I read on hereinmyhead that Tori once admitted that this song is about her husband.
With that in mind (plus some of the previous comments), when I listen to this I think she's talking about falling in love with this man who is different from any other man she's been with. He's bold enough to "take [her] by the hand through an elevator" and also to challenge her self-destructive tendencies (ex. "where the razor's been"--which I think is about self-harm like others have said and "you said, girl, if you think you can turn that violator"--which I think goes back to something Tori said in an interview once about having all these bad romances with "bad boys" because she was trying to vicariously experience their shadow lives instead of delving into her own. It's like he's warning her that these bad relationships are violating her and she needs to stop trying to turn theses guys into better boyfriends or lovers.)
This guy is also more connected to his feminine side. For Tori, I feel like red is associated with this feminine fire and passion especially considering this was written during the Pele era. So this color combined with the fact that he can "wear it like a lady" suggests to me that he's proud to tap into this femininity or anima, which is another thing she's not really seen in a guy before.
Lastly, this guy sees her in a way that no other guy has seen before which is what I think the chorus is about. That's where I think the "in and around and through me again" line comes from. He sees past her masks and her scars into who she is at the core and it's really surprising yet lovely for her.
I just really found this song this past week when Tori sang it at the concert I went to and now I absolutely love it. It's such an adorable tribute to a relationship without being extremely sentimental or cliche.
I read on hereinmyhead that Tori once admitted that this song is about her husband.
With that in mind (plus some of the previous comments), when I listen to this I think she's talking about falling in love with this man who is different from any other man she's been with. He's bold enough to "take [her] by the hand through an elevator" and also to challenge her self-destructive tendencies (ex. "where the razor's been"--which I think is about self-harm like others have said and "you said, girl, if you think you can turn that violator"--which I think goes back to something Tori said in an interview once about having all these bad romances with "bad boys" because she was trying to vicariously experience their shadow lives instead of delving into her own. It's like he's warning her that these bad relationships are violating her and she needs to stop trying to turn theses guys into better boyfriends or lovers.)
This guy is also more connected to his feminine side. For Tori, I feel like red is associated with this feminine fire and passion especially considering this was written during the Pele era. So this color combined with the fact that he can "wear it like a lady" suggests to me that he's proud to tap into this femininity or anima, which is another thing she's not really seen in a guy before.
Lastly, this guy sees her in a way that no other guy has seen before which is what I think the chorus is about. That's where I think the "in and around and through me again" line comes from. He sees past her masks and her scars into who she is at the core and it's really surprising yet lovely for her.
I just really found this song this past week when Tori sang it at the concert I went to and now I absolutely love it. It's such an adorable tribute to a relationship without being extremely sentimental or cliche.