I'm surprised there aren't more comments for this song.
I absolutely love the line: "Memory's a lover trying to tell you that she's late" There's something so poignant and yet abstract about it.
If you look at this song from a straight-forward point of view, it seems to be about a relationship that has gone wrong. She's saying that she's been fooled by him in the past and their relationship hasn't been perfect, but she's agreeing to stay with him (be his heroine, or leading lady.)
I like how "heroine" (female protagonist) can be misheard as "heroin" (drug) and some of the hints at the effects or drugs and addictions in the song (most notably "I know the rules // You wrote them on my veins.") I don't really think this song is about drugs. It seems more like the possible allusions to drugs are meant more to represent a possible addictive quality to the relationship, or possibly to compare the effects of the relationship to the effects of drug use.
I'm surprised there aren't more comments for this song.
I absolutely love the line: "Memory's a lover trying to tell you that she's late" There's something so poignant and yet abstract about it.
If you look at this song from a straight-forward point of view, it seems to be about a relationship that has gone wrong. She's saying that she's been fooled by him in the past and their relationship hasn't been perfect, but she's agreeing to stay with him (be his heroine, or leading lady.)
I like how "heroine" (female protagonist) can be misheard as "heroin" (drug) and some of the hints at the effects or drugs and addictions in the song (most notably "I know the rules // You wrote them on my veins.") I don't really think this song is about drugs. It seems more like the possible allusions to drugs are meant more to represent a possible addictive quality to the relationship, or possibly to compare the effects of the relationship to the effects of drug use.
Anyhoo, that's how I see it.