Hey all, I wandered over here from another community. I've actually had a lot of FBR bands on my iPod for a while, but for some reason I just started getting into them over the holiday. Of course I immediately went to YouTube and checked out the videos. I love, love, love the P!atD video for "But it's Better if You Do." And I thought I knew exactly what it was about - that's where my shameful Mary Sue fantasy (I guess you could call it) comes in.

I assumed the plot of the video was about a couple, an older woman and a younger man (I swear, she looks much older than him) and they are playing out her fantasy of catching him being unfaithful to her at a cabaret. So they set up the scene in the beginning when they are at home, pretending to argue, then he leaves and goes to the club, and she follows. They're both wearing disguises as part of the game. He sees her while he's singing and follows her to a room where she plays the part of the stripper until he reveals himself to her, then she plays up the drama of "catching" him and he chases after her out into the main room. Then they unintentionally get caught up in the police bust of the club (more drama!), but when they land in the police car at the end they smirk like they know they were both up to some mischief. I guess I thought of that whole scenario because neither of them seem that upset at the end of the video - they seem almost pleased or satisfied. The lyrics "praying for love in a lapdance and paying in naivety" made me think she was the controlling one in the relationship and put him up to the whole role-playing game, that he was young and naive but was hoping for her love if he went along with it. "Isn't this exactly where you like me, I'm exactly where you like me you know" implied to me that he was under her spell and would do whatever she said. Also, "I may have faked it" and "I wouldn't be caught dead in this place" - they are playing roles and wouldn't normally be in a cabaret.

I was totally sure that's what it was about...and then I googled it and apparently the song is only about being in a strip club after a breakup and not wanting to be there. Oops! I'm only 29 but that is a pervy old woman to them (oh my god they are so young!), and I'm blonde so I guess I was projecting a little. Hmmm. The singer is so handsome - who wouldn't want to play some naughty secret games in public with him, and make him chase after you, very...repentant. Mmmmm. Yikes, anonymous posting for sure! Great topic.

Here's the video for reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBtH2YlNiNc