This song fits in with the overall theme of Vintage Whine -- heartbreak. Throughout the album the implication seems to be that the speaker (presumably Martin himself) was in a relationship with a woman, but she did not take it seriously and left him abruptly. The phrase "no strings attached" is generally used as a positive way to describe a casual relationship, but here Martin uses it negatively, as he wanted to be attached to this person. "For Romeo I understudied" -- he was ready to die for his love.
"Your kiss turns princes into frogs, and passion plays to monologues." The woman apparently left him with a kiss goodbye, which Martin seems particularly bitter about. It's also referenced in the song Bury Me with the line "so to say farewell like Judas is the thing I find absurd."
I absolutely love this song, and these are possibly my favorite lyrics of all time. The way he uses instruments, puppets, and then himself as a minstrel as a metaphor for the despair he feels is brilliant.
This song fits in with the overall theme of Vintage Whine -- heartbreak. Throughout the album the implication seems to be that the speaker (presumably Martin himself) was in a relationship with a woman, but she did not take it seriously and left him abruptly. The phrase "no strings attached" is generally used as a positive way to describe a casual relationship, but here Martin uses it negatively, as he wanted to be attached to this person. "For Romeo I understudied" -- he was ready to die for his love.
"Your kiss turns princes into frogs, and passion plays to monologues." The woman apparently left him with a kiss goodbye, which Martin seems particularly bitter about. It's also referenced in the song Bury Me with the line "so to say farewell like Judas is the thing I find absurd."
I absolutely love this song, and these are possibly my favorite lyrics of all time. The way he uses instruments, puppets, and then himself as a minstrel as a metaphor for the despair he feels is brilliant.