on "itunes originals - ben folds", he talks about how this song was written because an ex of his wrote him a letter six months after the break up stating why she broke up with him. she was angry because it just seemed like he hadn't cared and he had always been too nice. so he wrote a song from her perspective to show her that he understood where she was coming from. it's about those people who don't seem to care, are just "selfless, cold, and composed." the lyrics are self explanatory from there.
on "itunes originals - ben folds", he talks about how this song was written because an ex of his wrote him a letter six months after the break up stating why she broke up with him. she was angry because it just seemed like he hadn't cared and he had always been too nice. so he wrote a song from her perspective to show her that he understood where she was coming from. it's about those people who don't seem to care, are just "selfless, cold, and composed." the lyrics are self explanatory from there.