I am totally appalled by how such an emotional song has been compared to anal sex, and menstruation. NO WAY!!
The song is about her boyfriend breaking up with her for reasons beyond what she can comprehend. He just acts up out of nowhere, and eventually dumps her, leaving her lost. "Shed some light on me please" is her begging her boyfriend to give her insight into what's wrong. "Take it slow / take it easy on me" is her pleading with her boyfriend to stop being abusive and threatening and instead be graceful and perhaps discuss things or offer constructive criticism. "Heart on my sleeve / not where it should be" -- she is stating that her boyfriend confuses her with his abuse and neglect, leaving her unable to share mutual love (the heart (love) is on her sleeve (out of place), instead of in her heart (in mutual love)). She compares the moon to her "man" (boyfriend) in that, like the moon, his abuse is part time, and in varying degrees (the moon has it's cycles, and only appears at night).
AND FINALLY, the most rediculously misinterpreted lyric: "Not as good as we've been / it's the dirtiest clean I know" -- this means they are fighting again, but unfortunately, it is all too normal but it is very wrong. It is the "dirtiest clean" -- a bad thing that seems fine because it is normal. And it is so frequent, it's all she knows.
I am totally appalled by how such an emotional song has been compared to anal sex, and menstruation. NO WAY!!
The song is about her boyfriend breaking up with her for reasons beyond what she can comprehend. He just acts up out of nowhere, and eventually dumps her, leaving her lost. "Shed some light on me please" is her begging her boyfriend to give her insight into what's wrong. "Take it slow / take it easy on me" is her pleading with her boyfriend to stop being abusive and threatening and instead be graceful and perhaps discuss things or offer constructive criticism. "Heart on my sleeve / not where it should be" -- she is stating that her boyfriend confuses her with his abuse and neglect, leaving her unable to share mutual love (the heart (love) is on her sleeve (out of place), instead of in her heart (in mutual love)). She compares the moon to her "man" (boyfriend) in that, like the moon, his abuse is part time, and in varying degrees (the moon has it's cycles, and only appears at night).
AND FINALLY, the most rediculously misinterpreted lyric: "Not as good as we've been / it's the dirtiest clean I know" -- this means they are fighting again, but unfortunately, it is all too normal but it is very wrong. It is the "dirtiest clean" -- a bad thing that seems fine because it is normal. And it is so frequent, it's all she knows.