Mr. Brightside by The Killers

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Lyrics to this song are very cuckold related, or at least my interpretation of them are. Kind of interesting as it's a pretty popular radio song. Some of you may have heard it, others probably have never heard of or hate The Killers, but there you have it.

Here's a YouTube link to the song:
YouTube - The Killers - Mr. Brightside

And the lyrics for those curious:

Coming out of my cage
And I've been doing just fine
Gotta gotta be down
Because I want it all
It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this?
It was only a kiss
It was only a kiss

Now I'm falling asleep
And she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke
And she's taking the drag

Now they're going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head
But she's touching his chest now

He takes off her dress now
Let me go
And I just can't look
It's killing me
And taking control

Jealousy
Turning saints into the sea
Turning through sick lullaby
Choking on your alibi
But it's just the price I pay
Destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes
I'm Mr. Brightside

(repeat)
 
knew it the moment I heard it. You are correct in your interp bud.
 
The people on this site are some of the dumbest in existence. The song is about a dude that falls in love with a ******, it isn't that hard to figure out.
 
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the cuck interpretation is definitely legit. Whoever wrote that song may or may not have intended to conjure up images of a man in love with a **********, but there are few if any modern songs that speak more directly to cucks in love with women who take multiple partners.

I found it clever when he uses rhyme and expectation in this verse:

Now they're going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head
But she's touching his __________

The first time you listen to this, you assume he's going to say *dick*, because it rhymes.
 
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From how he acts in the video, I'd say he's in love with a male **********. One that looks like Julia Roberts' sleazy brother.
 
rego79 said:
Another killers song that I reckon is also cuckold related is "somebody told me". The lyris in the chorus go something like
I heard you had a boy friend
who looked like a girlfriend
dunno about you but is the boyfriend a sissy cuck who dresses up in womens underwear???
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Okay, now I really think we're reading waaaay too much into this band of Mormons from Vegas. Now if you want to start disecting lyrics for cuckoldy, start with the collected works of Kenny Rogers.
 
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Absolutely. I think of that song every time milady goes out on me. Perhaps one day, she will put me in a real cage and not just a CB2000.
 
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