Yes, its prob about a transvestite, but when I first started listening to this song this is what i thought:
'Scuse me, I apologize
he likes your attitude, he tries it on for size
he spends the afternoon, between your thighs
how's that for gratitude, I apologize.'
This song always came off as a story about a young delicate woman (lady of the flowers) who is being used. The man who is with her, loves what she represents and 'wears her attitude' without any consideration for the actual person. The time he spends 'between her thighs' is what he gives her in return. Its hollow and emotionless for her.
It seemed to last for hours
It seemed to last for days
This lady of the flowers
and her hypnotic gaze.
Shes been in this cycle for what feels like years (and very well maybe) whether he's faithful or not isn't really the issue (to me) its more the feeling that while he may not truly want her, he can't seem to let her go. (her hypnotic gaze)
'Scuse me, I apologize
she's got vacuum cleaner eyes
suck you in
she's got magazines, filled with pear pies
'scuse me, I apologize
I can see where people start to think that the woman is domestic. I think this section cements the earlier description of how 'lovely' she is.
She wears her tears on her blouse
confused and racked with self-doubt
she stole the keys to my house
and then she locked herself out.
This seems like the breaking point for her. She understands she isn't happy (most likely the narrator broke her happy-life-bubble) She angry that shes in this situation but doesn't know how to get out, she lashes out at the person trying to help her. The narrator has 'fallin under her gaze' but she keeps him out.
As the song continues so does this cycle wearing her down more and more, then finally (though it might not be healthy) She 'lays me down'.
It ends with the feeling that though she broke the cycle she might just be starting a new one. I think the tragic thing is that its her own fault. She just has this aura that people can't resist and she traps them and herself into this haze. What breaks me is that the narrator knows this, hes the one telling this story after all. He just sounds so resigned about the situation.
Again this isn't the 'true' meaning, but this song gets to me like crazy!
Yes, its prob about a transvestite, but when I first started listening to this song this is what i thought:
'Scuse me, I apologize he likes your attitude, he tries it on for size he spends the afternoon, between your thighs how's that for gratitude, I apologize.'
This song always came off as a story about a young delicate woman (lady of the flowers) who is being used. The man who is with her, loves what she represents and 'wears her attitude' without any consideration for the actual person. The time he spends 'between her thighs' is what he gives her in return. Its hollow and emotionless for her.
It seemed to last for hours It seemed to last for days This lady of the flowers and her hypnotic gaze.
Shes been in this cycle for what feels like years (and very well maybe) whether he's faithful or not isn't really the issue (to me) its more the feeling that while he may not truly want her, he can't seem to let her go. (her hypnotic gaze)
'Scuse me, I apologize she's got vacuum cleaner eyes suck you in she's got magazines, filled with pear pies 'scuse me, I apologize
I can see where people start to think that the woman is domestic. I think this section cements the earlier description of how 'lovely' she is.
She wears her tears on her blouse confused and racked with self-doubt she stole the keys to my house and then she locked herself out.
This seems like the breaking point for her. She understands she isn't happy (most likely the narrator broke her happy-life-bubble) She angry that shes in this situation but doesn't know how to get out, she lashes out at the person trying to help her. The narrator has 'fallin under her gaze' but she keeps him out.
As the song continues so does this cycle wearing her down more and more, then finally (though it might not be healthy) She 'lays me down'.
It ends with the feeling that though she broke the cycle she might just be starting a new one. I think the tragic thing is that its her own fault. She just has this aura that people can't resist and she traps them and herself into this haze. What breaks me is that the narrator knows this, hes the one telling this story after all. He just sounds so resigned about the situation.
Again this isn't the 'true' meaning, but this song gets to me like crazy!