I agree that this song is about revenge.... the narrator wanting to trade positions with the partner that has moved on. I've always supposed that in true Kate style, the song relates to a very specific incident, I choose to imagine a crippling car accident that has left the narrator bitter, alone and physically destroyed - wishing to trade places with the lover who still has a normal life, while she is ruined and alone. NO other version can hold a candle to Kate's original... they don't even come close.
I agree that this song is about revenge.... the narrator wanting to trade positions with the partner that has moved on. I've always supposed that in true Kate style, the song relates to a very specific incident, I choose to imagine a crippling car accident that has left the narrator bitter, alone and physically destroyed - wishing to trade places with the lover who still has a normal life, while she is ruined and alone. NO other version can hold a candle to Kate's original... they don't even come close.