I can't believe no one has commented on this yet. One of my favourites off of her new album...
I think this song is about unrequited love; the singer loves this person but the person isn't interested (and I wait with the plate, piled high with my love / that you won't eat from).
However, the singer isn't going to wait forever (love, you think you can contain me) even if it means being alone. The singer either isn't appreciated or has been harshly rejected by the person they love; they no longer see the point in waiting even though they love the person very much (there's no need to be so terrible/when you know I would do anything for you).
The line "this is so laughable whatever happened to / knowing that this was forever" implies that maybe they had had a relationship prior and it's being broken off, and that it wasn't a very clean breakup. (File off the sharpness of feelings so / I'll be protected from all of your evil).
Despite the pain that the singer is going through, he or she still loves this person. However, they know that love =/= slavery and abuse. They refuse to wait around for this person to "come round". They're leaving, and for good.
I can't believe no one has commented on this yet. One of my favourites off of her new album...
I think this song is about unrequited love; the singer loves this person but the person isn't interested (and I wait with the plate, piled high with my love / that you won't eat from).
However, the singer isn't going to wait forever (love, you think you can contain me) even if it means being alone. The singer either isn't appreciated or has been harshly rejected by the person they love; they no longer see the point in waiting even though they love the person very much (there's no need to be so terrible/when you know I would do anything for you).
The line "this is so laughable whatever happened to / knowing that this was forever" implies that maybe they had had a relationship prior and it's being broken off, and that it wasn't a very clean breakup. (File off the sharpness of feelings so / I'll be protected from all of your evil).
Despite the pain that the singer is going through, he or she still loves this person. However, they know that love =/= slavery and abuse. They refuse to wait around for this person to "come round". They're leaving, and for good.
Such a loaded song...I find comfort in it though.