I agree with someone who commented earlier that the "she" is perhaps the ex and the "you" is perhaps the girlfriend. He wants the feelings he has for the old love to die.
My take on the whole "you can't paint an elephant quite as good as she" is that maybe it's referring to the whole "elephant in the room" metaphor...maybe the other girl was better at ignoring the problems they had that were so obvious but neither of them wanted to confront? Perhaps by "painting" the elephant she was making it blend in, disguising it, making it easier to ignore?
I agree with someone who commented earlier that the "she" is perhaps the ex and the "you" is perhaps the girlfriend. He wants the feelings he has for the old love to die.
My take on the whole "you can't paint an elephant quite as good as she" is that maybe it's referring to the whole "elephant in the room" metaphor...maybe the other girl was better at ignoring the problems they had that were so obvious but neither of them wanted to confront? Perhaps by "painting" the elephant she was making it blend in, disguising it, making it easier to ignore?
It's possible, I guess...