Lyric discussion by judes 

Cover art for This Ruined Puzzle lyrics by Dashboard Confessional

This is truly one of my favs of Chris! To me it is sooo romantic. He loves this girl purely and she does not love him with that same love. I see the book as some kind of cheesy romance novel that she is reading and he sticks the note in the book wondering if the guy ever gets the girl. He's leaving it up to chance. I think this is so romantic of him! If she does not pick up the book again, she'll be missing out on at least knowing how much he loves her. In my mind I see her picking up the book and reading it, then she finds the note. If it were me, i would melt. Even if i did not love him the same way that he loved me I would at least see what his love was. maybe she was misunderstanding his love, this could set it straight. Or what if she picks up the book months or years later? She may never even realize it was him...