Being a self-proclaimed Steely Dan introvert, this is a gem i keep coming back to in an almost obsessive fashion. The haunting, smooth motion of the chorus just gives me the dopest kind of goosebumps I can think of.
The song seems to be about the fatalism of young, naive love. The protagonist recalls the passionate partnership with a woman who shared his interest for fine wine and music. But as is written in the downtown canon, there are temptations lurking around the corner. The woman falls in love with a hipper dude, a painter as noted in the lyrics. Its somewhere here that the song turns into a perfect tearjerker.
As I interpret the following bridge (Yes, I, it's a real good theory...", the protagonist hides his true emotions for his love when she tells him about her adultery and love affair with the painter. The protagonist just shakes it off as he recalls that it is written in the downtown canon that young love is doomed to fail at some point.
The protagonist realizes that the relationship has come to an end, so he packs up his things and writes a good bye letter. However, here I sense that the protagonist starts to realize that he has been screwed over - there is a bitterness in "She says, poor everybody, never mind for me and you" that hints that he senses that she was never as into it as he was.
For me it's just about as romantic as you can portrait adultery. Thank you Walter for writing the dopest lyrics there is.
Being a self-proclaimed Steely Dan introvert, this is a gem i keep coming back to in an almost obsessive fashion. The haunting, smooth motion of the chorus just gives me the dopest kind of goosebumps I can think of.
The song seems to be about the fatalism of young, naive love. The protagonist recalls the passionate partnership with a woman who shared his interest for fine wine and music. But as is written in the downtown canon, there are temptations lurking around the corner. The woman falls in love with a hipper dude, a painter as noted in the lyrics. Its somewhere here that the song turns into a perfect tearjerker.
As I interpret the following bridge (Yes, I, it's a real good theory...", the protagonist hides his true emotions for his love when she tells him about her adultery and love affair with the painter. The protagonist just shakes it off as he recalls that it is written in the downtown canon that young love is doomed to fail at some point.
The protagonist realizes that the relationship has come to an end, so he packs up his things and writes a good bye letter. However, here I sense that the protagonist starts to realize that he has been screwed over - there is a bitterness in "She says, poor everybody, never mind for me and you" that hints that he senses that she was never as into it as he was.
For me it's just about as romantic as you can portrait adultery. Thank you Walter for writing the dopest lyrics there is.