Personally, I think "deluded" is right on the money.
Essentially, the narrator has fallen in deep for this woman, but he's found out that he's just "a name on a list"--he's one of many other conquests for this woman. He knows he's in trouble, but he can't help himself. What he thought was a one night stand has grown beyond his ability to control it.
This is a very interesting switch of the usual roles--the man is the innocent, here, and the woman is the playa.
About the word "died"--this isn't a literal death, and I don't really think he's talking about an orgasm, per se. Instead, he's talking indirectly about this situation he's in. He might as well be dead, because he knows how badly this is going to hurt when all is said and done, very much like the phrase "I died of embarassment." He even talks about it being his "final mistake," as if this hurt will be very bad.
This is open to interpretation, however. I concede that the reverse interpretation is also valid--that he tried to play this woman and fell deeply in love with her. Only Nick Van Eede knows for sure. ;)
This is definitely one of my favorite songs from the 80's.
Personally, I think "deluded" is right on the money.
Essentially, the narrator has fallen in deep for this woman, but he's found out that he's just "a name on a list"--he's one of many other conquests for this woman. He knows he's in trouble, but he can't help himself. What he thought was a one night stand has grown beyond his ability to control it.
This is a very interesting switch of the usual roles--the man is the innocent, here, and the woman is the playa.
About the word "died"--this isn't a literal death, and I don't really think he's talking about an orgasm, per se. Instead, he's talking indirectly about this situation he's in. He might as well be dead, because he knows how badly this is going to hurt when all is said and done, very much like the phrase "I died of embarassment." He even talks about it being his "final mistake," as if this hurt will be very bad.
This is open to interpretation, however. I concede that the reverse interpretation is also valid--that he tried to play this woman and fell deeply in love with her. Only Nick Van Eede knows for sure. ;)
This is definitely one of my favorite songs from the 80's.