I think it's a metaphor for a very large emotional investment. She's in a panic over the magnitude, the commitment, and is ready to run off. But he's obviously trying to keep them together, a last ditch effort to hold onto the memories. "What happened in the car that night?" is not her death, but rather a reference to their first time (I wouldn't put it past Ryan to be dirty and sad at the same time).
For me, this song strikes up imagery from "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
I think it's a metaphor for a very large emotional investment. She's in a panic over the magnitude, the commitment, and is ready to run off. But he's obviously trying to keep them together, a last ditch effort to hold onto the memories. "What happened in the car that night?" is not her death, but rather a reference to their first time (I wouldn't put it past Ryan to be dirty and sad at the same time).
For me, this song strikes up imagery from "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"