Not really sure what or who the artist is referencing in the song, but he makes it very clear it's about change, and because of how dark the song is, change for the worse.
In my opinion, I think this song is more about the narrator than a victim of the narrator (whether it be a virgin girl or friend-turned-junky or whatever.) I think the narrator is suggesting he is changing into something less than human (a fly, something everyone despises, swats at and kills without remorse.) I think the narrator feels he is somewhat messed up in the head, twisted and sinister: in the verse that starts with "I took you home..." I imagine the narrator capturing a bug outside (like a fly or a beetle) taking it home, placing it on a petri dish ("set you on the glass") and using tweezers to pull its wings apart underneath a microscope. Which he finds humorous.
It's kind of a sickening image but it fits perfectly with the tone of the song. I love the eerie instrumental that plays after the verses "you were on fire" and "then I laughed".) Unlike a lot of other interpretations, I don't necessarily agree that the narrator feels guilty about what's happening. I think he's accepting it; it's thrilling, it makes him "feel so alive". Which is the scary part. He's messed up, and not only does he know it, but he's okay with it (maybe even likes it)... "so, hell, blow me away."
Not really sure what or who the artist is referencing in the song, but he makes it very clear it's about change, and because of how dark the song is, change for the worse.
In my opinion, I think this song is more about the narrator than a victim of the narrator (whether it be a virgin girl or friend-turned-junky or whatever.) I think the narrator is suggesting he is changing into something less than human (a fly, something everyone despises, swats at and kills without remorse.) I think the narrator feels he is somewhat messed up in the head, twisted and sinister: in the verse that starts with "I took you home..." I imagine the narrator capturing a bug outside (like a fly or a beetle) taking it home, placing it on a petri dish ("set you on the glass") and using tweezers to pull its wings apart underneath a microscope. Which he finds humorous.
It's kind of a sickening image but it fits perfectly with the tone of the song. I love the eerie instrumental that plays after the verses "you were on fire" and "then I laughed".) Unlike a lot of other interpretations, I don't necessarily agree that the narrator feels guilty about what's happening. I think he's accepting it; it's thrilling, it makes him "feel so alive". Which is the scary part. He's messed up, and not only does he know it, but he's okay with it (maybe even likes it)... "so, hell, blow me away."