I saw Ingrid in concert a few weeks back, and she explained that her family (i think aunt?) lives in Maine, and Ingrid used to spend time there and pretend she lived there. That was basically the inspiration for this song, and I think she just added in her artistic abilities from there.
I get the feeling that the first verse is her aunt, or someone she knows in Maine, maybe just the stereotypical wife up there, and the rest of the song is Ingrid. All of Ingrid's songs seem to be pretty personal, especially on Girls and Boys, so I wouldn't try to look TOO deep into it all.
I saw Ingrid in concert a few weeks back, and she explained that her family (i think aunt?) lives in Maine, and Ingrid used to spend time there and pretend she lived there. That was basically the inspiration for this song, and I think she just added in her artistic abilities from there.
I get the feeling that the first verse is her aunt, or someone she knows in Maine, maybe just the stereotypical wife up there, and the rest of the song is Ingrid. All of Ingrid's songs seem to be pretty personal, especially on Girls and Boys, so I wouldn't try to look TOO deep into it all.