I'm not sure if the line "I was looking for a hooker when I found you" is literal or metaphorical, but either way it's an awesome line.
The way I like to interpret it, this song is about liking someone so much that you overlook all the bad things about them (something everyone can relate to). You start to make excuses for all the shitty things they do; you start to "cover it up" every time they "lie, hide, cry," and "come undone."
They're like a "lost kitten in the street" to you - so helpless and adorable you can't help but coddle them, make excuses for them.
In this case, I think the line "You've got my eyes... You'll never be mine but you've got my eyes" is something along the lines of really liking someone, not being able to take your eyes off of them, but maybe they don't like you/won't take you seriously, so they'll never be yours.
On the other hand, taking the "hooker" line literally, this song is a lot like "Hustle Rose" in that there are shifting viewpoints (between hooker and her customer in "Lost Kitten;" between stripper and her customer in "Hustle Rose").
Whatever it means, I love this song. It's my favorite on the album by far.
i read it as describing a toxic lifestyle/relationship, and the conclusion that it's time to quit. the initial warning ("Don't say yes if you can't say no") and the eventual realization (Leaving without you can't say no").
i read it as describing a toxic lifestyle/relationship, and the conclusion that it's time to quit. the initial warning ("Don't say yes if you can't say no") and the eventual realization (Leaving without you can't say no").
i totally understand the more literal interpretation (foster system, etc) but the song is just too damn playful for me to really buy it. youtube her live performances of this one and you'll see what i mean...
i totally understand the more literal interpretation (foster system, etc) but the song is just too damn playful for me to really buy it. youtube her live performances of this one and you'll see what i mean...
and yes, "I was looking for a hooker when I found you" is one of the...
and yes, "I was looking for a hooker when I found you" is one of the best lines i've heard in a long time.
I'm not sure if the line "I was looking for a hooker when I found you" is literal or metaphorical, but either way it's an awesome line.
The way I like to interpret it, this song is about liking someone so much that you overlook all the bad things about them (something everyone can relate to). You start to make excuses for all the shitty things they do; you start to "cover it up" every time they "lie, hide, cry," and "come undone."
They're like a "lost kitten in the street" to you - so helpless and adorable you can't help but coddle them, make excuses for them.
In this case, I think the line "You've got my eyes... You'll never be mine but you've got my eyes" is something along the lines of really liking someone, not being able to take your eyes off of them, but maybe they don't like you/won't take you seriously, so they'll never be yours.
On the other hand, taking the "hooker" line literally, this song is a lot like "Hustle Rose" in that there are shifting viewpoints (between hooker and her customer in "Lost Kitten;" between stripper and her customer in "Hustle Rose").
Whatever it means, I love this song. It's my favorite on the album by far.
i've gotta lean towards this interpretation.
i've gotta lean towards this interpretation.
i read it as describing a toxic lifestyle/relationship, and the conclusion that it's time to quit. the initial warning ("Don't say yes if you can't say no") and the eventual realization (Leaving without you can't say no").
i read it as describing a toxic lifestyle/relationship, and the conclusion that it's time to quit. the initial warning ("Don't say yes if you can't say no") and the eventual realization (Leaving without you can't say no").
i totally understand the more literal interpretation (foster system, etc) but the song is just too damn playful for me to really buy it. youtube her live performances of this one and you'll see what i mean...
i totally understand the more literal interpretation (foster system, etc) but the song is just too damn playful for me to really buy it. youtube her live performances of this one and you'll see what i mean...
and yes, "I was looking for a hooker when I found you" is one of the...
and yes, "I was looking for a hooker when I found you" is one of the best lines i've heard in a long time.