I agree with WolfTickets. It sounded like a commentary on the U.S.'s imperialist Asian foreign policy (Korea, Vietnam). The song likens the U.S.'s relations with Asia to an abusive relationship: an alpha-man (see: Marlon Brando) who loves an asian woman who, in his eyes, doesn't know what's good for her.
"My little China girl, you shouldn't mess with me."
The Brando reference brought to mind the character Stanley Kowalski, which he played in "A Streetcar Named Desire"- a violent, abusive, self-loathing ex-soldier.
"I'll ruin everything you are, I'll give you television" - despoiling foreign cultures through America's mass-produced goods - "I'll give you eyes of blue" - American soldiers raping Asian women, producing half-Asian blue-eyed babies.
Then again, it could be about any number of other things previously mentioned.
I agree with WolfTickets. It sounded like a commentary on the U.S.'s imperialist Asian foreign policy (Korea, Vietnam). The song likens the U.S.'s relations with Asia to an abusive relationship: an alpha-man (see: Marlon Brando) who loves an asian woman who, in his eyes, doesn't know what's good for her.
"My little China girl, you shouldn't mess with me."
The Brando reference brought to mind the character Stanley Kowalski, which he played in "A Streetcar Named Desire"- a violent, abusive, self-loathing ex-soldier.
"I'll ruin everything you are, I'll give you television" - despoiling foreign cultures through America's mass-produced goods - "I'll give you eyes of blue" - American soldiers raping Asian women, producing half-Asian blue-eyed babies.
Then again, it could be about any number of other things previously mentioned.