There is a new awareness about this next lover. He (or she?) could be just the one to help
the singer recover and heal. The last one left a big wound and it still hurts like hell, like
someone could die if the bleeding is not stopped. The process is now part of the focus, so that
falling in love is part cynical, part unavoidable, and part romantic. So expressing the hope
that she will be saved both from the sick-at-heart people, and from BECOMING ONE OF THEM, she
asks to be saved. Like Peter Pan could swoop down and snatch her from the jaws of the crocodile,
or Superman could carry her away. Both heroes are able to fly, but they are at the extreme opposite
ends of what she has experienced in her love-life (perennial boys and macho-men).
Whoever it is, they will come with only her in mind. This poking fun at the men is what makes me
think that the singer could be looking for salvation in another woman. Thats one possible
interpretation, in which case the "ranks of the freaks who suspect they could never love anyone"
are men who have difficulty and discomfort with expressing their feelings and giving themselves
wholly.
But both men and women have been stuck in failed relationships before and so the singer's reference
to the "long farewell of the hunger strike" speaks of the lack of affection before it ends. Some-
times a couple will be holding it together for some reason even though the love is gone. Sometimes
the sick-at-heart want to hurt their partner before the breakup. And in that case starving oneself
of love is acceptable if it means they can deprive the other too. This could refer to a man who
can live without the love easier than a woman can. Thus if you pick up that kind of habit, you too
can become a "freak who suspects they can never love anyone." Its a scary thought.
"Save Me" is a beautiful song.
There is a new awareness about this next lover. He (or she?) could be just the one to help the singer recover and heal. The last one left a big wound and it still hurts like hell, like someone could die if the bleeding is not stopped. The process is now part of the focus, so that falling in love is part cynical, part unavoidable, and part romantic. So expressing the hope that she will be saved both from the sick-at-heart people, and from BECOMING ONE OF THEM, she asks to be saved. Like Peter Pan could swoop down and snatch her from the jaws of the crocodile, or Superman could carry her away. Both heroes are able to fly, but they are at the extreme opposite ends of what she has experienced in her love-life (perennial boys and macho-men).
Whoever it is, they will come with only her in mind. This poking fun at the men is what makes me think that the singer could be looking for salvation in another woman. Thats one possible interpretation, in which case the "ranks of the freaks who suspect they could never love anyone" are men who have difficulty and discomfort with expressing their feelings and giving themselves wholly.
But both men and women have been stuck in failed relationships before and so the singer's reference to the "long farewell of the hunger strike" speaks of the lack of affection before it ends. Some- times a couple will be holding it together for some reason even though the love is gone. Sometimes the sick-at-heart want to hurt their partner before the breakup. And in that case starving oneself of love is acceptable if it means they can deprive the other too. This could refer to a man who can live without the love easier than a woman can. Thus if you pick up that kind of habit, you too can become a "freak who suspects they can never love anyone." Its a scary thought.