Dear Pop Star,
Yes, the thing is the metaphor, but we don't always agree on what it is that is like the first thing. It's more than a feeling, and the reason is, my Pop Star, Marianne is a metaphor for your manhood. See: letting the days go by. And how does all this loss feel? See: pretty Pamela Brown.
And you know, you know I love you, you men of the patriarchy, but it's just such scraps, all scraps that are left. The thing is, and you know this too, if you have any power your responsibility is not to abuse it.