i think this song is about 21st century gender roles.
"they show you what to follow, it looks like a man"
she sees men in control of the world
"sleeping in the palm, the palm of my hand"
she sees the women in control of the men
"staring at the wall, hour after hour", "we're here to entertain, show them what you got", "stories to interpret" etc.
shes feeling bleak about the complicated situation gender stereotypes of the modern age. she doesn't like the avenues she has to go down to get power in this world. i suppose the "tricky" part is dealing with the way you want to live and the parts of society you can't control.
i think this song is about 21st century gender roles.
"they show you what to follow, it looks like a man" she sees men in control of the world "sleeping in the palm, the palm of my hand" she sees the women in control of the men
"staring at the wall, hour after hour", "we're here to entertain, show them what you got", "stories to interpret" etc. shes feeling bleak about the complicated situation gender stereotypes of the modern age. she doesn't like the avenues she has to go down to get power in this world. i suppose the "tricky" part is dealing with the way you want to live and the parts of society you can't control.