You guys are misinterpreting the key element of this song.
He was in love with this woman but isn't anymore. And the reason? She was jealous and suspicious of him all the time, and he finally got tired of not being believed.
And he acted the part of the coward: rather than walking away from her, he cheated on her and she found out. But the point of the song is, his betrayal was predicated by loving a woman who didn't know how to trust him.
I guess the important thing, for me, is to realized that his lover's lack of trust led to a self-fulfilling prophecy. Whether she realized it or not, she basically dared him to actually do all of the things she suspected him of, and he finally did.
I guess the important thing, for me, is to realized that his lover's lack of trust led to a self-fulfilling prophecy. Whether she realized it or not, she basically dared him to actually do all of the things she suspected him of, and he finally did.
You guys are misinterpreting the key element of this song.
He was in love with this woman but isn't anymore. And the reason? She was jealous and suspicious of him all the time, and he finally got tired of not being believed.
And he acted the part of the coward: rather than walking away from her, he cheated on her and she found out. But the point of the song is, his betrayal was predicated by loving a woman who didn't know how to trust him.
Lesson learned?
I guess the important thing, for me, is to realized that his lover's lack of trust led to a self-fulfilling prophecy. Whether she realized it or not, she basically dared him to actually do all of the things she suspected him of, and he finally did.
I guess the important thing, for me, is to realized that his lover's lack of trust led to a self-fulfilling prophecy. Whether she realized it or not, she basically dared him to actually do all of the things she suspected him of, and he finally did.