I'm sort of surprised by the confusion of meaning in the song.
As far as I can tell this is about the Prince Charming myth. In fairytales Prince Charming "wakes up" the princess with a kiss and takes her off to his kingdom happily ever after. Well, in this song, we're dealing with modern people. The woman doesn't want some guy to "wake" her and she's BUSY as she keeps pointing out to the guy. He's the one who keeps trying to enforce the myth ( "never know when to quit"). He even knows she's okay, but he still keeps trying to insert his own idea of what's good for her into her life, even showing up when she doesn't want him there/expect him.
It's a brilliant song showing the confusion of roles in heterosexual relationships today.
Corrections
second verse -
she coolly asks, "how was it?"
acting way above it
and it doesn't get up
Europe's cold and England's still old
but I'm more hero there
than I feel here right now
third verse -
see, here comes Prince Charming again
with another plan
your get yours and he'll get his
he's gonna take you away
from all of this
so don't sleep
I'm sort of surprised by the confusion of meaning in the song.
As far as I can tell this is about the Prince Charming myth. In fairytales Prince Charming "wakes up" the princess with a kiss and takes her off to his kingdom happily ever after. Well, in this song, we're dealing with modern people. The woman doesn't want some guy to "wake" her and she's BUSY as she keeps pointing out to the guy. He's the one who keeps trying to enforce the myth ( "never know when to quit"). He even knows she's okay, but he still keeps trying to insert his own idea of what's good for her into her life, even showing up when she doesn't want him there/expect him.
It's a brilliant song showing the confusion of roles in heterosexual relationships today.
Corrections
second verse - she coolly asks, "how was it?" acting way above it and it doesn't get up Europe's cold and England's still old but I'm more hero there than I feel here right now
third verse - see, here comes Prince Charming again with another plan your get yours and he'll get his he's gonna take you away from all of this so don't sleep