this, I have to say is one of the best songs currently playing on the radio. the depth of the feelings and emotions in this song are very relatable after the loss of a special someone. thought the lyrics are vague as to if the pain singer feels is because of the passing of a loved one, as has been suggested, or as a result of a break-up, though the behavior of the singer suggest the latter rather than the former.
the singer engages in a series of compulsive and destructive behavior in a futile attempt to forget the cause of her pain via the consumption of drugs and alcohol.
to me, the singer is not a "home wrecker" as it has been suggested. "Pick up daddies at the playground" to me means that singer is hooking up with guys at the bar instead of fathers, literally, at the playground.
as the lyrics suggest, she is just pretending that she is having fund and living a fun life, the video also reinforces this suggestion, and almost immediately, it reflects the contrast and the real pain the singer endures when no one is around, and she is by herself and her profound sorrow.
@xenophon49 No, she means she is literally picking up fathers of small children while they are watching their children, and later having sex with them. In this song, which entirely avoids metaphor, much less euphemism, it's absurd to believe she'd use metaphor -- and a bizarre, unknown metaphor at that -- to describe the LEAST socially unacceptable kind of sex mentioned in the song: Picking up men for casual sex at a bar.
@xenophon49 No, she means she is literally picking up fathers of small children while they are watching their children, and later having sex with them. In this song, which entirely avoids metaphor, much less euphemism, it's absurd to believe she'd use metaphor -- and a bizarre, unknown metaphor at that -- to describe the LEAST socially unacceptable kind of sex mentioned in the song: Picking up men for casual sex at a bar.
There's absolutely no euphemism, or even metaphor, in this song. At that was her intention.
There's absolutely no euphemism, or even metaphor, in this song. At that was her intention.
Also, the following line would make no sense if it were 'picking...
Also, the following line would make no sense if it were 'picking up guys at bars for casual sex': "Loosen up their frow, make them feel alive" doesn't make sense for a bar pickup.
Her point is that she is engaging in degenerate behavior to cope with her loss. Picking up fathers while they are watching their children at a playground while their wives are at home is seedy, degenerate, and destructive to herself, with the DANGER of radiating destruction outwardly to the guys' families.
And that's the entire point of the song: self-harm, and potentially social harm, due to extreme emotional pain due to loss.
this, I have to say is one of the best songs currently playing on the radio. the depth of the feelings and emotions in this song are very relatable after the loss of a special someone. thought the lyrics are vague as to if the pain singer feels is because of the passing of a loved one, as has been suggested, or as a result of a break-up, though the behavior of the singer suggest the latter rather than the former.
the singer engages in a series of compulsive and destructive behavior in a futile attempt to forget the cause of her pain via the consumption of drugs and alcohol.
to me, the singer is not a "home wrecker" as it has been suggested. "Pick up daddies at the playground" to me means that singer is hooking up with guys at the bar instead of fathers, literally, at the playground.
as the lyrics suggest, she is just pretending that she is having fund and living a fun life, the video also reinforces this suggestion, and almost immediately, it reflects the contrast and the real pain the singer endures when no one is around, and she is by herself and her profound sorrow.
@xenophon49 No, she means she is literally picking up fathers of small children while they are watching their children, and later having sex with them. In this song, which entirely avoids metaphor, much less euphemism, it's absurd to believe she'd use metaphor -- and a bizarre, unknown metaphor at that -- to describe the LEAST socially unacceptable kind of sex mentioned in the song: Picking up men for casual sex at a bar.
@xenophon49 No, she means she is literally picking up fathers of small children while they are watching their children, and later having sex with them. In this song, which entirely avoids metaphor, much less euphemism, it's absurd to believe she'd use metaphor -- and a bizarre, unknown metaphor at that -- to describe the LEAST socially unacceptable kind of sex mentioned in the song: Picking up men for casual sex at a bar.
There's absolutely no euphemism, or even metaphor, in this song. At that was her intention.
There's absolutely no euphemism, or even metaphor, in this song. At that was her intention.
Also, the following line would make no sense if it were 'picking...
Also, the following line would make no sense if it were 'picking up guys at bars for casual sex': "Loosen up their frow, make them feel alive" doesn't make sense for a bar pickup.
Her point is that she is engaging in degenerate behavior to cope with her loss. Picking up fathers while they are watching their children at a playground while their wives are at home is seedy, degenerate, and destructive to herself, with the DANGER of radiating destruction outwardly to the guys' families.
And that's the entire point of the song: self-harm, and potentially social harm, due to extreme emotional pain due to loss.