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'Scuse me
I apologize
He likes your attitude
He tries it on for size
He spends the afternoon
Between your thighs
How's that for gratitude
I apologize
It seemed to last for hours
It seemed to last for days
This lady of the flowers
And her hypnotic gaze
'Scuse me
I apologize
She's got vacuum cleaner eyes
That Sucks You In
She's got magazines
Filled with pear pies
'Scuse me
I apologize
It seemed to last for hours
It seemed to last for days
This lady of the flowers
And her hypnotic gaze
She wears her tears on her blouse
Confused and racked with self-doubt
She stole the keys to my house
And then she locked herself out
'Scuse me
I apologize
He likes your attitude
He tries it on for size
He spends the afternoon
Between your thighs
How's that for gratitude
I apologize
It seemed to last for hours
It seemed to last for days
This lady of the flowers
Her electronic haze
She wears her tears on her blouse
Confused and racked with self doubt
She stole the keys to my house
And then she locked herself out
She stole the keys to my house
And then she locked herself out
She lays me down
She lays me
I apologize
He likes your attitude
He tries it on for size
He spends the afternoon
Between your thighs
How's that for gratitude
I apologize
It seemed to last for hours
It seemed to last for days
This lady of the flowers
And her hypnotic gaze
'Scuse me
I apologize
She's got vacuum cleaner eyes
That Sucks You In
She's got magazines
Filled with pear pies
'Scuse me
I apologize
It seemed to last for hours
It seemed to last for days
This lady of the flowers
And her hypnotic gaze
She wears her tears on her blouse
Confused and racked with self-doubt
She stole the keys to my house
And then she locked herself out
'Scuse me
I apologize
He likes your attitude
He tries it on for size
He spends the afternoon
Between your thighs
How's that for gratitude
I apologize
It seemed to last for hours
It seemed to last for days
This lady of the flowers
Her electronic haze
She wears her tears on her blouse
Confused and racked with self doubt
She stole the keys to my house
And then she locked herself out
She stole the keys to my house
And then she locked herself out
She lays me down
She lays me
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Plus the "vacunm cleaner eyes" line is followed by the line "they suck you in", and there are other lines such as "electronic gaze" and "her hypnotic gaze" (which is used twice)... Signifying it REALLY is about her eyes and not a hidden drug reference...
I don't know what the actual meaning is, but it makes me think of someone who was in love with someone who was addicted to drugs, and was really worried about her but never could help her.
She could have convinced him to try drugs once or twice "vacuum cleaner eyes, sucks you in" but he doesn't want to live his life that way and want her to come clean.
The girl seems really insecure anyway "She wears the tears on her blouse, confused and racked with self-doubt" which is perhaps why she started doing drugs, and maybe she doesn't feel like she deserves to be loved.
The guy feels guilty because he doesn't know how to help her and the girl is unable to help herself.
"She stole the keys to my house and then she locked herself out"
Makes me think the girl tried to get herself out of the guy's life because she knows he worries about her but she can't stop being the way she is. The end seems like the girl's finally convinced him to let her go, as if she's laying him down to sleep/rest or something.
In any case, a very beautiful song. Enchants me.
'Scuse me, I apologize
he likes your attitude, he tries it on for size
he spends the afternoon, between your thighs
how's that for gratitude, I apologize.'
This song always came off as a story about a young delicate woman (lady of the flowers) who is being used. The man who is with her, loves what she represents and 'wears her attitude' without any consideration for the actual person. The time he spends 'between her thighs' is what he gives her in return. Its hollow and emotionless for her.
It seemed to last for hours
It seemed to last for days
This lady of the flowers
and her hypnotic gaze.
Shes been in this cycle for what feels like years (and very well maybe) whether he's faithful or not isn't really the issue (to me) its more the feeling that while he may not truly want her, he can't seem to let her go. (her hypnotic gaze)
'Scuse me, I apologize
she's got vacuum cleaner eyes
suck you in
she's got magazines, filled with pear pies
'scuse me, I apologize
I can see where people start to think that the woman is domestic. I think this section cements the earlier description of how 'lovely' she is.
She wears her tears on her blouse
confused and racked with self-doubt
she stole the keys to my house
and then she locked herself out.
This seems like the breaking point for her. She understands she isn't happy (most likely the narrator broke her happy-life-bubble) She angry that shes in this situation but doesn't know how to get out, she lashes out at the person trying to help her. The narrator has 'fallin under her gaze' but she keeps him out.
As the song continues so does this cycle wearing her down more and more, then finally (though it might not be healthy) She 'lays me down'.
It ends with the feeling that though she broke the cycle she might just be starting a new one. I think the tragic thing is that its her own fault. She just has this aura that people can't resist and she traps them and herself into this haze. What breaks me is that the narrator knows this, hes the one telling this story after all. He just sounds so resigned about the situation.
Again this isn't the 'true' meaning, but this song gets to me like crazy!
"She stole the keys to my house
and then she locked herself out"
It kind of sounds to me like: "She made me love her, then didn't let me in". Like just the way she was made him fall for her, but she was too insecure to show him what she felt for him.