As for the car comments, Tegan told Ragged Magazine that Sara had been really affected by something her grandfather said after her grandfather died...
They used to go for drives together, but after she died, he looked to his right and she wasn;t there, and he just wanted to cry and go home. That's what those last couple of lines are about.
For the rest, I'm not entirely certain. When they were writing the album, both sisters were sort of starting down a new path about things..both went through significant breakups and Tegan moved to a different city.
I think this song is a salute to the awkward but necessary life transition...how it hurts, and we all lay in bed and feel melancholy, but we all have to start over sometimes.
As for the car comments, Tegan told Ragged Magazine that Sara had been really affected by something her grandfather said after her grandfather died... They used to go for drives together, but after she died, he looked to his right and she wasn;t there, and he just wanted to cry and go home. That's what those last couple of lines are about. For the rest, I'm not entirely certain. When they were writing the album, both sisters were sort of starting down a new path about things..both went through significant breakups and Tegan moved to a different city. I think this song is a salute to the awkward but necessary life transition...how it hurts, and we all lay in bed and feel melancholy, but we all have to start over sometimes.