This song is brilliant. It portrays the narrator allowing herself to be used by someone she loves who doesn't care about her. His attention is thrilling but the situation is gradually taking a toll on her when her feelings aren't reciprocated. 'Merry Widow' is an oxymoron. She's 'merry' to be with him, but a 'widow' because he abandons her and she can only pretend there's something real there. "If you put someone on a pedestal, expect to get kicked in the face."
This song is brilliant. It portrays the narrator allowing herself to be used by someone she loves who doesn't care about her. His attention is thrilling but the situation is gradually taking a toll on her when her feelings aren't reciprocated. 'Merry Widow' is an oxymoron. She's 'merry' to be with him, but a 'widow' because he abandons her and she can only pretend there's something real there. "If you put someone on a pedestal, expect to get kicked in the face."