Cedric has stated that this song is about a dude whose mother is a stripper who is often very cruel to her son. However, when I read the full lyrics I felt that it was about a woman who cheats on her man. Or maybe the son has an Œdipus complex, (he wants to fuck his mother) as can be interpreted in the line about being jealous at the foot of the bed. Strangely , at this time in my life I can completely relate to these lyrics; my abusive, cruel bf of 2 1/2 years is constantly accusing me of cheating on him, although I am innocent, and even stranger is the fact that he definitely has an Oedipus complex, (if only you guys knew!!) But it even gets stranger, because the first time I listened to this song I was in the shower, and I used to be a stripper when I was younger and had recently really missed "dancing" only because it is a really good workout. Keeps your body tight, and it makes me happy to dance to good music like this (I am also a musician) and when I heard it in the shower I just automatically started dancing and thought "wow- this is like, the perfect song to strip to"!! ForREALS, if you just listen to the beat you can close your eyes and my hips just started swaying, and I got all hot, lol. Cuz I used to dance to untraditional stripper music, like Modest Mouse and Skinny Puppy. Anyway, makes me wonder if the tempo was done that way intentionally since it's about a stripper. As usual The mars Volta provide us beyond genius and deeply emotional lyrics. I really dug everyone else's interpretations of this song, but still think it is about a cheating woman!!
Cedric has stated that this song is about a dude whose mother is a stripper who is often very cruel to her son. However, when I read the full lyrics I felt that it was about a woman who cheats on her man. Or maybe the son has an Œdipus complex, (he wants to fuck his mother) as can be interpreted in the line about being jealous at the foot of the bed. Strangely , at this time in my life I can completely relate to these lyrics; my abusive, cruel bf of 2 1/2 years is constantly accusing me of cheating on him, although I am innocent, and even stranger is the fact that he definitely has an Oedipus complex, (if only you guys knew!!) But it even gets stranger, because the first time I listened to this song I was in the shower, and I used to be a stripper when I was younger and had recently really missed "dancing" only because it is a really good workout. Keeps your body tight, and it makes me happy to dance to good music like this (I am also a musician) and when I heard it in the shower I just automatically started dancing and thought "wow- this is like, the perfect song to strip to"!! ForREALS, if you just listen to the beat you can close your eyes and my hips just started swaying, and I got all hot, lol. Cuz I used to dance to untraditional stripper music, like Modest Mouse and Skinny Puppy. Anyway, makes me wonder if the tempo was done that way intentionally since it's about a stripper. As usual The mars Volta provide us beyond genius and deeply emotional lyrics. I really dug everyone else's interpretations of this song, but still think it is about a cheating woman!!