The song is about a guy who has an affair with a married woman, only to be blackmailed by her into agreeing to kill her husband so she can collect the insurance. He initially refuses, but she tells him she’ll accuse him of rape unless he does what she says, thus, for him, all hope is lost.
[Verse 1]
Oh, he loved to hear her moan
And when he'd come around
He'd hope that she's alone
Cause the window makes a sound
[Pre-Chorus]
"It's all right," she says
"Come inside," she says
"Come inside"
[Verse 2]
Well, that snow-colored skin beneath the moonlight
Was a vision of a better time
When you and I had different lives
Is something the matter?
"No," she bowed into the finish line
Saying, "you will learn in due time"
She shook and moaned and spread her thighs
[Pre-Chorus]
"Oh, it's all right," she said
"Come inside," she said
"Come inside"
[Chorus]
This is how hope is gone
This is how hope was lost
Now hope is gone
[Verse 3]
Well, you know, that thing before that bothered me
The man who holds me rightfully
Has quite a hefty policy
Well accidents happen
So, with an implication in the air
I turned and bolted out of there
She followed and made me aware
"I'll get what I want
If you don't, I'll tell you how my story goes
You broke into the window
With me in just like any clothes
You made me undress, then..."
[Pre-Chorus]
"You came inside," she said
"Get back inside," she said
"Get back inside"
[Chorus]
So this is how hope is gone
Now I know, I know how hope was lost
[Instrumental Outro]
Pandora was written by J. Loren Wince.