Clearly somebody suffering through what therapists call "Narcissistic Abuse." While that term is thrown around lightly, it applies to a personality disorder in the DSM.
The phrase "pray that way" was meant IMHO to be "prey that way." Somebody with this character adaptation (NPD) preys on others with a phony love and affection, in order to control another human being. About 2/3rds are men, and another 1/3 are women (often called "covert," "introverted" or "shy" narcissists.
Much work is being done in this field now (especially from the Mayo Clinic) and this song could be a survivor's anthem. You can wake up in a fog, and realize that the love you thought was real was truly a means to exploit you.
So you run.... if you ever expect to preserve your sanity.
@thomcat The original, by Gloria Jones, went "you think love is to play, but I'm sorry, I don't play that way".
And like that better, and I kinda wish that Scorpions used those lyrics in their cover instead of soft cells. But I'd been thinking the same thing, that "pray" was probably supposed to be "prey".
@thomcat The original, by Gloria Jones, went "you think love is to play, but I'm sorry, I don't play that way".
And like that better, and I kinda wish that Scorpions used those lyrics in their cover instead of soft cells. But I'd been thinking the same thing, that "pray" was probably supposed to be "prey".
Clearly somebody suffering through what therapists call "Narcissistic Abuse." While that term is thrown around lightly, it applies to a personality disorder in the DSM.
The phrase "pray that way" was meant IMHO to be "prey that way." Somebody with this character adaptation (NPD) preys on others with a phony love and affection, in order to control another human being. About 2/3rds are men, and another 1/3 are women (often called "covert," "introverted" or "shy" narcissists.
Much work is being done in this field now (especially from the Mayo Clinic) and this song could be a survivor's anthem. You can wake up in a fog, and realize that the love you thought was real was truly a means to exploit you.
So you run.... if you ever expect to preserve your sanity.
@thomcat The original, by Gloria Jones, went "you think love is to play, but I'm sorry, I don't play that way". And like that better, and I kinda wish that Scorpions used those lyrics in their cover instead of soft cells. But I'd been thinking the same thing, that "pray" was probably supposed to be "prey".
@thomcat The original, by Gloria Jones, went "you think love is to play, but I'm sorry, I don't play that way". And like that better, and I kinda wish that Scorpions used those lyrics in their cover instead of soft cells. But I'd been thinking the same thing, that "pray" was probably supposed to be "prey".