Robert actually says this is about: 'The ease and desire of hurting (not seducing) someone you sometimes love'. If he also said it was the most perfect, I could believe that.
His explanation is succinct enough and I think needs little backing. The lyrics reflect the comfort and ease of hurting a loved one, with them being completely unknowing. It's a sense of having power over them, 'I could kill you without trying', knowing you could manipulate them and play with them and hurt them very deeply - choosing not to most of the time, but occasionally succumbing to the desire just slightly. Because you can. To prove you can. maybe. That's accuracy.
Robert actually says this is about: 'The ease and desire of hurting (not seducing) someone you sometimes love'. If he also said it was the most perfect, I could believe that. His explanation is succinct enough and I think needs little backing. The lyrics reflect the comfort and ease of hurting a loved one, with them being completely unknowing. It's a sense of having power over them, 'I could kill you without trying', knowing you could manipulate them and play with them and hurt them very deeply - choosing not to most of the time, but occasionally succumbing to the desire just slightly. Because you can. To prove you can. maybe. That's accuracy.