I got stoned and thought about this alot. I think it's about a girl who lost her virginity to a player/bad guy and now keeps dating the same type of person and having the same meaningless relationships
Here's how i break it down.
Was it a huntsman or a player
This bit of the verse is talking about the time the girl first fell in love and had sex. "Huntsman or player" - What type of man was it? (i guess huntsman means predator as someone else said, and player means cheater).
That made you pay the cost - "Cost" refers to the girl's virginity.
That now assumes relaxed positions - 'Relaxed positions' means sex (the man is now having sex with her).
And prostitutes your loss? - So the "loss" is the girl's virginity and remember it's the "hunter/player" who's prostituting it. If you prostitute something you make money or benefit from it. So the man is benefitting off the girl's virginity(cause he gets to have sex/pleasure)
Were you tortured by your own thirst - You couldn't stop yourself....
In those pleasures that you seek - From seeking love/affection.....
That made you Tom the curious - That made you curious
That makes you James the weak? - That now makes you weak
And you claim you got something going - You're telling me you have a good relationship going now with a new person
Something you call unique - You think the relationship/love is unique and new, not like your previously bad relationship
But I've seen your self-pity showing - But i've seen the reality. This relationship is bad like the others and you're feeling sorry for yourself.
And the tears rolled down your cheeks.
Soon you know I'll leave you - We've moved ahead in time. Switched to the perspective of her current boyfriend. He's gonna leave her like all the ones before.
And I'll never look behind - He doesn't care.
'Cos I was born for the purpose
That crucifies your mind. - Because guys like him are players/predators, and they will always hurt girls like her.
So con, convince your mirror - Convince yourself
As you've always done before - Like you always do
Giving substance to shadows - That our current relationship (the shadow) is meaningful
Giving substance ever more. - And keep on doing this with all other guys you meet.
And you assume you got something to offer - You say you have some good things to offer men.
Secrets shiny and new - You have new ideas to make your next relationship work
But how much of you is repetition - These next two lines are pretty important as it doesnt make much sense at first. But imo he's saying your life is just repetition. Your making the same mistakes with each relationship...
That you didn't whisper to him too - ...And you didn't tell the last guy about this problem, just like you didn't tell me.
Excellent break down of the song. Your interpretation on each line is very close to mine.
If you don't mind I'd like to give my interpretation as a reply to yours due to many similarities. In fact I may copy and paste many of your lines because I like the way you phrased the lines that i agree with.
Excellent break down of the song. Your interpretation on each line is very close to mine.
If you don't mind I'd like to give my interpretation as a reply to yours due to many similarities. In fact I may copy and paste many of your lines because I like the way you phrased the lines that i agree with.
First I differ in my interpretation because I feel that she was cheating on her man with someone else, and he knows.
First I differ in my interpretation because I feel that she was cheating on her man with someone else, and he knows.
Now here is how I break
Now here is how I break
Was it a huntsman or a player- (the man she ends up cheating...
Was it a huntsman or a player- (the man she ends up cheating on)
That made you pay the cost- cost being cheating on the narrator
That now assumes relaxed positions - 'Relaxed positions' means sex (the man is now having sex with her).
And prostitutes your loss? - So the "loss" is the girl's loss of the current relationship she is in. I believe that the narrator are together through the end of the song, however once you've cheated on your spouse or significant other you lose something speacial that you once had. and remember it's the "hunter/player" who's prostituting it. If you prostitute something you make money or benefit from it. So the man is benefitting off the girl new special relationship(cause he gets to have sex/pleasure).
Were you tortured by your own thirst - You couldn't stop yourself....
In those pleasures that you seek - From seeking love/affection.....
That made you Tom the curious - That made you curious
That makes you James the weak? - That now makes you weak
And you claim you got something going - You're telling me you have a good relationship going now with a new person
Something you call unique - You think the relationship/love is unique and new, not like your current bad relationship
But I've seen your self-pity showing- I can tell that that your hiding something from me by the way that your acting.
And the tears rolled down your cheeks.- and now i can tell that you feel remorse "because she's crying"
So con, convince your mirror - Convince yourself,
As you've always done before - Like you always do
Giving substance to shadows -
Giving substance ever more. - (repetitious line)
And you assume you got something to offer - You want to with me but i want to leave.
Secrets shiny and new- trying new things
But how much of you is repetition-
that you didnt whisper to him to- your telling me the exact same thing that you told him
I got stoned and thought about this alot. I think it's about a girl who lost her virginity to a player/bad guy and now keeps dating the same type of person and having the same meaningless relationships
Here's how i break it down.
Was it a huntsman or a player
That made you pay the cost - "Cost" refers to the girl's virginity.
That now assumes relaxed positions - 'Relaxed positions' means sex (the man is now having sex with her).
And prostitutes your loss? - So the "loss" is the girl's virginity and remember it's the "hunter/player" who's prostituting it. If you prostitute something you make money or benefit from it. So the man is benefitting off the girl's virginity(cause he gets to have sex/pleasure)
Were you tortured by your own thirst - You couldn't stop yourself....
In those pleasures that you seek - From seeking love/affection..... That made you Tom the curious - That made you curious That makes you James the weak? - That now makes you weak
And you claim you got something going - You're telling me you have a good relationship going now with a new person
Something you call unique - You think the relationship/love is unique and new, not like your previously bad relationship
But I've seen your self-pity showing - But i've seen the reality. This relationship is bad like the others and you're feeling sorry for yourself.
And the tears rolled down your cheeks.
Soon you know I'll leave you - We've moved ahead in time. Switched to the perspective of her current boyfriend. He's gonna leave her like all the ones before.
And I'll never look behind - He doesn't care. 'Cos I was born for the purpose That crucifies your mind. - Because guys like him are players/predators, and they will always hurt girls like her.
So con, convince your mirror - Convince yourself As you've always done before - Like you always do Giving substance to shadows - That our current relationship (the shadow) is meaningful Giving substance ever more. - And keep on doing this with all other guys you meet.
And you assume you got something to offer - You say you have some good things to offer men.
Secrets shiny and new - You have new ideas to make your next relationship work
But how much of you is repetition - These next two lines are pretty important as it doesnt make much sense at first. But imo he's saying your life is just repetition. Your making the same mistakes with each relationship...
That you didn't whisper to him too - ...And you didn't tell the last guy about this problem, just like you didn't tell me.
Excellent break down of the song. Your interpretation on each line is very close to mine. If you don't mind I'd like to give my interpretation as a reply to yours due to many similarities. In fact I may copy and paste many of your lines because I like the way you phrased the lines that i agree with.
Excellent break down of the song. Your interpretation on each line is very close to mine. If you don't mind I'd like to give my interpretation as a reply to yours due to many similarities. In fact I may copy and paste many of your lines because I like the way you phrased the lines that i agree with.
First I differ in my interpretation because I feel that she was cheating on her man with someone else, and he knows.
First I differ in my interpretation because I feel that she was cheating on her man with someone else, and he knows.
Now here is how I break
Now here is how I break
Was it a huntsman or a player- (the man she ends up cheating...
Was it a huntsman or a player- (the man she ends up cheating on) That made you pay the cost- cost being cheating on the narrator That now assumes relaxed positions - 'Relaxed positions' means sex (the man is now having sex with her). And prostitutes your loss? - So the "loss" is the girl's loss of the current relationship she is in. I believe that the narrator are together through the end of the song, however once you've cheated on your spouse or significant other you lose something speacial that you once had. and remember it's the "hunter/player" who's prostituting it. If you prostitute something you make money or benefit from it. So the man is benefitting off the girl new special relationship(cause he gets to have sex/pleasure). Were you tortured by your own thirst - You couldn't stop yourself....
In those pleasures that you seek - From seeking love/affection..... That made you Tom the curious - That made you curious That makes you James the weak? - That now makes you weak And you claim you got something going - You're telling me you have a good relationship going now with a new person
Something you call unique - You think the relationship/love is unique and new, not like your current bad relationship
But I've seen your self-pity showing- I can tell that that your hiding something from me by the way that your acting.
And the tears rolled down your cheeks.- and now i can tell that you feel remorse "because she's crying"
So con, convince your mirror - Convince yourself, As you've always done before - Like you always do Giving substance to shadows - Giving substance ever more. - (repetitious line) And you assume you got something to offer - You want to with me but i want to leave. Secrets shiny and new- trying new things But how much of you is repetition- that you didnt whisper to him to- your telling me the exact same thing that you told him