I definitely agree with the majority of above about the sense that the "siren" is something calling her away from this seemingly perfect life/relationship.
Personally, for me, this song is about somebody who longs to be the perfect girl/boyfriend to another, and aspires to do all of these typical things for them in order to make them happy -
"i could make you smile.
in the morning i'll make you breakfast
in the evening i'll warm the bed.
and i'll always be happy to kiss you"
All of these things seem to be what she perceives love as, and she longs to be part of it. However, when she talks of her 'alter ego' I feel she is trying to show who she really is, and the previous statements is a fantasy or form of denial ;
"i was a heartbreaker, i loved you
the same way i do.
i've got so much wickedness and sin.
my name is pearl
and i'll love you the best way i know how"
To me, it is obvious here that she know she can never love somebody as much as others could, as she has come to terms with her own selfish and destructive personality traits. There is a deep sense of regret in this song, I also feel that a sense of loneliness comes across as well as she wants so badly to be good to someone, but knows she never can as the inevitability of the relationship ending because of something she will do always hangs in the back of her mind.
I think Pearl IS the siren. She's singing about the two parts of who she is... she's the sweet loving person that draws her lover in, and then the evil siren that destroys him because she can't help it.
To me it's like the scorpion and the frog.
I think Pearl IS the siren. She's singing about the two parts of who she is... she's the sweet loving person that draws her lover in, and then the evil siren that destroys him because she can't help it.
To me it's like the scorpion and the frog.
I definitely agree with the majority of above about the sense that the "siren" is something calling her away from this seemingly perfect life/relationship. Personally, for me, this song is about somebody who longs to be the perfect girl/boyfriend to another, and aspires to do all of these typical things for them in order to make them happy - "i could make you smile. in the morning i'll make you breakfast in the evening i'll warm the bed. and i'll always be happy to kiss you" All of these things seem to be what she perceives love as, and she longs to be part of it. However, when she talks of her 'alter ego' I feel she is trying to show who she really is, and the previous statements is a fantasy or form of denial ;
"i was a heartbreaker, i loved you the same way i do. i've got so much wickedness and sin. my name is pearl and i'll love you the best way i know how" To me, it is obvious here that she know she can never love somebody as much as others could, as she has come to terms with her own selfish and destructive personality traits. There is a deep sense of regret in this song, I also feel that a sense of loneliness comes across as well as she wants so badly to be good to someone, but knows she never can as the inevitability of the relationship ending because of something she will do always hangs in the back of her mind.
I think Pearl IS the siren. She's singing about the two parts of who she is... she's the sweet loving person that draws her lover in, and then the evil siren that destroys him because she can't help it. To me it's like the scorpion and the frog.
I think Pearl IS the siren. She's singing about the two parts of who she is... she's the sweet loving person that draws her lover in, and then the evil siren that destroys him because she can't help it. To me it's like the scorpion and the frog.