I really love this song. I love the imagery of "kite strings tangled in my trees all wrapped up." Normally having a tangled kite is a bad thing, but the point here is that even though relationships can be messy, the writer would rather work through those entanglements than be alone. Being attached to someone means the denial of your own independence--instead of being free like a kite, you're tangled up in someone else's needs and desires. But most of the time we'd rather be that way than be alone. Love the complexity of those lyrics.
I really love this song. I love the imagery of "kite strings tangled in my trees all wrapped up." Normally having a tangled kite is a bad thing, but the point here is that even though relationships can be messy, the writer would rather work through those entanglements than be alone. Being attached to someone means the denial of your own independence--instead of being free like a kite, you're tangled up in someone else's needs and desires. But most of the time we'd rather be that way than be alone. Love the complexity of those lyrics.