OK, not a terribly complex theme here. The narrator is yet again falling in love with someone he shouldn't. He knows better, but can't help it.
The first verse is indicating that he'd finally gotten over the last relationship and then BAM, he finds himself in the same situation again, and can't believe it.
The second verse tells us that she's not a "good girl" (nobody's daughter) but he's still drowning in his feelings for her.
The brief chorus is a little more subtle - witches are not traditionally beautiful, nor do they have much of a moral compass. "Bait and switch" is when you lure someone in with the promise of something quality, and then swap it out with garbage once they're committed. Maybe he's wishing he could do this to himself?
The bridge is him spelling out his avoidance tactics.
The following verse is more of the same. He's back in the same old situation, trying the same things to get her to change, but he's not fooling anyone.
In terms of my feeling for the song, it's one of my favorites on the album, mostly because of the fantastic guitar work by Dave Hernandez. I love how he kind of "stumbles" into the guitar solo, and the surf-rock feel of his guitar tone. Great track!!
OK, not a terribly complex theme here. The narrator is yet again falling in love with someone he shouldn't. He knows better, but can't help it.
The first verse is indicating that he'd finally gotten over the last relationship and then BAM, he finds himself in the same situation again, and can't believe it.
The second verse tells us that she's not a "good girl" (nobody's daughter) but he's still drowning in his feelings for her.
The brief chorus is a little more subtle - witches are not traditionally beautiful, nor do they have much of a moral compass. "Bait and switch" is when you lure someone in with the promise of something quality, and then swap it out with garbage once they're committed. Maybe he's wishing he could do this to himself?
The bridge is him spelling out his avoidance tactics.
The following verse is more of the same. He's back in the same old situation, trying the same things to get her to change, but he's not fooling anyone.
In terms of my feeling for the song, it's one of my favorites on the album, mostly because of the fantastic guitar work by Dave Hernandez. I love how he kind of "stumbles" into the guitar solo, and the surf-rock feel of his guitar tone. Great track!!