"You fastened my seatbelt
Because it is the law
In your two ton death trap I finally saw
A piece of love in your face that bathed me in regret"
I hadn't thought too much about the 'because it is the law' line until I read over the comments here. I think Ingrid's saying that she feels like the other person does things like that because they have to, not because they're trying to protect her. Then she finally sees the "piece of love" in their face that "bathes" her in regret. I think she's finally seeing how much the other person loves her, and that they do things like that because they care; maybe they're not very good with expressing themselves in traditional ways, but simple actions like fastening her seatbelt finally show her that they care, and she regrets not seeing that before.
"You fastened my seatbelt Because it is the law In your two ton death trap I finally saw A piece of love in your face that bathed me in regret"
I hadn't thought too much about the 'because it is the law' line until I read over the comments here. I think Ingrid's saying that she feels like the other person does things like that because they have to, not because they're trying to protect her. Then she finally sees the "piece of love" in their face that "bathes" her in regret. I think she's finally seeing how much the other person loves her, and that they do things like that because they care; maybe they're not very good with expressing themselves in traditional ways, but simple actions like fastening her seatbelt finally show her that they care, and she regrets not seeing that before.