The more I listen to this song the more I love it, and the more I am confused about the meaning.
Of course the obvious meaning is that it's about the singer cheating on Josie. However, and this may be me projecting my own experiences onto the song, I have always thought that it is less about cheating, and more about the temptation to cheat.
In particular the line "Another shoulder to cry upon" after they have supposedly parted, has always made me believe that he did not end up cheating on Josie, for whatever reason, perhaps simply from not being able to go through with it, and instead settled for emotional comfort rather than physical. I believe that in the lines:
"Try to stop my hands from shaking
But something in my minds not making sense
It's been a while since we were all alone
I can't hide the way I'm feeling"
He gets to the point of almost going through with the act but is stopped at the end and leaves deciding instead that she will be "another shoulder to cry upon" and that while he wants to use her love, he doesn't wish to loose it.
As for the idea that there he is with a girl too young for him, I don't support this theory, I think it simply means that the girl he is speaking too is older and that he has always had a crush on her.
Though this is simply my opinion and as I say could be me projecting personal experiences, regardless this is a brilliant song.
I think this is a brilliant interpretation, however I don't think the woman he invited over is one that he has always had a crush on, but an ex of his, with whom he still has a friendly relationship.
I think this is a brilliant interpretation, however I don't think the woman he invited over is one that he has always had a crush on, but an ex of his, with whom he still has a friendly relationship.
He has doubts about his relationship with Josie and wonders whether he still loves his ex, but eventually decides to try and make it work with Josie.
He has doubts about his relationship with Josie and wonders whether he still loves his ex, but eventually decides to try and make it work with Josie.
Though this is simply my opinion and could be me projecting personal experiences, regardless this is a brilliant song.
Though this is simply my opinion and could be me projecting personal experiences, regardless this is a brilliant song.
@BL4CKR1D3R I am pretty sure that the singer actually went through with it, and that this was not the first time he has cheated on Josie. "it's been a while since we were all alone" meanss they have done this in the past. "But I can't hide the way that I'm feeling" also means he can't stop himself.
@BL4CKR1D3R I am pretty sure that the singer actually went through with it, and that this was not the first time he has cheated on Josie. "it's been a while since we were all alone" meanss they have done this in the past. "But I can't hide the way that I'm feeling" also means he can't stop himself.
Also, the line about "another shoulder to cry upon" I believe means that he is using these "girls" to help him cope with troubles in his own relationship, and that she is just the latest...
Also, the line about "another shoulder to cry upon" I believe means that he is using these "girls" to help him cope with troubles in his own relationship, and that she is just the latest in a long line. In fact, there have been so many that he actually has a preference, "I like my girls a little bit older." That's a line that one is more likely to use with the 10th affair than with the first or second.
I did post my own analysis which probably includes my own projections as well. But as you say, this is a brilliant song with so much potential meaning.
The more I listen to this song the more I love it, and the more I am confused about the meaning.
Of course the obvious meaning is that it's about the singer cheating on Josie. However, and this may be me projecting my own experiences onto the song, I have always thought that it is less about cheating, and more about the temptation to cheat.
In particular the line "Another shoulder to cry upon" after they have supposedly parted, has always made me believe that he did not end up cheating on Josie, for whatever reason, perhaps simply from not being able to go through with it, and instead settled for emotional comfort rather than physical. I believe that in the lines:
"Try to stop my hands from shaking But something in my minds not making sense It's been a while since we were all alone I can't hide the way I'm feeling"
He gets to the point of almost going through with the act but is stopped at the end and leaves deciding instead that she will be "another shoulder to cry upon" and that while he wants to use her love, he doesn't wish to loose it.
As for the idea that there he is with a girl too young for him, I don't support this theory, I think it simply means that the girl he is speaking too is older and that he has always had a crush on her.
Though this is simply my opinion and as I say could be me projecting personal experiences, regardless this is a brilliant song.
I love this meaning, thank you
I love this meaning, thank you
I think this is a brilliant interpretation, however I don't think the woman he invited over is one that he has always had a crush on, but an ex of his, with whom he still has a friendly relationship.
I think this is a brilliant interpretation, however I don't think the woman he invited over is one that he has always had a crush on, but an ex of his, with whom he still has a friendly relationship.
He has doubts about his relationship with Josie and wonders whether he still loves his ex, but eventually decides to try and make it work with Josie.
He has doubts about his relationship with Josie and wonders whether he still loves his ex, but eventually decides to try and make it work with Josie.
Though this is simply my opinion and could be me projecting personal experiences, regardless this is a brilliant song.
Though this is simply my opinion and could be me projecting personal experiences, regardless this is a brilliant song.
@BL4CKR1D3R I am pretty sure that the singer actually went through with it, and that this was not the first time he has cheated on Josie. "it's been a while since we were all alone" meanss they have done this in the past. "But I can't hide the way that I'm feeling" also means he can't stop himself.
@BL4CKR1D3R I am pretty sure that the singer actually went through with it, and that this was not the first time he has cheated on Josie. "it's been a while since we were all alone" meanss they have done this in the past. "But I can't hide the way that I'm feeling" also means he can't stop himself.
Also, the line about "another shoulder to cry upon" I believe means that he is using these "girls" to help him cope with troubles in his own relationship, and that she is just the latest...
Also, the line about "another shoulder to cry upon" I believe means that he is using these "girls" to help him cope with troubles in his own relationship, and that she is just the latest in a long line. In fact, there have been so many that he actually has a preference, "I like my girls a little bit older." That's a line that one is more likely to use with the 10th affair than with the first or second.
I did post my own analysis which probably includes my own projections as well. But as you say, this is a brilliant song with so much potential meaning.