Lyric discussion by tom1165685 

Cover art for Caroline lyrics by Concrete Blonde

Caroline is about a young girl who gets into stripping because she thinks it's glamorous and it might lead to her finding her ultimate love. But instead it's just a life of degradation and bad memories ending up in disillusionment. She ends up old,used up, and empty just like the men in the audience are.

My Interpretation

@tom1165685 Eh. The stripping is a raindrop in an ocean. It’s a small part of a much bigger picture. It happens, but it isn’t the whole point of the song. And Tom? I used to dance. I’ve known hundreds of women who’ve worked the dance circuit in cities across the country. Not a single one was disillusioned enough to believe taking her clothes off on stage would lead to “true love”. We know the millisecond it happens that it’s never going to lead anywhere good or meaningful. It’s a way to get from A to B, and the men who...