Discover the story of the song > Shellfish Mademoiselle – Róisín Murphy

In these lyrics, the protagonist is upset because her partner doesn't want to dance with her. She feels like he's holding her back from enjoying herself and expressing her feelings through dancing. She loves him, but she also wants to have fun and be selfish sometimes. So, she decides that she's done waiting for him to change and she's going to go off on her own and enjoy life because life is too short to hold back.