Strange Things Will Happen

"Today was a pretty day No disappointments No expectations on your whereabouts And oh, did I let you go? Did it finally show that strange things will happen if you let them?" This song is great. To me it's about the first day when the singer truly begins to move on after failed relationship. She had been trapped by the post-break up obsession, where she "accidentally" bumping into him (hence the expectations about his whereabouts), and then is always disappointed when he doesn't respond the way she wants him too. She hadn't truly allowed herself to let the relationship go, but now she has, and it's liberating. Break-ups often feel devastating and it's hard to have perspective on them, and so she is surprised when she finds that she actually can allow herself to move on with her life. "Strange things will happen if you let them"

So good!

I love this song.

I love this band.

this song is like finally deciding to put down your weapons and stop fighting. and the strange calm that comes with discovering you can't be touched, and maybe you didn't really want what you thought you wanted all this time.

oopsie, double posted aha. but honestly, this song deserves all the attention it generates, even accidental double posts.

my best friend made me know this song almost one year ago... a comforting song that talks about some little steps you try to make to stop hiding. I like how the soft music matches with the lyrics.

Today I didn't even try to hide I'll stay here and never push things to the side

Its about a failed relationship, where she has moved on and is happy, but he still is miserable, but .. Not any more. Not today.

This song, to me, is saying how we should break this regular cycle of life. Great and strange things will happen if you let them There's always some people from the other side that persuade us, but we are too scared to act.

I know that the common interpretation is that this song is about the dynamic between two ex-lovers, and while I understand that this was probably the writer's intention, the song has always been a very different story to me. To me, the artist is singing about life and death. Let me explain:

In the song, the term "day" is used as a metaphor for a lifetime, particularly, that of the singer (or lyricist.) The entire song is a beautiful story of a life filled with strange occurrences and no regrets, and it playfully encourages the listener (the living) to live their lives to the fullest. 'Strange things will happen' throughout your life, and you choose how they affect you (these slight surprises when your life might twist and turn.)

The ending of the song almost made me cry the first few times I heard it, because the metaphor and message were so clear and so beautiful to me:

"Today I didn't even try to hide I'll stay here and never push things to the side Today I didn't even look to find Something to put me in that peace of mind You can't touch me cause I'm way beyond you today"

Amazing song, no matter how you interpret it.

i love this band*.