Don't Explain Lyrics

Lyric discussion by bunnygrey84 

Cover art for Don't Explain lyrics by Damien Rice

He and the woman he loves are getting back together, and he doesn't want her to explain what she's done. He knows she's been unfaithful, that even now she continutes to cheat, but he doesn't want to hear it or think about it. So he tells her to "hush now, don't explain". It doesn't matter that she has cheated on him, when they're together he is too in love to care.

This song makes me want to cry and smile at the same time. It reminds me of someone I've only known thru words and motionless pictures on a screen. I sometimes tell him not to explain everything he's thinking, because his words can be unnecessary. Actually, I think our words can often be distracting. So don't explain... except when it comes to interpreting song meanings, of course ;)