I always thought this was about a guy being blackmailed by a girl.
"She knew you way back when you weren't yourself."
The guy had some kind of past life (perhaps something to do with how he got all this money to spend on her). The girl found out about this past life, and she's going to tell people about it unless he buys her nice things.
"You can breathe another day
Secure in knowing she won't break you yet"
Like a mortal appeasing an angry goddess, the guy makes offerings to the girl so that she may stay her hand.
"Here's a really pretty car
I hope it takes you far
I hope it takes you fast and far"
The thing that caps his suffering is that he has come to despise his girl, but he must continue to buy her gifts for fear of her telling his secret. "Three wise men" and "partridge in a tree" symbolize how every day is like Christmas for her now.
"Hey, come out and say hello
Before our friends all go
But say no more than just hello
Ah, the little girl is shy
You see of late she's been quite speechless,
very speechless
She's got everything"
The only enjoyment he can ever have these days is the satisfaction that his money can keep the girl quiet for another day.
I always thought this was about a guy being blackmailed by a girl.
"She knew you way back when you weren't yourself."
The guy had some kind of past life (perhaps something to do with how he got all this money to spend on her). The girl found out about this past life, and she's going to tell people about it unless he buys her nice things.
"You can breathe another day Secure in knowing she won't break you yet"
Like a mortal appeasing an angry goddess, the guy makes offerings to the girl so that she may stay her hand.
"Here's a really pretty car I hope it takes you far I hope it takes you fast and far"
The thing that caps his suffering is that he has come to despise his girl, but he must continue to buy her gifts for fear of her telling his secret. "Three wise men" and "partridge in a tree" symbolize how every day is like Christmas for her now.
"Hey, come out and say hello Before our friends all go But say no more than just hello Ah, the little girl is shy You see of late she's been quite speechless, very speechless She's got everything"
The only enjoyment he can ever have these days is the satisfaction that his money can keep the girl quiet for another day.