Like a lot of the other comments are saying, I think this mainly about voyeurism. If the song was about his girlfriend, then why would he use the word spy. If you are a spy it means you shouldn't be caught, that is kind of the whole point, and if you are a voyeur, the whole point of the pleasure you get from it, is the fact that the other people don't know you are watching them. See a bit of a connection there?
L.A. lady you always look so uninspired
When you're hanging around
Living with creeps and loving with liars
And everybody knows it's true
That all you're ever gonna be is entertainment
So entertain me
You shiver when they wake up
And once more before they're gone
And even when you're sleeping baby
You're barely holding on
L.A. lady I know your feet must be so tired
From standing on a corner stomping out cigarettes like they were fires
The daughter of a thousand men
You've got your mothers eyes and whorish skin
You're a train wreck
But that's entertainment
[Chorus:]
You shiver when they wake up
And once more before they're gone
And even when you're sleeping baby you're barely holding on
So throw your skin back in your clothes
And wipe the blood running from your nose
'cause if the price is right tonight anything goes
Too many lines, one too many times
You're sharing the same vein
With your stage name
But it never quite feels the same
It never quite feels the same
I said, it never quite feels the same
[Chorus]
When you're hanging around
Living with creeps and loving with liars
And everybody knows it's true
That all you're ever gonna be is entertainment
So entertain me
You shiver when they wake up
And once more before they're gone
And even when you're sleeping baby
You're barely holding on
L.A. lady I know your feet must be so tired
From standing on a corner stomping out cigarettes like they were fires
The daughter of a thousand men
You've got your mothers eyes and whorish skin
You're a train wreck
But that's entertainment
[Chorus:]
You shiver when they wake up
And once more before they're gone
And even when you're sleeping baby you're barely holding on
So throw your skin back in your clothes
And wipe the blood running from your nose
'cause if the price is right tonight anything goes
Too many lines, one too many times
You're sharing the same vein
With your stage name
But it never quite feels the same
It never quite feels the same
I said, it never quite feels the same
[Chorus]
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White Guilt Lyrics as written by Joby J. Ford James Tweedy
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This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
this seems to be on an eternal loop in my head, and i'm not annoyed by it yet so that's got to be good. as for a meaning..being a rather successful entertainer (maybe a stripper or similar) and having a fair few hollow relationships, getting a high out of performing, but not the same as from a more meaningful relationship (such as in their past?)because the work is hollow too? hmm.. xXx
wow only 1 person has commented on this song so far and i know them (mwahaha not in a sinister way). im loving this song, the music sounds so much happier than the meaning of the song. it sounds all summery (yay!)
That pretty much sums up the band in general.... This is about coke. That doesn't even need to be said....
I think its about more than coke, more like the true life of a 'celebrity'.
While I like the lyrics, I think this is my least favourite song on the album. It reminds me too much of the transplants which pisses me off.
surely its about prostitution prostitution for coke yeah? come on people , help me out here
It is pretty self explanatory, prostitution for drugs.
Not so sure about the prostitution or stripper aspects as people who do cocaine usually reflect the actions mentioned in the song anyways (this is coming from observing my friends in their cocaine experiences). White guilt = cocaine. Simple as that.
I i thought the coke bit was fairly obvious so apparently I didn't put in in my comment.. :S
ya the cokes not rly that big a part of it, n it has nothing 2 do w/ celebrity, no1 even knos who they are outside of LA, its about an LA street walking skank who maybe could of been more
Errm...im pretty sure its about cocaine and prostitution.....1) white guilt =cocaine 2)too many lines = of coke 3)wipe the blood running from your nose= from snorting coke. Prostitution 1) entertainment= prostitution 2)standing on the corner of streets...duh! 3) youve got your mothers eyes and WHORISH skin. from this its also obvious that her mother was a prostitute as well. the line "the daughter of a thousand men" shows that her mother slept with so many men she didnt know which one was the father.