I think it's about a really intense relationship that just ended, and I mean intense in a negative way. It sounds to me like a lot went wrong in the relationship, but sort of in a way she still appreciates a lot of what happened. I think it's one of those things where you look back and can't help but wince at the thought of most of what happened, but there are still those memories that remind you of why you stayed as long as you did. I think, for her though, there was a lot of damage done. She's describing the rubble of a house destroyed by a storm, which I'd say represents this destructive guy and this destruction that's been done to her emotionally. Even though she has a new love ("he's asleep in my bed") it's hard not to think of everything that happened. That doesn't have to mean she still loves the guy, it's just hard to forget. And even though waiting for her regrets and her pain to die down and sink in sounds like the best thing to do, it doesn't feel like that will ever happen ("I could wait around for the dust to still, but I don't believe that it ever will")
I'm probably only interpreting it this way because that sounds a lot like my own ex, but I am trying to work with the lyrics as far as what she specifically is feeling. We'd differ in the respect that I think she was abused, just by the way some of her songs sound...
I think it's about a really intense relationship that just ended, and I mean intense in a negative way. It sounds to me like a lot went wrong in the relationship, but sort of in a way she still appreciates a lot of what happened. I think it's one of those things where you look back and can't help but wince at the thought of most of what happened, but there are still those memories that remind you of why you stayed as long as you did. I think, for her though, there was a lot of damage done. She's describing the rubble of a house destroyed by a storm, which I'd say represents this destructive guy and this destruction that's been done to her emotionally. Even though she has a new love ("he's asleep in my bed") it's hard not to think of everything that happened. That doesn't have to mean she still loves the guy, it's just hard to forget. And even though waiting for her regrets and her pain to die down and sink in sounds like the best thing to do, it doesn't feel like that will ever happen ("I could wait around for the dust to still, but I don't believe that it ever will")
I'm probably only interpreting it this way because that sounds a lot like my own ex, but I am trying to work with the lyrics as far as what she specifically is feeling. We'd differ in the respect that I think she was abused, just by the way some of her songs sound...
But either way, it's a gorgeous song