I totally refuse to accept this last interpretation of "Stockholm Syndrome" because, in my opinion, it goes too far into the metaphors which could be hidden in the song.
I mean, BFL, I understand your take and I can see the points made... and I don't think your're a sick person, not at all. But I believe that the lyrics of a song must be viewed according to the spirit of the music and the nature of the writers behind it. And for that matter, YLT tends to sing about more tender subjects than that of sexual abuse. I mean it could be a possibility, but making use of parsimony I sense we should interpret this song as a call on love.
On the other hand, the kidnapping syndrome, I believe, it's used as a representation of the behaivour of a loving person: you end up defending the one that hurts you. That's the beauty of the comparsion.
Moreover, the tune is so beautifully arranged that I cannot but feel it expresses a warm kind of love where the singer makes an invitation to a bet on a rising relationship.
And for the "hands need warning" part... I'm pretty sure it's "warming".
I totally refuse to accept this last interpretation of "Stockholm Syndrome" because, in my opinion, it goes too far into the metaphors which could be hidden in the song.
I mean, BFL, I understand your take and I can see the points made... and I don't think your're a sick person, not at all. But I believe that the lyrics of a song must be viewed according to the spirit of the music and the nature of the writers behind it. And for that matter, YLT tends to sing about more tender subjects than that of sexual abuse. I mean it could be a possibility, but making use of parsimony I sense we should interpret this song as a call on love.
On the other hand, the kidnapping syndrome, I believe, it's used as a representation of the behaivour of a loving person: you end up defending the one that hurts you. That's the beauty of the comparsion.
Moreover, the tune is so beautifully arranged that I cannot but feel it expresses a warm kind of love where the singer makes an invitation to a bet on a rising relationship.
And for the "hands need warning" part... I'm pretty sure it's "warming".