i love this song! "am i your possession?/am i in demand?" - best two lines!
i agree with most people here; elly is the "obsessor" who feels like she's in the quicksand whenever this other person is around. the first verse describes the tension between them, the second verse describes how elly's unsure of what her place is in the relationship ("what's my position?/i don't understand/am i your possession? am i demand?") and then finally, the bridge is when she realizes that this other person is no good for her, no matter how much he/she gives elly this "quicksand" feeling ("all you do is push me back in the dark").
as for whether the "upsettor" is a man or woman... i'm unsure. it seems like a woman from some of the lyrics ("it seems you have forgotten/about your man") but i'm not sure, because in interviews elly said that the entire album was about one person, and other songs make me think it's about a guy. hm. also, for all those debating whether she's gay, straight, etc. she said in an interview (copied & pasted directly from http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/fabulous/celebs/710159/la-roux.html): "I don't have a sexuality. I don't feel like I'm female or male. I don't belong to the gay or straight society, if there is such a thing. I feel like I'm capable of falling in love with other people. I'm not saying I'm bisexual, I'm just sexual!"
i love this song! "am i your possession?/am i in demand?" - best two lines! i agree with most people here; elly is the "obsessor" who feels like she's in the quicksand whenever this other person is around. the first verse describes the tension between them, the second verse describes how elly's unsure of what her place is in the relationship ("what's my position?/i don't understand/am i your possession? am i demand?") and then finally, the bridge is when she realizes that this other person is no good for her, no matter how much he/she gives elly this "quicksand" feeling ("all you do is push me back in the dark"). as for whether the "upsettor" is a man or woman... i'm unsure. it seems like a woman from some of the lyrics ("it seems you have forgotten/about your man") but i'm not sure, because in interviews elly said that the entire album was about one person, and other songs make me think it's about a guy. hm. also, for all those debating whether she's gay, straight, etc. she said in an interview (copied & pasted directly from http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/fabulous/celebs/710159/la-roux.html): "I don't have a sexuality. I don't feel like I'm female or male. I don't belong to the gay or straight society, if there is such a thing. I feel like I'm capable of falling in love with other people. I'm not saying I'm bisexual, I'm just sexual!"
Confusing, Elly!
Confusing, Elly!