I've always kinda had the opinion that this was written about Sarah's first lesbian love, or at least some kind of socially taboo romance.
I think the line 'try the black one, white is nice, if you want blue you'll pay the price' is saying that you have to do what's expected by society and considered safe and normal: picking a colour instead of just black or white has the price of being shunned and misunderstood.
Plus the line '...where we kissed. where you changed me, estranged me' sorta feels like this person, by kissing her, opened up this whole new world that she hadn't even considered before.
No idea if its even remotely on track, but its such a damn good song, who cares what it means?
I've always kinda had the opinion that this was written about Sarah's first lesbian love, or at least some kind of socially taboo romance. I think the line 'try the black one, white is nice, if you want blue you'll pay the price' is saying that you have to do what's expected by society and considered safe and normal: picking a colour instead of just black or white has the price of being shunned and misunderstood. Plus the line '...where we kissed. where you changed me, estranged me' sorta feels like this person, by kissing her, opened up this whole new world that she hadn't even considered before. No idea if its even remotely on track, but its such a damn good song, who cares what it means?