it's very much unusually patriarchal for pop music. the topic of sexual infidelity is pretty normal in pop, but it generally takes the form of jealousy or inadequacy. it's generally in the form of a reflection regarding what went on, or in the form of a mea culpa in not being adequate. this is a reflection of 20th century culture, which was very much an objectivist culture in the sense that it was rooted in the idea that individuals need to take responsibility for the events that occur in their lives. our culture in the last century was that when bad shit happens, we primarily have ourselves to blame and need to pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps. this was true across the spectrum, starting some time in the great depression.
i think this is the first time i've ever heard infidelity in pop take the form of an angry accusation that implies some kind of transgression against the male "protagonist". the messaging in the song is i own you, and you have disobeyed my honour.
this is a massive step backwards, socially. but, it's not surprising. talk of the younger generation leaning left on civil rights is being skewed by media exposure, as it was with their grandparents. there is a massive silent majority that got their religion growing up from sitcom reruns and sees re-establishing the sanctity of the christian family as a means of placing order on a world full of chaos. it's a false concept of the past, but it's what they were given to digest and what they broadly think is an accurate reflection of it. they may be less judgmental than the conservatives of previous generations, and less interested in enforcing their values on others. but, they're being driven by some kind of awakening that is a reactionary consequence of some kind of existential angst and seem to have an actual desire to move in this direction in their lives.
not conservatism through draconian law. but, conservatism through popular decree. it's the kind of social revolution that socialists talk about, but in the direction of re-establishing a traditional hierarchy; falling back into the womb, where it's safe.
most are so lost in this, they won't even understand what i'm talking about.
a good way to see what i'm saying is to look at polling on abortion amongst young people.
on the one hand, they're pretty much the only generation that has ever had a majority opinion of being pro-choice. the culture war people have pointed to that to suggest they're a bunch of liberals. but, on the other hand, polls consistently show that a higher percentage of them consider it to be "morally wrong" - sometimes pushing 70%. the majority opinion from gen xers is that a fetus is just a rightless clump of cells. so, that's a hardened swing right on opinions about abortion, coinciding with less authoritarian views on disallowing it.
the majority opinion seems to be that it's rarely justified, but that doesn't mean that it should be disallowed. it's immoral, but that doesn't mean the government has a right to stop it.
one consequently needs to be careful in interpreting polls about these kinds of things with these kids, as they seem to have a tendency to break a lot of the conventions we're used to. the conventional narrative would consider that a contradiction. but, of course, it isn't a novel position. it's the position associated with right-libertarianism (and adhered to cautiously by some liberals). i think this label is pretty broadly applicable on a lot of things. you see the same thing with gay issues. media points to broadening acceptance, in terms of legal structures. but, those same kids are openly homophobic in their day-to-day language and tend to view gays as social outcasts.
they may lean left in the short term, but it's on the authoritarian axis and pretty pragmatic. it's probably at least positive that it's probably unlikely that they'll become more authoritarian as they age. but, if the right figures this out, expect it to adapt to it.