I don't think that it's just about jealousy. Sure, he sees his girl with someone else after they've broken up, but he's certain that this woman will come back. He's pissed that she's run off with someone he considers less interesting than he is. Maybe their relationship was really intense and tumultuous, but he knows that the other guy won't be able to satisfy her intellectually or sexually:
This twee neophyte
Does he know that I'll wait for all time
Does he leave you to the flames
That you like
When he says "who is this guy?" it sounds like he means, "Why would you settle for someone less than me?" He even sounds like he's mocking the guy:
Tell me you're fine
Tell me it's hard to fake it time after time
Who is this guy
Does he say that he'd like to know you
Does he say that he wants to know
Does he say that he wants to know
The way he talks about how she will "make it up" to him is really sexy and arrogant. Almost like he's saying, "Yeah, you won't get off easily when you come back to me. You'll have to make it up to me."
I think it works really well with the last song "The Undoing" in that he's been stripped of his confidence. She's not coming back. It wasn't really about the "twee neophyte" at all. She's moved on and he's only just begun to realize that they truly are done.
I don't think that it's just about jealousy. Sure, he sees his girl with someone else after they've broken up, but he's certain that this woman will come back. He's pissed that she's run off with someone he considers less interesting than he is. Maybe their relationship was really intense and tumultuous, but he knows that the other guy won't be able to satisfy her intellectually or sexually:
This twee neophyte Does he know that I'll wait for all time Does he leave you to the flames That you like
When he says "who is this guy?" it sounds like he means, "Why would you settle for someone less than me?" He even sounds like he's mocking the guy:
Tell me you're fine Tell me it's hard to fake it time after time Who is this guy Does he say that he'd like to know you Does he say that he wants to know Does he say that he wants to know
The way he talks about how she will "make it up" to him is really sexy and arrogant. Almost like he's saying, "Yeah, you won't get off easily when you come back to me. You'll have to make it up to me."
I think it works really well with the last song "The Undoing" in that he's been stripped of his confidence. She's not coming back. It wasn't really about the "twee neophyte" at all. She's moved on and he's only just begun to realize that they truly are done.