows the kid home from school. The kid wants the dog to belong to him, but it doesn't, the dog goes where it gets the best meal. I'm not saying she's a bitch, but she seems to have loose ties to him and a few more boys whose homes she visits when she feels she can get what she wants out of them. The hair rug, coat check, and neck shirt confuse me, maybe it's a symbolic way of saying that he's cut ties with her or has taken up with her again. He knows that she's cheap and she only comes around when he "dances for her pleasure" so to speak, but he likes having her available and if he has to degrade himself to keep her around, that's just what has to be done.