I think it's clearly about "The writing on the wall", a metaphor often used to describe an omen or premonition of doom. There are all these illusions that people build around a decaying relationship to keep it alive, which they brilliantly expland on by using the music video for this song. Lots of things just don't appear to be what they once were; Emotion seems to be lacking in most aspects of this relationship, making them " less than a zero-sum game now". Furthermore, they "both know that's not how it's supposed to be". "It seems like forever / since we had a good day", he says.
At that point, in that kind of ending relationship, sometimes you really just want to get high with that person and "just want to see some pleasure in [their] eyes." Sex (and yes, sex while high) between long-time lovers is filled with emotion. In the video, the words "I understand you" morph into "but I don't". This is a desperate plea that we have all thought about when a relationship is over, but emotionally, it doesn't feel that way yet. Since "the mind has no say on affairs of the heart", the sex they have is a replacement for the love which has clearly withered.
Clearly a super dancey tune, with a ridiculously sad song.
I think it's clearly about "The writing on the wall", a metaphor often used to describe an omen or premonition of doom. There are all these illusions that people build around a decaying relationship to keep it alive, which they brilliantly expland on by using the music video for this song. Lots of things just don't appear to be what they once were; Emotion seems to be lacking in most aspects of this relationship, making them " less than a zero-sum game now". Furthermore, they "both know that's not how it's supposed to be". "It seems like forever / since we had a good day", he says.
At that point, in that kind of ending relationship, sometimes you really just want to get high with that person and "just want to see some pleasure in [their] eyes." Sex (and yes, sex while high) between long-time lovers is filled with emotion. In the video, the words "I understand you" morph into "but I don't". This is a desperate plea that we have all thought about when a relationship is over, but emotionally, it doesn't feel that way yet. Since "the mind has no say on affairs of the heart", the sex they have is a replacement for the love which has clearly withered.
Clearly a super dancey tune, with a ridiculously sad song.