Lyric discussion by monkeykillzbanana 

Cover art for The Sweets lyrics by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

This song is about an unrequited love. She's in love with a man who once loved her but is now beginning to fall in love with someone else. I think she is trying to commit suicide by drowning herself in a pool one night, believing that ending her life will save her from her own pain and anger. I think the can represents their old love that used to be filled with sweets of many colors, kind of packed away in a fridge, and slowly it started emptying. When it finally emptied they started playing a symbolic game of kick the can with each other. Kind of a weird interpretation I know but it just makes sense to me