I have read all of the comments and read over the song over and over again, and this is what I've come up with. First of all, it's a parent-child relationship. Perhaps the first verse should be taken literally as well as metaphorically. Yes, our bones break, but as children we are so fragile in so many ways, especially emotionally. "You fasten my seatbelt because it's the law..." not because the "parent" necessarily wants to protect her, but because it's his/her duty by law. "love in your face that bathed me in regret..." perhaps not the child's regret, but the parent's regret for the child, or the love for someone else and is regretted by the child.
A much sadder analogy is the "love in your face" is a "not nice Love" of child molesters which she regrets, and he "drove her" metaphorically to places she'll never forget.
With the words "stop the muscle we use to confess" - confess what? Love, sin (molestation), "I didn't want you when you were born..."....
I have read all of the comments and read over the song over and over again, and this is what I've come up with. First of all, it's a parent-child relationship. Perhaps the first verse should be taken literally as well as metaphorically. Yes, our bones break, but as children we are so fragile in so many ways, especially emotionally. "You fasten my seatbelt because it's the law..." not because the "parent" necessarily wants to protect her, but because it's his/her duty by law. "love in your face that bathed me in regret..." perhaps not the child's regret, but the parent's regret for the child, or the love for someone else and is regretted by the child. A much sadder analogy is the "love in your face" is a "not nice Love" of child molesters which she regrets, and he "drove her" metaphorically to places she'll never forget. With the words "stop the muscle we use to confess" - confess what? Love, sin (molestation), "I didn't want you when you were born..."....
Any ideas?