Lyric discussion by Palemovie 

Cover art for I'm a Cuckoo lyrics by Belle & Sebastian

"Breaking off is misery I see a wilderness for you and me Punctuated by philosophy And a wondering how things could’ve been"

I always thought it was about being around somebody you've just broken up with, but are still attached to emotionally. You know it's a bad idea, but you still want to talk to the person.