I believe they sang this song on the Boingo Alive album, definitely qualifying it as an Oingo Boingo piece (though my understanding is that all the 'So-Lo' pieces were also songs Boingo performed in concert.)
Anyway -- I always got kind of a vibe like this song was about an emotionally abusive relationship, for some reason. The first verse with all its questions ("Was it everything you expected?" etc.) followed by "Now is that gratitude" suggests a negative answer from the female party, for which she's being scolded. The later bit, "I used to eat little girls like you for breakfast..." smacks of more veiled threats from the man. "But when I think of you and what you've done to me/You took away my hope, you took away my fantasy" sounds like it could be a POV switch to the girl's side, responding; or else like it may be the fellow trying to turn the tables and make her feel bad for all the "grief" he accuses her of causing to him for which she should be more grateful.
I believe they sang this song on the Boingo Alive album, definitely qualifying it as an Oingo Boingo piece (though my understanding is that all the 'So-Lo' pieces were also songs Boingo performed in concert.)
Anyway -- I always got kind of a vibe like this song was about an emotionally abusive relationship, for some reason. The first verse with all its questions ("Was it everything you expected?" etc.) followed by "Now is that gratitude" suggests a negative answer from the female party, for which she's being scolded. The later bit, "I used to eat little girls like you for breakfast..." smacks of more veiled threats from the man. "But when I think of you and what you've done to me/You took away my hope, you took away my fantasy" sounds like it could be a POV switch to the girl's side, responding; or else like it may be the fellow trying to turn the tables and make her feel bad for all the "grief" he accuses her of causing to him for which she should be more grateful.