Question about end of Betterman

res perv wrote:

She loved him, yeah. She don't want to leave this way.
She feeds him, yeah. That's why she'll be back again.


do you think eddie is just sarcastically saying..." ok yeah, fine, did love him" ...i actually have no idea, and was hoping someone could give their interpretation of it. i have to write a paper on an iterpretation of a song, and i thught betterman would be relatively easy (which is was) im just having trouble figuring out this last part

sarcasm, no.

she does love him. he doesn't love her.

the song is about how she oscillates between loving him and wanting to leave him because she wants (needs) a life that is more complete/full...a life in which love for her (by him) has a place. her relationship with him is devoid of love in her direction...it's a one way street...but she can't leave because she thrives (however unhealthy) on giving her love to him, even though he doesn't return it...and what would be worse for her (in her psyche; again, however unhealthy) than not only not being loved, but also not being able to give her love...and that's why she needs him...and that's why she'll be back again.

ds

the lyrics there are very depressing contrary to how the song sounds there.

I think its about her dependancy on a complete life and relationship situation and her inability to get out of a bad relationship. you see this problem a lot.

kind of like what DS said