It's about two people having an affair, both cheating on their respective partners. The song has many references to the sinful nature of their affair and the sexuality within it- "And we use cushions to cover
Happy glands In mild issue of our disgrace", "Our bodies pressed and hardened Turning our desire in With no room for a pardon". But it's more than just a cheap fling. As the song progresses, and with the chorus full of rhetorical questions it becomes clear that he really loves her, asking her if her man does all the things for her that he does. He feels that she belongs with him, yet she's still staying with her partner. He urges her to be "free" and leave him if she'd be happier with him instead.
This song is one of the best on his new album.
It's about two people having an affair, both cheating on their respective partners. The song has many references to the sinful nature of their affair and the sexuality within it- "And we use cushions to cover Happy glands In mild issue of our disgrace", "Our bodies pressed and hardened Turning our desire in With no room for a pardon". But it's more than just a cheap fling. As the song progresses, and with the chorus full of rhetorical questions it becomes clear that he really loves her, asking her if her man does all the things for her that he does. He feels that she belongs with him, yet she's still staying with her partner. He urges her to be "free" and leave him if she'd be happier with him instead.