Deerheart

Breakdown

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I saw you
You saw me
That's when I needed you
You needed me
I kissed you
You kissed me
And thought forever, yeah
We'd always be
Well, I like you
You like me
Seems that we fit so perfectly
You make me feel worthy
And I've let you take care of me

Ohhh
We're alright now,
Gonna break down the breakdown
Move from where we stand
See what we don't want to see

I love you
You love me
Oh, but lately
Something's wearing on me
I've been growing
I've been changing
And seems like you're barely moving

Ohhh
We're alright now,
Gonna break down the breakdown
Move from where we stand
See what we don't want to see

There is nothing we can do to get past this
Nothing you could've said
Baby, please don't fret
Our time has moved passed us

I love you
You love me
Is it possible we love differently?
You need me, but I need to
Feel strong baby without you

Ohhh
We're alright now,
Gonna break down the breakdown
Move from where we stand
See what we don't want to see

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violethill On Mar 10, 2010

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joshmac

2021-10-21 06:21:12

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2010-03-10 19:37:13

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by joshmac

4y ago

I think it's about a relationship between two people who love each other deeply. Despite their deep love for each other, they can't be together. The narrator has been growing and changing, and the person to whom they sing has stopped growing (at least from the narrator's perspective). It's definitely over. "There's nothing we could do to get past this," the narrator sings. "Our time has moved passed us." So the narrator is 100% set on closing the door and is saying that it's time to "move from where we stand" and "see what we don't want to see." In other words, no longer wait for the "right time" – the narrator is making NOW the time they look at the inevitable truth they both know but haven't dealt with yet, as the narrator needs to feel strong without the 'you" in the song.

So it's a very sweet goodbye song, fascinating because the narrator still deeply loves the person they're writing about. So this song is about breaking down – determining the hows, whats, whens, wheres and whys – of their broken relationship, i.e., the breakdown.

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