I feel like the lyrics of this song feel to me not that its a depressed woman who hes scared of leaving, but rather this man is manipulating a girl to stay with him. “You must phone me” and the desperation of other lyrics feel like an act of control, and “now youre on your own, who cares about you... Except me” feels very much like the way a manipulative parter would keep you with them, isolating you from your friends and family, keeping you dependent on them, and scaring them into thinking if they leave you you have no one else. maybe since Ive been in an emotionally abusive relationship before I have a different view point, but curious to see if anyone else sees it similar to me?
@itsnotstanley The lyrics could well imply manipulation rather than concern/pity - the "if I wanted to" lyric sounds as if the man is callous rather than concerned.
@itsnotstanley The lyrics could well imply manipulation rather than concern/pity - the "if I wanted to" lyric sounds as if the man is callous rather than concerned.
A large part of me wants the song not to be sinister though - the guitar is divine :-)
A large part of me wants the song not to be sinister though - the guitar is divine :-)
I feel like the lyrics of this song feel to me not that its a depressed woman who hes scared of leaving, but rather this man is manipulating a girl to stay with him. “You must phone me” and the desperation of other lyrics feel like an act of control, and “now youre on your own, who cares about you... Except me” feels very much like the way a manipulative parter would keep you with them, isolating you from your friends and family, keeping you dependent on them, and scaring them into thinking if they leave you you have no one else. maybe since Ive been in an emotionally abusive relationship before I have a different view point, but curious to see if anyone else sees it similar to me?
@itsnotstanley The lyrics could well imply manipulation rather than concern/pity - the "if I wanted to" lyric sounds as if the man is callous rather than concerned.
@itsnotstanley The lyrics could well imply manipulation rather than concern/pity - the "if I wanted to" lyric sounds as if the man is callous rather than concerned.
A large part of me wants the song not to be sinister though - the guitar is divine :-)
A large part of me wants the song not to be sinister though - the guitar is divine :-)