Most of you people on this site terribly misinterpret his lyrics, i mean there really not that open or obscure. Doughty is a descent writer but let's not give him too much credit here, if i hear the term brilliant or even genius in reference to his song writing I will have lost faith in the intelligence of my fellow humans. He is a clever and somewhat humorous writer, and this is a great example of that. This song is about the submission of a man to his woman's exotic sexual desires. Basically he's talking about being cuckolded by his woman and a black man. He is coming to terms with the situation and is realizing his powerlessness. So many clever clues in the lyrics, and finally "better the devil you know" guess he thinks it's better to watch
Most of you people on this site terribly misinterpret his lyrics, i mean there really not that open or obscure. Doughty is a descent writer but let's not give him too much credit here, if i hear the term brilliant or even genius in reference to his song writing I will have lost faith in the intelligence of my fellow humans. He is a clever and somewhat humorous writer, and this is a great example of that. This song is about the submission of a man to his woman's exotic sexual desires. Basically he's talking about being cuckolded by his woman and a black man. He is coming to terms with the situation and is realizing his powerlessness. So many clever clues in the lyrics, and finally "better the devil you know" guess he thinks it's better to watch