Chinaberry Tree Lyrics

Lyric discussion by FrengerLovely 

Cover art for Chinaberry Tree lyrics by Mew

I think it's about him realizing the darker side of the one he loves, the side that is coldhearted and vicious. Like in the line: "But I never learned how not to be," he sounds so innocent, so weak, as if he's pleading for her to understand how much he cares about her. Inevitably, it all falls apart, but it pains him all the same.