I think it's less about a relationship, and more about gossip and how politically incorrect things can be in casual conversation, yet we'll just ignore it and turn our head, as if it's not a big deal.
The specific example that plays out in my head when I hear this song is that of Chan talking to somebody about this Asian girl, the topic of their gossip. I think that they try to seem casual once the Asian girl gets physically closer to them, as if they weren't just talking about her.
Just my interpretation. Not nearly as deep as all of yours, but whatever. Sometimes things just aren't as deep as we'd like them to be, perhaps.
This is the beauty of discussing this stuff, because I never in a million years would have pulled your interpretation from it, but that's super interesting.
This is the beauty of discussing this stuff, because I never in a million years would have pulled your interpretation from it, but that's super interesting.
I think we'd both agree that she's acknowledging the fact that she is mocking someone here (a woman, the "Chinese"); I just see the reason for it being that this woman replaced her in a relationship or something.
I think we'd both agree that she's acknowledging the fact that she is mocking someone here (a woman, the "Chinese"); I just see the reason for it being that this woman replaced her in a relationship or something.
The vision I've always had in my head when I hear this song is that a relationship has ended, and now she's seeing her ex-lover with another woman (I've seen you a couple of...
The vision I've always had in my head when I hear this song is that a relationship has ended, and now she's seeing her ex-lover with another woman (I've seen you a couple of times), and she's so raw that her experience of it is almost as if they are taunting her (Walking circles around me, I'll look away / She looks impressive when she's dancing her little home dance on me). Maybe the other woman broke up the relationship? (She comes around you and me).
I really don't think we'll ever know what it's about unless she discusses it, which I doubt will ever happen. Your interpretation is fascinating though; definitely an entirely different vision of what the lyrics mean. I like the idea a lot.
I think it's less about a relationship, and more about gossip and how politically incorrect things can be in casual conversation, yet we'll just ignore it and turn our head, as if it's not a big deal.
The specific example that plays out in my head when I hear this song is that of Chan talking to somebody about this Asian girl, the topic of their gossip. I think that they try to seem casual once the Asian girl gets physically closer to them, as if they weren't just talking about her.
Just my interpretation. Not nearly as deep as all of yours, but whatever. Sometimes things just aren't as deep as we'd like them to be, perhaps.
This is the beauty of discussing this stuff, because I never in a million years would have pulled your interpretation from it, but that's super interesting.
This is the beauty of discussing this stuff, because I never in a million years would have pulled your interpretation from it, but that's super interesting.
I think we'd both agree that she's acknowledging the fact that she is mocking someone here (a woman, the "Chinese"); I just see the reason for it being that this woman replaced her in a relationship or something.
I think we'd both agree that she's acknowledging the fact that she is mocking someone here (a woman, the "Chinese"); I just see the reason for it being that this woman replaced her in a relationship or something.
The vision I've always had in my head when I hear this song is that a relationship has ended, and now she's seeing her ex-lover with another woman (I've seen you a couple of...
The vision I've always had in my head when I hear this song is that a relationship has ended, and now she's seeing her ex-lover with another woman (I've seen you a couple of times), and she's so raw that her experience of it is almost as if they are taunting her (Walking circles around me, I'll look away / She looks impressive when she's dancing her little home dance on me). Maybe the other woman broke up the relationship? (She comes around you and me).
I really don't think we'll ever know what it's about unless she discusses it, which I doubt will ever happen. Your interpretation is fascinating though; definitely an entirely different vision of what the lyrics mean. I like the idea a lot.