I think this song can also be viewed from the perspective of Sky lamenting her record label woes. When she asks "Do what you want, make me into your American Dream... just another part of your mad machine," she's taking aim at the suits who only seek to use her. The "enemy" she's sleeping with is the corporate music power structure that she inadvertently submitted to upon signing with EMI. She's been neglected (no promo), they told her she was unperfected (not ready, etc.), and now she's "let go."
This is really Sky grappling with the confines of "almost success," wondering if she should "throw it all away," and feeling as though her handlers and peers had "taken" her melodies (style, literal melodies, and persona).
I think this song can also be viewed from the perspective of Sky lamenting her record label woes. When she asks "Do what you want, make me into your American Dream... just another part of your mad machine," she's taking aim at the suits who only seek to use her. The "enemy" she's sleeping with is the corporate music power structure that she inadvertently submitted to upon signing with EMI. She's been neglected (no promo), they told her she was unperfected (not ready, etc.), and now she's "let go."
This is really Sky grappling with the confines of "almost success," wondering if she should "throw it all away," and feeling as though her handlers and peers had "taken" her melodies (style, literal melodies, and persona).