Someday You Will Be Loved

He's rehashing his past: Back in his youth he convinced a gorgeous girl that he really liked her, and carries on the charade until she finally develops feelings about him and trusts him enough to sleep with him. Now finally getting what he wanted, he leaves her to wake up alone the morning after. And instead of going quietly, he chooses to tell her (not in person - but on a note) that it's not you, it's me. He knows he's breaking her heart because he alludes that her heart will have to be stitched together again "Just as the blood runs down the needle and thread." But what really bothers me is that he's so patronizing that after using her for sex that he tells her not to worry because someone will love you someday instead of deceiving you just get some action. It's just adding insult to injury. This song is gorgeous, but the lyrics are not about her or love. They're about how he's a douche bag. He's like a more cruel version of Barney from "How I Met Your Mother."

He is such a cop out! Someday you will be loved? Just tell her you're leaving and don't try to make it worse by telling her things will get better. She loved you and now you're leaving her, it's going to hurt. She doesn't need to know about the future, she needs someone to make it better now!

Haha obviously I just had a break up and was greeted with similar sentiments.

Brilliant song!

let's take a look at this song from the girl's point of view. She get's dumped by a guy that tells her pretty much everything he thinks she needs to hear. (because he's a hopeless romantic - except for the fact that he is incapable of loving anyone) She buys into it because she is so completely madly in love with him - and well why shouldn’t she? All she wants is him and he knows this and that she will take everything he says to heart. That is why she actually believes this nonsense. He knows that “every broken heart will eventually mend,” but to her this is practically the end of existence.. the fact that he tells her "the memories of me will seem more like bad dreams" means that he knows eventually she'll wake up and realize that he was in fact an ass.. maybe I’m just bitter because of my stupid ex - who has said many a similar things to me like the things said in this song.

It does relate to Tiny Vessel

My meaning: the guy used the girl. The guy knows that time will heal the girls broken heartness. He doesn care because he knows he will be forgotten when another man comes into her life.

A guy sent this to me, I understand what the songs means, but how should I take it? Here is the background, we never actually dated.. but we almost did.. He told me he wasn't ready.. but he said he never met anyone like me before.. and we could talk for hours.. and that nobody else could compare. Now we aren't friends..or are even together.. and we its impossible to be just friends.

this is the ending of tiny vessels, to me.

YESSSSSSSS OMG i was thinking the SAME THING when i was listening, before i had read your comment.

I love tiny vessels and both of these songs relate to my life..

its almost like now that its been awhile since tiny vessels maybe he feels more mature about the situation and the girl has grown a little older and he has friendly, positive feelings toward her, and wishes her the best.

Maybe now she does mean something to him, whereas in tiny vessels she didnt mean anything to him..

As much as I love this song...it is so sad.

This is a cop out. This is some guy saying "I am justifying breaking your heart and treating you like shit, because someday, you will find a guy who treats you amazingly...that's just not me, therefore, I don't care."

Sad.

I agree with HeyAmanda. Ben Gibbard said in Spin that he thought this song was so hopeful and happy, but it makes me sick. It makes me think that he's like every other guy... just justifying breaking up with you and trying to be nice even though they don't care.

my god, this song rips someone broke up with me with this song, essentially it's a big blow to the testes

it's so blunt and apathetic and the guitar is so punctual at the beginning gawd, it burns ben gibbard, you callous ass why can't you be nice? heh