this song is pretty simple to understand. a guy and a girl are in a relationship, in which they've both been for a while, and now it's losing its love. the "i got a story it's almost finished" is their relationship, which is falling apart. he's wasting his time trying to figure out how to end it with her, so he's gotta do it soon, he knows. the chorus is him describing how they both know the love is lost.
as for the snippets of their relationship being the various verses, i could potentially see that in the last verse ("canals are freezing... you should just be here..."). but i think it could also just be him admitting that he isn't FULLY over her, and that he did actually love her at one point, and that a little part of him will always love her, even as they go their separate ways.
this song is pretty simple to understand. a guy and a girl are in a relationship, in which they've both been for a while, and now it's losing its love. the "i got a story it's almost finished" is their relationship, which is falling apart. he's wasting his time trying to figure out how to end it with her, so he's gotta do it soon, he knows. the chorus is him describing how they both know the love is lost.
as for the snippets of their relationship being the various verses, i could potentially see that in the last verse ("canals are freezing... you should just be here..."). but i think it could also just be him admitting that he isn't FULLY over her, and that he did actually love her at one point, and that a little part of him will always love her, even as they go their separate ways.