For me this is about not knowing what you had until you've lost it.
He obviously had something special and it wasn't until he saw it in the hands of another that he realized. He wanted it back. He wanted to reclaim his prize.
He seduces her, knowing that there is still a connection. Yet it isn't about her at all, it is about him. There is a sadness in his claiming of her in the name of selfish jealousy. The song lambastes the subject of its point of view through his primal and unthinking act which mirrors the selfishness he had during their relationship.
He has to ask what he did and didn't do, because he can't conceive the thoughts of his own failures. This is classic behavior of someone with a narcissistic personality.
In the end: He's seduced her, and it was amazing. Then he makes her question everything, and when he is done... leaves her once more broken-hearted with a claim that excuses his behavior in a fashion that actually blames her... she should have known better.
For me this is about not knowing what you had until you've lost it.
He obviously had something special and it wasn't until he saw it in the hands of another that he realized. He wanted it back. He wanted to reclaim his prize.
He seduces her, knowing that there is still a connection. Yet it isn't about her at all, it is about him. There is a sadness in his claiming of her in the name of selfish jealousy. The song lambastes the subject of its point of view through his primal and unthinking act which mirrors the selfishness he had during their relationship.
He has to ask what he did and didn't do, because he can't conceive the thoughts of his own failures. This is classic behavior of someone with a narcissistic personality.
In the end: He's seduced her, and it was amazing. Then he makes her question everything, and when he is done... leaves her once more broken-hearted with a claim that excuses his behavior in a fashion that actually blames her... she should have known better.