I love this song, though the bitterness of the last few verses shifts it's meaning from what seems like fair love to something like abuse. It's bitter but still somehow feels sweet, like he's prepared to go through such pain for her.
And that's what makes it so great. It's not obvious whether "Jeff" is being kind to his girl out of love, or whether he's being pushed around. And given the song it could feel like the inverse of the sentiment that ends it (in the song, his girlfriend discards his feelings in favour of her own. If he then writes the song, he may well be discarding her feelings in favour of his own).
I love this song, though the bitterness of the last few verses shifts it's meaning from what seems like fair love to something like abuse. It's bitter but still somehow feels sweet, like he's prepared to go through such pain for her.
And that's what makes it so great. It's not obvious whether "Jeff" is being kind to his girl out of love, or whether he's being pushed around. And given the song it could feel like the inverse of the sentiment that ends it (in the song, his girlfriend discards his feelings in favour of her own. If he then writes the song, he may well be discarding her feelings in favour of his own).
Still: neat song