Maybe it's a a little to out of the way, but this song tells a story to me. It sounds like someone(The speaker of the song) lived with their significant other, and was comfortable. They were living paycheck to paycheck, but they still got by. And then the speaker and their significant other broke apart, and the speaker stayed in the house. With too much pride to turn to their parents (Who already helped with a little money) they continued living their life as if nothing happened. Jobs fell through, and nothing worked, but still too much pride to ask for help. So they continue on to Christmas, buying gifts for their family members as if nothing has happened, and they have money to spare; to save face, essentially. And so they lament over what they've done, but they feel absolutely powerless to change anything.
Maybe it's a a little to out of the way, but this song tells a story to me. It sounds like someone(The speaker of the song) lived with their significant other, and was comfortable. They were living paycheck to paycheck, but they still got by. And then the speaker and their significant other broke apart, and the speaker stayed in the house. With too much pride to turn to their parents (Who already helped with a little money) they continued living their life as if nothing happened. Jobs fell through, and nothing worked, but still too much pride to ask for help. So they continue on to Christmas, buying gifts for their family members as if nothing has happened, and they have money to spare; to save face, essentially. And so they lament over what they've done, but they feel absolutely powerless to change anything.