Also, I think it's "sugar lie" not "Should've lied".
An alternative but complimentary explanation (to my idea posted above) is that 'sugar' is not a woman but the drug (cocaine probably). So he's saying he's consumed by the drug, not the other way around (sugar lick me up) even though he knows that the drug is a lie - it's not real happiness (Sugar lie). Nonetheless, he sees the drug as his love, and also as the thing that makes him real [The stupid kick that makes me real]. This is not a new sentiment for Elliott, his lyrics often allude to drugs making him more real, giving the world colour etc. So then here, cupid's trick is that he loves something that is destroying him, [kick me, cane me...] something that is ultimately a lie. But he can't escape it [It's never over and done].
All in all, I think the song is a melding of my two explanations. So many of his songs have dual meanings, and like another poster said, it's usually about drugs and a woman. Again, what do you think?
Also, I think it's "sugar lie" not "Should've lied".
An alternative but complimentary explanation (to my idea posted above) is that 'sugar' is not a woman but the drug (cocaine probably). So he's saying he's consumed by the drug, not the other way around (sugar lick me up) even though he knows that the drug is a lie - it's not real happiness (Sugar lie). Nonetheless, he sees the drug as his love, and also as the thing that makes him real [The stupid kick that makes me real]. This is not a new sentiment for Elliott, his lyrics often allude to drugs making him more real, giving the world colour etc. So then here, cupid's trick is that he loves something that is destroying him, [kick me, cane me...] something that is ultimately a lie. But he can't escape it [It's never over and done].
All in all, I think the song is a melding of my two explanations. So many of his songs have dual meanings, and like another poster said, it's usually about drugs and a woman. Again, what do you think?