Isn't it obvious??? The first time I ever heard this song, when I was about 19 or so, I knew what it meant. It's very direct. The part of "hit me with your best shot, Fire Away" so OBVIOUSLY refers to the fact that she wants the guy to have sex with her and to "fire away", meaning shooting semen into her. Come on! Some of these comments are ridiculous. And the "putting another notch in my lipstick case" is a clever way of telling the guy to "put another notch on his belt", which traditionally indicates what a guy does (figuratively) after a conquest of a hot babe, usually referring to a stud type of guy who likes to brag about it. With Benatar, it's reversed; the lipstick case refers to a feminine way of saying the same thing. Also, it's obvious that the lipstick case, being that it's shaped like a penis, is symbolism, and not so subliminal or subtle, either! It doesn't take an authority on Ingmar Bergman films to figure out the very obvious lyrics of THIS song. I'd like to add that Benatar sounds pretty damned hot singing it, especially with these lyrics!
Isn't it obvious??? The first time I ever heard this song, when I was about 19 or so, I knew what it meant. It's very direct. The part of "hit me with your best shot, Fire Away" so OBVIOUSLY refers to the fact that she wants the guy to have sex with her and to "fire away", meaning shooting semen into her. Come on! Some of these comments are ridiculous. And the "putting another notch in my lipstick case" is a clever way of telling the guy to "put another notch on his belt", which traditionally indicates what a guy does (figuratively) after a conquest of a hot babe, usually referring to a stud type of guy who likes to brag about it. With Benatar, it's reversed; the lipstick case refers to a feminine way of saying the same thing. Also, it's obvious that the lipstick case, being that it's shaped like a penis, is symbolism, and not so subliminal or subtle, either! It doesn't take an authority on Ingmar Bergman films to figure out the very obvious lyrics of THIS song. I'd like to add that Benatar sounds pretty damned hot singing it, especially with these lyrics!