It's hard to pin down exactly what lead singer Ed Kowalczyk was thinking when he wrote this love song about a strange, one-sided romance, but the subject matter was new territory for the band. "Well, we never really write 'love' love songs," he told The Washington Post in 1995. "There's always something twisted about them. But as far as love songs, women just became way more important to us after we turned 21, as a band in general. Kind of broke up our boyhood solidarity as we started branching out into babes."
Because of the lyrics, "Pay me now, lay me down," many Live fans interpret the song as being about an unfulfilling relationship with a prostitute.
While Throwing Copper was making its slow ascent on the albums chart, eventually reaching #1 in May of 1995, Live played several high-profile gigs that expanded their fanbase, including Woodstock '94. This track didn't make the cut on the setlist, but they did perform it at Woodstock '99.
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