After looking up some things about the novel Fear of Flying by Erica Jong, I completely agree with both Ravel and AlisonFowels. Here's why..
Isadora is the main character of the novel and a key component of the storyline is that she decides to take part in a "zipless fuck", or a no strings attached sexual encounter without real emotion. (as said by Ravel)
I found that one of the most popular quotes from within the book was about this weird term, and it stated:
"The zipless fuck is absolutely pure. It is free of ulterior motives. There is no power game . The man is not "taking" and the woman is not "giving." No one is attempting to cuckold a husband or humiliate a wife. No one is trying to prove anything or get anything out of anyone."
Right before each chorus the narrator of the song is distraught saying,"You can't just leave, I've given everything. I can't believe you're taking everything" The "I've given" and "you're taking" parts of these lines are the most important, because if you look at the quote from Fear of Flying it CLEARLY states that there should be no giving or taking in a "zipless fuck" aka meaningless one night stand. EVEN The quote from THE BOOK has the two words singled out in quotations.
So this leads me to believe that the narrator took part in a one night stand like situation and became emotionally attached, and he is sad that his momentary lover was not struck by the same feelings. Notice that at the beginning he says "I set our sights on the moon"... not WE set our sights on the moon. Since "There's just one parachute" she is the only one to get away from it without pain, and his "worst fears" that came true were those of rejection and lack of mutual feelings.
Makes perfect sense to me. I've read Fear of Flying and I think Brandon was definitely inspired by the book. I don't think this has anything to do with a baby or a lesbian couple. SMH. Very imaginative though.
Makes perfect sense to me. I've read Fear of Flying and I think Brandon was definitely inspired by the book. I don't think this has anything to do with a baby or a lesbian couple. SMH. Very imaginative though.
After reading your post, I agree with your interpretation 100% -- If any explanation could be said to come closest to the intended meaning of the lyrics, it would be yours.
After reading your post, I agree with your interpretation 100% -- If any explanation could be said to come closest to the intended meaning of the lyrics, it would be yours.
I hadn't even heard of Fear of Flying until reading the above comments. Naturally, I did what everyone else does when they attempt to decipher a song's meaning: I came up with my own take on it. I'll admit, the interpretation I arrived on seemed pretty crazy at the time -- Taken with the above comment in mind, it now seems completely absurd [but, admit it: The ramblings of a college student at 2am in-between homework sessions can be quite entertaining, can't they? :) ]
But that's the beauty of songwriting/poetry, isn't it? -- The fact that you and I, both looking at the same set of words, can interpret them in entirely different ways. Fine art has that ability :)
After looking up some things about the novel Fear of Flying by Erica Jong, I completely agree with both Ravel and AlisonFowels. Here's why..
Isadora is the main character of the novel and a key component of the storyline is that she decides to take part in a "zipless fuck", or a no strings attached sexual encounter without real emotion. (as said by Ravel)
I found that one of the most popular quotes from within the book was about this weird term, and it stated:
"The zipless fuck is absolutely pure. It is free of ulterior motives. There is no power game . The man is not "taking" and the woman is not "giving." No one is attempting to cuckold a husband or humiliate a wife. No one is trying to prove anything or get anything out of anyone."
Right before each chorus the narrator of the song is distraught saying,"You can't just leave, I've given everything. I can't believe you're taking everything" The "I've given" and "you're taking" parts of these lines are the most important, because if you look at the quote from Fear of Flying it CLEARLY states that there should be no giving or taking in a "zipless fuck" aka meaningless one night stand. EVEN The quote from THE BOOK has the two words singled out in quotations.
So this leads me to believe that the narrator took part in a one night stand like situation and became emotionally attached, and he is sad that his momentary lover was not struck by the same feelings. Notice that at the beginning he says "I set our sights on the moon"... not WE set our sights on the moon. Since "There's just one parachute" she is the only one to get away from it without pain, and his "worst fears" that came true were those of rejection and lack of mutual feelings.
Makes perfect sense to me. I've read Fear of Flying and I think Brandon was definitely inspired by the book. I don't think this has anything to do with a baby or a lesbian couple. SMH. Very imaginative though.
Makes perfect sense to me. I've read Fear of Flying and I think Brandon was definitely inspired by the book. I don't think this has anything to do with a baby or a lesbian couple. SMH. Very imaginative though.
After reading your post, I agree with your interpretation 100% -- If any explanation could be said to come closest to the intended meaning of the lyrics, it would be yours.
After reading your post, I agree with your interpretation 100% -- If any explanation could be said to come closest to the intended meaning of the lyrics, it would be yours.
I hadn't even heard of Fear of Flying until reading the above comments. Naturally, I did what everyone else does when they attempt to decipher a song's meaning: I came up with my own take on it. I'll admit, the interpretation I arrived on seemed pretty crazy at the time -- Taken with the above comment in mind, it now seems completely absurd [but, admit it: The ramblings of a college student at 2am in-between homework sessions can be quite entertaining, can't they? :) ]
But that's the beauty of songwriting/poetry, isn't it? -- The fact that you and I, both looking at the same set of words, can interpret them in entirely different ways. Fine art has that ability :)