Affairs Of The Heart

The lyrics describe a sudden, intense attraction that grows into a troubling love affair. At first, the woman seems glamorous and mysterious, and the speaker is swept up in desire. Gradually, he sees himself as caught in a dangerous situation. By the end, unanswered calls and the question of goodbye suggest that the affair may be ending, while he remains unsure whether its passion has truly faded.

Several images make love feel both exciting and threatening. The woman appears to emerge from a “silk cocoon,” suggesting transformation and allure, while her “cunning” fox-like eyes hint that she may be hard to read. The repeated image of fire conveys powerful passion, but also danger: once caught in it, the speaker feels there is “no returning.” Calling love a “lethal weapon” is a metaphor for how attraction can wound someone emotionally.

The lyrics do not clearly explain whether the woman deliberately deceives the speaker or whether he is simply blinded by desire. Words like “masquerade” and “coup d’état” make the relationship sound like a trick or sudden takeover, but these may express his feeling of losing control rather than prove her intentions. The ending is also uncertain: it suggests a goodbye, yet his questions about the remaining “wings of fire” leave open whether he has fully let go.